Hello John, I list here some books that I know of that relate to the Manchester Regiment and are extracted from 'The Location of British Army Records 1914-1918' [4th Edition] Norman Holding, page 70. I also see you are USA based and therefore some [perhaps many] of these may be difficult if not impossible to locate or obtain. However having said that I have over the years been able to track down some obscure books via 'Albris' 'E Bay', or even just plain 'Google'. You do not mention which Bn your father served so you get the whole list relevant or not. The History of The Manchester Regiment, Vols 1 and 2. Col Wylly, Foster Groom and Co Ltd 1923-25. The Manchesters, Capt Campbell, A history of the Regular, Militia, Special Reserve, Territorial and New Army Bns. 1916. Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth Bns, The Manchester Regiment (1st City Brigade), A record 1914-18, Sherratt and Hughes 1923. Manchester City Bns of the 90th and 91st Infantry Brigades. Brigadier General Kempster. Sherratt and Hughes 1917. This may [or may not] be of some help Regards Peter Fellowes ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Favill" <jfavill@wi.rr.com> To: <greatwar@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 3:59 PM Subject: [GREATWAR] Manchester Regiment. > Hi All, > My father served in the Manchester Regiment in WW1 in > India. > When trying to find the history of his service I made contact with the > Kings Regiment Museum in Ardwick Green, Manchester and asked for > information. Much to my surprise all they could do was sell me a book > written by a serving soldier, but from 1923 onwards. > > Having almost given up trying to find information, as I originally wrote > to > the Museum in 2003, I can't help but notice the enclicopedic knowledge of > contributing member. I would ask therefore, if anyone can point me to a > source of information as I would have thought there would have been, for > instance regimental diaries of the WW1 service of the Manchester Regiment > on > the Indian continent available somewhere. > > My father's name was Frederick William FAVILL and listed in the Medal > Index > as "Fred FAVILL" > His army number was 45717 and his birthdate December > 22, > 1980. > > John > Favill, > > Brookfield > , Wisconsin, USA > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

John It might be worth trying this site - a great deal of Manchester Regiment experience there, and an associated Forum to ask questions: http://www.themanchesters.org/index.htm Sue Sue Light [Lancing, West Sussex]