Further my previous; try this site http://www.geocities.com/scn_pk/westyorkshire.html David ---- Original Message ----- From: "cemoor" <cemoor@bigpond.com> To: <greatwar@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 6:44 AM Subject: [GREATWAR] Charles Samuel REED, West Yorkshire Regiment > Although this isn't exactly a WW1 query but I cannot find a list that > might cover this time-frame. > > My grandfather Charles Samuel REED enlisted in the West Yorkshire > Regiment (in Woolwich) 11 Jan 1907 when he was eighteen, just after the > death of his father. > I had a researcher find his records that were among the WW1 records at > Kew, but the photocopies are terrible and not easily readable. > He was attested as a Private 10 Jan 1907 with army number 8305, I cannot > read the month in 1907 where he was first posted, nor the month in 1909 > of his second posting. I do know that he served in India, possibly > Pondicherry I think is mentioned among the blackness. He was appointed > Lance Corporal unpaid in 7 Jul 1911, and later paid Lance Corporal, date > unclear. > He was D/C under article 1058A then put into the reserves, this seems to > be 30 Oct 1912. > He was recalled at the start of WW1 but was eventually found to be unfit > to serve, there are letters included from a Medical Officer, and > eventually he was given the Silver War badge. > > What I'd like to know is what if anything was going on in those years in > India, what he might have been involved in that gave him I think what is > now called "post traumatic distress disorder", he did suffer from > gastric ulcers for the remainder of his life, possibly connected to his > service. > > Are there any other documents in existence that might be available to > provide clearer records of his service. > > I would appreciate any advice on this, thank you. > > Regards, > Cathy in South Australia > > ------------------------------- > 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