Hello List Mel said: William Henry Button (b 1883, Nottingham) initially joined the army to fight in the Boer War but was bought out by his parents. He later joined the army (maybe at outbreak of WW1 as he was still at the family household in 1911 census) and during WW1 he served with the forces in France, Salonica and the Dardenelles. He also served in India for seven years as Quartermaster Sergeant. And while in India he was flyweight boxing champion three years running. I am hoping that the boxing title might lead to identifying his unit. I tried contacting the Army Boxing Association but got no response. Can anyone on the list provide any clues or suggestions where to look? If he was a Quartermaster Sergeant in India he may have been on the Unattached List. See the FIBIS Fibiwiki page of that name. http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Unattached_List However there aren't records listed for periods post World War 1, and I don't know whether any exist. If they did exist, they might indicate which British Army Regiment he came from. Cheers Maureen (Sydney)