Dear list This is asking a very big favour. Is there someone who would be willing as well as able to assist me. I have at last made a discovery about my father's cousin William Rice Lloyd-Jones. I have been notified that his record of service in the Indian Army is held at the British Library. It is however 131 pages and would cost me almost £65. I've been told that they also hold a microfilm of the document and one can obtain copies from it in the reading room for 20pence a page bringing it with postage to about half their quoted price, but it is self service. I'm looking for someone who would be able as well as willing to do this job for me - I have the document's reference number - hoping that the job could be accomplished in about an hour. I know this is asking a lot but if someone is willing to help me I would be extremely grateful. Thank you Angharad Williams

Hi List, I have a relative who enlisted in the 7th Dragoon Guards for 12 years; at Liverpool in 1885. His service record states that he was discharged by purchase on 20 Dec 1890 at Umballa, India. The 1891 census shows that he was living with his Mother in Yorkshire. I do not find his arrival in the UK passenger arrival lists on Ancestry. Can anyone suggest how he could have returned so quickly. Cheers Jonathan in Toronto, Canada