Hello List Pat said: My grandfather, William George Christian Cheeseman was born in Surrey in 1889 and joined the Dorset Regiment in 1908.I realise that a lot of records were burnt in the blitz but I am still hoping to find out a bit more, William Cheeseman was a Staff Sargeant Major when he retired about 1935....Correspondence O/C. No 6. Res Bn Pashan Camp. Kirkee, India submits claims 5.4.19 Kirkee in 1919 tends to place him in the 2nd Battalion of the Dorset Regiment. The relevant FIBIS Fibiwiki page is 54th Regiment of Foot http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=54th_Regiment_of_Foot The links indicate the Battalion was in Mesopotamia during World War 1 and were involved in the Malabar Campaign (Moplah Rebellion) in 1921 Pat could enquire whether it is possible to obtain his Army discharge papers/service papers from the Army Personnel Centre. For details see the FIBIS Fibiwiki page British Army http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=British_Army Cheers Maureen (Sydney)