Hello List Hilary, if he was still in the British Army in 1921,(he appears to be still in the Army in 1920) his service record would be with the Ministry of Defence As he was born pre 1901, there is a finding aid which will tell you whether the Ministry of Defence holds his records. Read about it in the FIBIS Fibbiwiki page British Army, section Records,Army personnel serving after January 1921 http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/British_Army#Army_personnel_serving_after_January_1921 or http://tinyurl.com/ktrwbx3 If his name is listed as being with the MOD, you can then apply to the MOD for a record. Cheers Maureen On 24/02/2015, at 4:47 AM, Hilary Williams via <india@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hi > I have found a marriage between Bertie John French and Lena Catherine Doyle 28 September 1917 in Mhow - he was a Private in the SW Borderers. According to the record Lena Catherine Doyle was born about 1899 - father Jack Doyle - and I am thinking she was maybe born in Ireland as the marriage is also recorded under Irish Marriages in Find My Past. However, I have been unable to find any further information about either of these people; I know they had a daughter (Bessie) in Mhow in 1920 but they then fall off the radar. Bertie was possibly from Finchingfield in Essex, down as an Ag Lab in 1911 so maybe the Army sounded better!! > Many thanks for any help, Hilary >