Hi, Listers: My father served in the Boer War as a trooper in the Northumberland Hussars Imperial Yeomanry. I have his medals, but unlike one of his Canadian WW1 medals, they do not have his regimental number on the back. Trying to find that and at least his service dates, I got in touch with the Northumberland Hussars. They simply blew me off. I was helped at length to the Army Personnel Centre/MS Support Division/ Historical Disclosures Section in Glasgow. An Administrative Officer there took the trouble to write to me, explaining that "the Ministry of Defence holds the records of soldiers who left the Army in January 1921 or later and officers who left the Army after March 1922. Any earlier records are held in the National Archives (formerly known as the Public Records Office)", adding their address in Kew, phone and url. I imagine that everyone but me knew all that, but just in case.... The helpful Admin Officer added that WW1 service records (she didn't mention Boer War) are held by the Mormons and "perhaps more useful to you overseas" can be accessed through their Family History Centres. One of these happens to be in Ottawa between home and curling club, so I'll be having a go soon. I've also been trying to track a Northumbrian relative who served in WW 1 as a nursing sister in Salonika in the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Medical Nursing Service Reserve. Google led me to the organization's vets' association, but since she worked in Egypt and had never joined it they could tell me nothing. Has anyone any suggestions, please? Bruce Dodd, Ottawa, Canada

Bruce Dodd wrote: > I've also been trying to track a Northumbrian relative who served in WW > 1 as a nursing sister in Salonika in the Queen Alexandra's Imperial > Medical Nursing Service Reserve. Google led me to the organization's > vets' association, but since she worked in Egypt and had never joined it > they could tell me nothing. Bruce Try a specialist list like BritRegiments, GreatWar, UK-Military or WW1-UK. Although we do have military experts on this list, we should restrict queries to those on local regiments. Brian

For those interested in Military Research. Have noticed the last couple years, that around Remembrance Day/Memorial Day in November, anc.com has free Military Research during that time on their site. Gail in Canada The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Bruce, I have been researching at length a group of qualified nurses who served in WW1, with 1st Northern General Hospital, who served at several sites across Newcastle, but predominantly at Armstrong College building on Victoria Road [opp. The RVI]. The nurses, most of whom qualified at the RVI, signed to serve abroad, and a rota was drawn up for those fit and healthy enough to work overseas, with Salonica a popular posting for the nurses. I have two nursing sisters who may be of interest to you, an Amy DODD, b. 1876, who was awarded the Serbian Samaritan Cross; and an Esther DODDS, b. 1874. Should either be of interest, please get in touch. Regards, Fee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Dodd" <bmdodd@rogers.com> To: <NORTHUMBRIA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 5:37 AM Subject: [NMB] UK Military Records > > I've also been trying to track a Northumbrian relative who served in WW > 1 as a nursing sister in Salonika in the Queen Alexandra's Imperial > Medical Nursing Service Reserve. Google led me to the organization's > vets' association, but since she worked in Egypt and had never joined it > they could tell me nothing. > > Has anyone any suggestions, please? > > Bruce Dodd, > Ottawa, Canada > > > > > > > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at > http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message