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Jimbo · 15-05-2007, 10:53 AM

G'day Joe. Many thanks for the input. I joined the 1914-1918 Great war forum today. Will need to get the hang of the site layout before I start asking questions.

The wife's G/F joined the 1st Batallion in 1906, & spent the whole of the war in India & Afghanistan. I hired a searcher to get info on him, I wasted my money. He said all relevent records had been destroyed in the London Blitz. All he came up with was his medal card which, I had already got from Nat Archives.

A little known secret of WW 1 records is, that some regimental museums hold a personal record of soldiers in their regiments. It is called Army Book 358. It was started in 1920 & covers those soldiers recruited after the war, & those soldiers that that carried on serving after the war.
I think that to find out why he was demoted I shall have to find out what nasty incidents The South Lancs were involved in. There was the "Sunday, Bloody Sunday " incident that took part at a football game at Coker Park, Dublin in 1920. But, I don't know if they were involved.
I too have found the Sth Lanc's & Loyals Museum to be very helpful.

Regards ....Jimbo.

15-05-2007, 10:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
Jimbo Advanced Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mandurah Western OZ Posts: 163 Total Awards: 1	Re: Wifes grandfather G'day Joe. Many thanks for the input. I joined the 1914-1918 Great war forum today. Will need to get the hang of the site layout before I start asking questions. The wife's G/F joined the 1st Batallion in 1906, & spent the whole of the war in India & Afghanistan. I hired a searcher to get info on him, I wasted my money. He said all relevent records had been destroyed in the London Blitz. All he came up with was his medal card which, I had already got from Nat Archives. A little known secret of WW 1 records is, that some regimental museums hold a personal record of soldiers in their regiments. It is called Army Book 358. It was started in 1920 & covers those soldiers recruited after the war, & those soldiers that that carried on serving after the war. I think that to find out why he was demoted I shall have to find out what nasty incidents The South Lancs were involved in. There was the "Sunday, Bloody Sunday " incident that took part at a football game at Coker Park, Dublin in 1920. But, I don't know if they were involved. I too have found the Sth Lanc's & Loyals Museum to be very helpful. Regards ....Jimbo.