Thread: Royal Field Artillery

Erika · 14-04-2008, 05:50 PM

Hi all

I have found a medal index card for my great grandfather who served in WW1 with the Royal Field Artillery. AS yet I have been unable to track down service records and just wondered if anyone had any ideas on how I could find out the unit he was in and thus research his activities during the war.

He is listed as a Driver in Royal Field artillery and his service number has an L/ prefix. He entered the Theater of war 27th November 1915 in France. Besides this I do not have a lot of info and have looked all over but to no avail. Oh he lived in the Mile End area of London in 1910's.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Erika

Chris · 14-04-2008, 06:01 PM

Hi Erika

Have you tried this yet , might help

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/

Erika · 14-04-2008, 06:03 PM

Hi Chris

Yeah been on all sorts of sites and just keep hitting brick walls so to speak lol!

Thanks though, I keep going back and forward to the different sites in the hope I missed something.

Thanks again

Erika

gillian · 14-04-2008, 07:41 PM

Hi Erika
Unfortunately most WW1 service records were destroyed during WW2. Those which survived are at the National Archives (you can download a research guide from the site). They are also being added to ancestry.co.uk (I am not sure if they are all there yet). Post his name and I'll have a look
Gillian

Erika · 14-04-2008, 07:51 PM

Thanks Gillian I am signed up to ancestry and as yet they still have not added the H's fully (I have found MIC but no service records), it is supposed to be done this month sometime, but I do not hold out hope that his records will have survived. Although sometimes I do think I am just getting the research side of things all wrong lol!

His name was Alfred George Harveywells. It is very kind of you to offer to lookup details for me, really it is.

Erika

gillian · 14-04-2008, 08:52 PM

Have a look again Erika - under Harvey-Wells
Gillian

Erika · 15-04-2008, 09:32 AM

Thanks Gillian, I am all excited now, they must have just added him, I know they are currently working on the H's. So I am off to download the files, I can't tell you the feeling of excitement, I feel like a kid at Christmas lol!

Thank you again

ERika

Just want to say the biggest thank you to you all for your help. There are a number of images listed now for my GGF records. I have a lot of work ahead, am going to try and do some image manipulation to reveal the writing that is almost gone (fingers crossed it works). Thank you again!

Erika

14-04-2008, 05:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
Erika Regular Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 38	Royal Field Artillery Hi all I have found a medal index card for my great grandfather who served in WW1 with the Royal Field Artillery. AS yet I have been unable to track down service records and just wondered if anyone had any ideas on how I could find out the unit he was in and thus research his activities during the war. He is listed as a Driver in Royal Field artillery and his service number has an L/ prefix. He entered the Theater of war 27th November 1915 in France. Besides this I do not have a lot of info and have looked all over but to no avail. Oh he lived in the Mile End area of London in 1910's. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Erika

14-04-2008, 06:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chris Ancestry Aid Owner Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: UK - England Posts: 4,410	Re: Royal Field Artillery Hi Erika Have you tried this yet , might help http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/
	Chris Ancestry Aid Owner

14-04-2008, 06:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
Erika Regular Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 38	Re: Royal Field Artillery Hi Chris Yeah been on all sorts of sites and just keep hitting brick walls so to speak lol! Thanks though, I keep going back and forward to the different sites in the hope I missed something. Thanks again Erika

14-04-2008, 07:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
gillian Ancestry Aid Staff Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Leicester Posts: 2,314 Total Awards: 4	Re: Royal Field Artillery Hi Erika Unfortunately most WW1 service records were destroyed during WW2. Those which survived are at the National Archives (you can download a research guide from the site). They are also being added to ancestry.co.uk (I am not sure if they are all there yet). Post his name and I'll have a look Gillian

14-04-2008, 07:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
Erika Regular Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 38	Re: Royal Field Artillery Thanks Gillian I am signed up to ancestry and as yet they still have not added the H's fully (I have found MIC but no service records), it is supposed to be done this month sometime, but I do not hold out hope that his records will have survived. Although sometimes I do think I am just getting the research side of things all wrong lol! His name was Alfred George Harveywells. It is very kind of you to offer to lookup details for me, really it is. Erika

14-04-2008, 08:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
gillian Ancestry Aid Staff Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Leicester Posts: 2,314 Total Awards: 4	Re: Royal Field Artillery Have a look again Erika - under Harvey-Wells Gillian

15-04-2008, 09:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
Erika Regular Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 38	Re: Royal Field Artillery Thanks Gillian, I am all excited now, they must have just added him, I know they are currently working on the H's. So I am off to download the files, I can't tell you the feeling of excitement, I feel like a kid at Christmas lol! Thank you again ERika Just want to say the biggest thank you to you all for your help. There are a number of images listed now for my GGF records. I have a lot of work ahead, am going to try and do some image manipulation to reveal the writing that is almost gone (fingers crossed it works). Thank you again! Erika Last edited by Erika; 15-04-2008 at 10:06 AM. Reason: update