I'm trying to trace my granddads Service record,(BEF WW1) 3rd Battle of Ypres.

Question

Trying to trace my grandads military records, he joined the gordon highlanders in 1914 as medical corps, served in the somme & certainly the 3rd Ypres as he was at hill 60. Any ideas how to trace him?

Answer 1

You could try a few of the sites on here.....

http://www.google.co.uk/search?client=fi...

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

Good luck.

Answer 2

Try www.ancestry.co.uk I found my Grandfather's Service record there.

Answer 3

Please try the links below . . . .

[PDF] Public Consultation on Transfer of Historic Service Records to the ...File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat

Although MOD transferred the records of Armed Forces personnel who. served in the First World War to TNA in a rolling programme from 1996, it ...

http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/C58C6252-...

BBC - History - Researching Military RecordsThe Ministry of Defence (MOD): Keeps records of former members of the Armed Forces for administrative use after their discharge. Most World War One records ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhisto...

Harry Patch - The last Tommy of WW-One 109

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7peTBVpr...

The Last Post at Ypres on the 90th anniversary of the Armistice etc

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nS7oZVAyrH...

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

Answer 4

Try contacting the address below. They have all Army records - current, ex or deceased. Give as much information as you can and they will be only too happy to help.

Army Personnel Centre

Civil Secretariat

Historical Disclosures

Mail Point 400, Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street, GLASGOW G2 8EX