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Member Since: January 2005 Posts: 2 Send Message	Deborah	Report	19 Sep 2013 16:44
Member Since: January 2005 Posts: 2 Send Message	I'm trying to find records of my grandfather who fought in WW1. I know quite a few details and know that he was a "runner" on the front line. I remember seeing his medals but unfortunately we have lost them over the years. The military sites seem to have no records of him. Help!!
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 9,259 Send Message	Porkie_Pie	Report	19 Sep 2013 16:59
	Does he have a name? Year and place of birth? regiment and service number if known Roy
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	MarieCeleste	Report	19 Sep 2013 22:41
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	Hi Deborah, welcome to the boards. Over 60% of WW1 records were destroyed during WW2 which may be why he's not showing on military sites. There's a possibility that his medal cards may be on Ancestry. As Roy says, if you can give us his detail then we can start looking .........
Member Since: January 2005 Posts: 2 Send Message	Deborah	Report	3 Jan 2014 19:20
Member Since: January 2005 Posts: 2 Send Message	Thanks for your replies, He was William Henry Atkins, born in 1894 at Tipton which was then in Staffs. Sorry don't know any more details, just that he was a "runner" on the front line because he was so fast. Deb