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Army personnel not killed in WW1

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Joy

Joy Report 11 Feb 2010 16:15

I believe my father Frederick Roberts was in the army prior to going into the navy as a submariner.
Is there any list I can see.I have his army number.
Also is there a naval personnel list. I only seem to be able to find army or navy killed in both wars.

was plain ann now annielaurie

was plain ann now annielaurie Report 11 Feb 2010 16:25

Where and when was he born and what was his Army number?

When approx would he joined the Navy? Records for those joining up to 1923 are here

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/browse-refine.asp?CatID=15&searchType=browserefine&pagenumber=1&query=*&queryType=1

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 12 Feb 2010 05:12

ancestry.co.uk has all the surviving records of soldiers from WW1 ..... only about 30% of the records survived WW2, and many are damaged.


If you are very lucky, then you might find that your father's records survived.

If you do not have access to ancestry, post a little more information and someone will try to find him ......... birth date, birth place, and the army number that you ahve.



sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Michael

Michael Report 12 Feb 2010 20:00

I assume that Frederick was in the Army WWl and the Navy in WWll. If this is the case you could look for his medal card for WWl, and thes can be found at:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/browse-refine.asp?CatID=10&searchType=browserefine&pagenumber=1&query=*&queryType=1

I have had a quick look and there are some 500+ records for Frederick Roberts the info contained of the free search is limited, but may ring a few bells - hopefully.

good luck

mike

Joy

Joy Report 13 Feb 2010 12:55

Many thanks for your help. Sorry I took so long to reply. Apart from telephone line trouble. I didn't know how to find the replies. I will certainly take the advice given and if I get stuck I now know where to come for help. Once again thank you all very much.

Joy.