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Title: how do i find records..
Post by: marykins on Tuesday 13 April 10 21:12 BST (UK)
how do i find WW1 service records .
reg 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers..
trying to find records of my grans brother.

Armstrong john (10665 )
k.i.A 16/5/1915. aged 17

also could anyone tell me in which conflict he died...

many thanks
Title: Re: how do i find records..
Post by: gortonboy on Tuesday 13 April 10 22:09 BST (UK)
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=823471
Title: Re: how do i find records..
Post by: gortonboy on Tuesday 13 April 10 22:17 BST (UK)
deleted...wrong year :-[
Title: Re: how do i find records..
Post by: forester on Tuesday 13 April 10 22:19 BST (UK)
There appears to be some anomaly on his medal index card. CWGC & SDGW both agree that he died 16th May 1915, but his MIC says that he entered France 24th November 1915. It also notes Presumed Dead. I assume that 1915 should read 1914.

I can't see a surviving service record for him.

He would have joined around Spring 1914.

At the time of his death, 2nd Battalion RIF were in 5th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Division. 2nd Ypres was going on at this time.

Unfortunately, the two pages on Long Long Trail that would have helped you most, are both being updated. These are the links anyway, in case they are uploaded soon:

 http://www.1914-1918.net/bat10.htm (http://www.1914-1918.net/bat10.htm)

http://www.1914-1918.net/2div.htm

Phil
Title: Re: how do i find records..
Post by: marykins on Tuesday 13 April 10 22:28 BST (UK)
thankyou to both of you for your help...
Title: Re: how do i find records..
Post by: forester on Tuesday 13 April 10 22:49 BST (UK)
The Battle of Festubert:

http://www.1914-1918.net/bat11A.html

Phil
Title: Re: how do i find records..
Post by: spof on Wednesday 14 April 10 23:55 BST (UK)
The Battle of Festubert:

http://www.1914-1918.net/bat11A.html

Phil

Some photos of Le Touet Memorial (one of the most beautiful and peaceful I've seen)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44397078@N05/sets/72157623731292887/

Can you spot the Inniskillings crest?

Glen