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Title: War Diaries
Post by: lweston191 on Monday 21 May 12 15:06 BST (UK)

I am trying to get information on a couple of people and would love to gain more information from the war diaries:

James Edward Wear - Leicester Regiment 16220

Robert Willetts, I know one the MM and have records etc but anything from the war diaries would be great (66720)

and William Benjamin Willetss (59005)

Title: Re: War Diaries
Post by: jds1949 on Monday 21 May 12 18:27 BST (UK)

The war diaries are specific to each battalion of a regiment, so unless you know in which battalion of the Leicester Regiment your men served in it is impossible to know which diary to consult. Here is the link to the relevant National Archive page:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/searchresults.asp?SearchInit=0&txtsearchterm=Leicestershire+Regiment&txtfirstdate=&txtlastdate=&txtrestriction=WO+95&hdnsorttype=Reference&image1.x=19&image1.y=8&image1=GO

jds1949

Title: Re: War Diaries
Post by: EDDIER on Tuesday 22 May 12 12:24 BST (UK)

There is a Medal Index Card for same name.
Address 122 Walsall Road Lichfield. If thats your man he was in the 1st Battalion
Liecs S/No 9112
Eddie

Title: Re: War Diaries
Post by: EDDIER on Tuesday 22 May 12 12:30 BST (UK)

That would be James Edwards Wear