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General => Armed Forces => World War One => Topic started by: iolaus on Sunday 24 November 13 10:00 GMT (UK)
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Was wondering if anyone is planning a trip to the National Archives in the near future and is willing to look up a war diary for me - I know it's cheeky but thought it was worth a shot.
Am looking for the 41st Siege Battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery, which apparently has not been digitized yet
The reference is WO95/470 and it covers from arrival at war on 1.7.1915 through to 31.1.1918.
However my great uncle - gunner Jonah WESTON (service number 33030) - arrived in France on 9/12/15 and died on 10/6/17 - he is buried with 4 other members of the same gun crew so imagine a direct hit
The ones he is buried with are Samuel CRONE, G PENNIE, J ROYLE, Harry WEBB
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This is one of the war diaries that has been digitised - but is not yet available online.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/830.htm
Hopefully they will appear before long.
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fingers crossed it won't be long then, thanks
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Hi iolaus,
Unfortunately WO95/470 isn't one of the diaries having been digitised, they have only digitised part of the collection that focuses on the Western Front, starting at piece WO95/1096.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/756.htm
I will have a look for WO95/470 next week for you, if thats ok?
PM me your email address. :)
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Unfortunately WO95/470 isn't one of the diaries having been digitised, they have only digitised part of the collection that focuses on the Western Front, starting at piece WO95/1096.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/756.htm
:( I stand corrected I had thought they were digitising all the Western Front diaries.