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The Common Room / Re: Newspapers
« on: Wednesday 21 May 25 10:09 BST (UK) »
Thank you, I find it all very confusing sometimes ha ha!! So many archives I'm never quite sure where to go!
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The Common Room / Newspapers
« on: Wednesday 21 May 25 07:42 BST (UK) »
Could someone tell me ... is the newspaper archive on FindMyPast the same as the BNA? Or do I need to subscribe to both for all that is available? Thank you.
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World War One / Re: Help with understanding WW1 record card
« on: Tuesday 11 February 25 19:24 GMT (UK) »
Jim, thank you so much, I really appreciate your help.
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World War One / Re: Help with understanding WW1 record card
« on: Tuesday 11 February 25 18:01 GMT (UK) »
Where would I find this please?
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World War One / Re: Help with understanding WW1 record card
« on: Tuesday 11 February 25 17:54 GMT (UK) »
Wow Jim1 this is amazing, where do you find this info?
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World War One / Re: Help with understanding WW1 record card
« on: Tuesday 11 February 25 11:14 GMT (UK) »Thank you so much Jim1, yes I wondered why there were two regiments but having just looked again at what my husband has I found a certificate saying he served with honour and was disabled (which he was) from the Norfolk Regt. having previously served in the Notts & Derby Regt ... but we have no info. regarding this. I don't know why he would have changed regiment. His father was indeed Ralph.The change of Regt wouldn't have been his choice. There was quite a lot of posting of men between Regts to replenish units that had suffered losses - this isn't an unusual case.
Thank you Graham, I guess that makes sense. My own forebears were all miners and so my knowledge of the military is very limited ... but on the long list of subjects to study when I have the time!
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World War One / Re: Help with understanding WW1 record card
« on: Tuesday 11 February 25 11:12 GMT (UK) »With regard to the office jargon deciphering these is still a work in progress.
13/2/19 is his discharge date.
6/MS?/3901 may be the office it was paid into.
Ancestry who have the actual Pension card say it's his personal number
but I'm not convinced.
This card is on Fold3 but I don't have a sub.
Thanks Jim1, I think I must have got this from Fold3 when it was a free weekend.
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World War One / Re: Help with understanding WW1 record card
« on: Monday 10 February 25 14:52 GMT (UK) »
Thank you so much Jim1, yes I wondered why there were two regiments but having just looked again at what my husband has I found a certificate saying he served with honour and was disabled (which he was) from the Norfolk Regt. having previously served in the Notts & Derby Regt ... but we have no info. regarding this. I don't know why he would have changed regiment. His father was indeed Ralph.
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World War One / Help with understanding WW1 record card
« on: Monday 10 February 25 12:15 GMT (UK) »
I have this record of my husband's grandfather's service in the first world war which I don't fully understand. I wonder if anyone could tell me what this card actually is and what the dates and abbreviations mean both in the box in the left hand bottom corner and the writing between the service numbers and address on the right.
Any help much appreciated as always, thank you.
Any help much appreciated as always, thank you.