Lancashire Fusilier?

[buxtonwall]

I've recently come across this photo of my great grandfather John Wood (seated right) with another chap who my mother thinks is related to him either brother or cousin. The other chap appears to be in the Lancashire fusiliers?

Can you think of any way to find all the men with surname Wood who served with a particular regiment?

[themonsstar]

I agree with it being LF cap badge, also the badge on both arms is to say he was in the Corps of Drums Or Drums Platoon.

[forester]

Hello buxtonwall,

There are 284 hits on the National Archive Medal Card Index for Wood/Lancashire Fusiliers.
Do you have anything else to narrow it down a bit, such as 1901 census info?

Phil

[buxtonwall]

Forester,

On the 1901 census john wood has one younger brother, Thomas born about 1899 so about 3 years younger than John. I think it's possible that the chap on the left could be slightly youger than the right?!?

I've repeated your search on medal cards and there are 14 records, I've tried using the regimental numbers in the ww1 pension records database without any luck  .

[forester]

On the assumptions that Thomas's parents are James and Mary, that he was registered Thomas Wood, Dec Q 1899, Chapel en le Frith (7b 280), that he served in the theatre of war and that he survived: (a lot of assumptions, I realise  )

The two most likely contenders from the MICs are; 200474 and 281501 (who also served with the Notts and Derbs Regt). 242679 was KIA.
 Given his age, I would think it unlikely that he would have seen overseas service prior to 1917, the six figure service numbers generally coming into use in the spring of that year, even though he may have joined up earlier (drummer boy?).

The pensions records (WO364) only represent a small fraction of the service records. This link will explain it better than me:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=18

That's my best guess 

Phil

[manmack]

hes wearing a economy class uniform,[no pleated pockets],they didnt come in till late 1916.
mack