Royal Marine Light Infantry Records Query

[mmm45]

Sharon
More than likely he will have a record available to download at Kew.If you can post his name and any other info im sure youll get plenty of help

Ady

[sharonlou]

Thanks Ady

His name comes up as both H R Hancock and Robert Hancock private po 582 s RMLI 2nd bn. I have 2 medals; The Great War For Civilisation 1914-1919 and a 1914-1915  Star. At the moment i don't know a great deal about him and have just begun but would be thrilled of any more information and where/how to start looking.

Sharon
 

[mmm45]

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8192343&queryType=1&resultcount=4

Sharon heres his record..there could be others at Fleet Air Arm Museum Yeovilton.
Will ask a contact RM expert if he has anything.

Just a quick question has he any Barnsley/Yorkshire connections?

Also with a service number like that i suspect he was at Gallipoli with the Royal Marines.

Ady

[sharonlou]

Hi Ady

Many thanks for the link i will have a look at it. I don't think he had any links with
Barnsley /Yorkshire although i don't have a lot of information on him as yet.
Many thanks any further information would be much appreciated.

Kind Regards Sharon

[mmm45]

Sharon
His real name Robert Harry apparently CWGC have it wrong...you need to download the record from link above from Kew it costs £3.50 that should give more info....a Derby lad...
He was wounded at Gallipoli in the head  and also leg,

He died of a Shell wound in Hospital he must have had severe wound to left thigh.

Do you have Ancestry access?

Ady

[sharonlou]

Hi Ady

Thanks for the information it's much appreciated. I will look at ancestry now. Is there anyway of getting any more information of his time in the Marines? I feel like i owe it to him so he is not forgotten.

Thanks again.

Sharon 

[mmm45]

Sharon
Youd have to download his service record from Kew on the link in the posts above and that will tell you where he was(The Ancestry Casualty stuff gives a lot of this ) it will then be a task of reseraching the RM unit on the dates theres quite a lot online about the RND (Royal Naval Division)
You should also get in touch with The FAAM at Yeovilton they may have other records.

Ady

[mmm45]

http://www.fleetairarm.com/en-GB/research.aspx

FAAM Link

[joboy]

mmm45 is quite right. The Fleet Air Arm site is the way to go ......... it worked for me.
joboy