Reading Army Records Help Please

[mandyweller]

Hi

I have found my great Grand dad's army record on Ancestry but it is really difficult to read the history of service. Has anyone got any advice that may help. I have tried to attach the file but can't seem to manage to get it right can't get it to 500KB ....

His name was William Bickley army number 12011 began service with Royal Artillery 14/11/1895 I think that before that he may have been with Shropshire Light Infantry He was wounded in 1898 and served in France in 1914 but there are a few things that don't add up so I would really like to know a bit more 
 

[liverbird09]

Hi mandyweller, welcome to Rootschat,
I have found his records on ancestry...if I can help, I will but I'm no expert. What are we looking for?
Jean

[mandyweller]

You are very kind thank you.
 On the WW1 pension record I am trying to work out on the military history page where he was posted as its all a bit blurry until France in 1914 also think he was wounded in the "eyebrow ? & something else  1898  any ideas on the next of kin - sister ? noted that has been crossed out would be great think it says 23 oakley street chelsea but can't make the name out have searched the address but can't find a bickley mentioned on the census.
Any help is really appreciated Thanks

[Greensleeves]

Hello Mandy and welcome to Rootschat.

I think the wounds are:

Wound of eyebrow (on duty)
Contusion Right Knee

His next of kin, his sister, was originally shown as Miss A Bickley, 28 Oakley Street, Chelsea, London, but it has subsequently been amended to 8 Whitby Road, Cheriton (I think) Road, Nr Folkstone, Kent.

GS

[Greensleeves]

Ah, I have just noticed a note on the left-hand side saying "Wife with husband" so perhaps sister married and they have not shown her married name.  Would explain why you can't find her on the census!

[mandyweller]

Thank you thats a great help there is so much to learn making sense of it all. I don't think he did anything amazing but it all helps to put the bits together.

Thanks again

[liverbird09]

Beat me to it greensleeves....
He was home Nov 96-Dec 96
India? 98
Home 98-14  15yrs
France 1914-15
Home 1918-1919

His wife and children are listed, do you have those?
Jean

[mandyweller]

Thank you, yes I have wife & children & I have managed to cross reference them all, (with a bit of help from my mum who luckly can remember some of them but she never knew her grandfather. India sounds quite promising & I am going to try to find out where in france that he was I know he was in the 104th Field artillary so off I go

Thanks so much for your help 

[km1971]

104th (CIV) Brigade RFA was attached to 23rd Division in WW1 - http://www.1914-1918.net/23div.htm

Here is a link describing what a brigade consisted of - http://www.1914-1918.net/whatartbrig.htm -

If you described what is written next to Shropshire Light Infantry I should be able to tell you something of his infantry service.

Ken