Genealogy Chat

If i put the name and rank and number of a soilder, is there any way of finding out more information. I have gathered a lot, but wondered what other information is given on ancestry, as i don't hold it. I have his service numbers and place of death and informant, just wondered.
thanks

Allison if you are lucky you may find some service records but bear in mind that over half of them were destroyed by fire during the blitz in WW2, if you do find any records they can give a lot of info. If you want me to look on Ancestry for you I can do that


Jennifer

just going to put tea on. Will sort out paper work and ut on a bit later. thanks

hi there,
Evelyn Wood (Male) 70th Feld Coy, Royal Engineers SErvice No 478232 Death 9th August 1917 Arras Memorial aged 28. From Rotherham.

William Wood Sargent West yorkshire regiement (|Prince of Wales's own) 12th Bn. Death 17th December 1918 Service number 13429 Wife, Lucy Ann Wood 9Pepper Street Hunslet Leeds.
Both have war medals, which i have the cards from, but no other information. I have very little on Evelyn, but know that Wiliam died of the spanish flu and was a prisoner of war, but no more.
thanks

Allison there is an Evelyn Wood from Leeds, states father Henry, mother Elizabeth brother Oswald, however don't think he is yours as says age is 29yrs and 8 days on enlistment in 1914.

I'll have to get back to you tomorow unless someone else can look, got to go and cook!

hi there,
Pity people can't make our tea for us. Thanks for looking. Enjoy

Allison only thing for Evelyn is:

Name: Evelyn Wood
Residence: Rotherham, Yorks
Death Date: 9 Aug 1917
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Sheffield
Rank: SPR.
Regiment: Corps of Royal Engineers
Number: 478232
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
Comments: 70Th Field Coy., R.E.

Looks like his service records were destroyed.

Will have a look for William now

Katie

William

Name: William Wood
Birth Place: Scholes, Rotherham, Yorks
Death Date: 17 Dec 1918
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Leeds
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment: Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Battalion: 12th Battalion
Number: 13429
Type of Casualty: Died
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre


Will check for Service Records, do you know William's date / year of birth?


Katie

There are nearly 3000 records for William Wood, to help search would really need William's year of birth.

Katie

http://www.cwgc.org


Name: WOOD
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment/Service: West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Unit Text: 12th Bn.
Age: 27
Date of Death: 17/12/1918
Service No: 13429
Additional information: Husband of Lucy Ann Wood, of 9, Pepper St., Hunslet, Leeds.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. B. 7.
Cemetery: BERLIN SOUTH-WESTERN CEMETERY

possibly


Marriages Mar 1912 (>99%)
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Fox Lucy A Wood Hunslet 9b 642
Wood William Fox Hunslet 9b 642

hi there,
thank you so much for that. Yes the william wood aged 27 is the right one you have, and yes he did marry a lucy a wood in hunslet he cam from rotherham originally, think his birth is 1891 born rotherham.
thanks again

Casualty Details
Name: WOOD, EVELYN
Initials: E
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sapper
Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers
Unit Text: 70th Field Coy.
Date of Death: 09/08/1917
Service No: 478232
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Bay 1.
Memorial: ARRAS MEMORIAL

Allison, looks like everyone has exhausted the possibilities and unfortunately the records did not survive.

Sorry Jennifer

PS. what every busy woman needs is a wife!

Ok everyone. Thank you so much for looking. It was worth a try. Would have been nice to know what they looked like, as in height etc. But thanks for trying everyone.

Allison
If you know where this persons family were living at the time of his death, there might be an article about his death in the local newspapers in that district.
They are usually stored on microfilm and can be viewed at a local library or records office.
The reports frequently show a photograph of the dead serviceman. You will need to contact the nearest library and archives site.

At my local library I found details of a letter sent to a relatives wife from a officer in his unit. It told her exactly how he died and there was a photograph of him. He died from a single bullet wound to the chest.
You might strike luckly. But in some cases it might take up to a year for somebody to confirm the death. In my relatives case, his death was confirmed 7 months after he died.
Regards
Andrew.

Particularly for Rutland Belle. Many years ago I was an Examiner for a professional body. I was the only woman out of 8 Examiners. I once asked the question, in a meeting, how we were expected to find the time to perform a certain administrative task and all 7 men answered together "No problem, my wife does it for me"!!!!

brilliant thank you. I will give it a go.
thanks again