Genealogy Chat

i need someone who is very good with their computer,
i have been looking for my ggrandfather's ww1 record's on ancestry,(while it is free )well for 2 day's i have been pulling my hair out,
this is what i have,
medal's re/101 R138.
british &victory page 30604,
i cannot find his service record's the detail's i have are,
24th (service) battalion manchester regiment,
roll number-15054 private jones,j,e.
regiment number304315.
he was at war when my grandfather was born,i want to see who he had as his next of kin,this is a complicated family as they lied all the time,i have a old thread on this family but all i want from this thread is his service record's,i hope someone with more computer savvy than me will be able to help,i can put a lot of ghost's to rest if i get the answer's i am hoping for,

thank's to anyone who may try to sort this for me,
sue

What was his first name please?

Date of birth or year and was he from Manchester?

john edward

his birth 1874,this is were it get's complicated,
on various census record's it could be crewe or wrexham,
but on the 1911 he put down merioneth dollgelly,
the earlier one's were put in by his mother.
he was living in oldham lancashire having moved there as a boy

no he would have been in his 40s

British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
about John E Jones
Name: John E Jones
Regiment or Corps: Royal Engineers, Manchester Regiment
Regimental Number: 304315, 15054

yes this is what i found but nothing else,

Did he die in the war?

no he died in 1927 in oldham,
confusing isn't it ,they must be there somewhere,this is why i asked for help

I do know that some of the papers got burnt during the war.

that would be just my luck

Do you know what his address may have been when he joined?

the address on my grandfather's birth cert is,
20 taylor st, oldham,
he was born sept 1915

Do you know what his occupation was when he joined up?

iron mouler

http://www.greatwar.co.uk/research/military-records/british-soldiers-ww1-service-records.htm
"Unfortunately about 60% of the soldiers’ Service Records were irretrievably damaged or lost completely as a result of enemy bombing in 1940 during the Second World War. The exact number of serving British soldiers is not known because of the loss of the records.

However, about a third, approximately 2 million, were saved from destruction. These records are known as the “Burnt Records”. Officially they are classed as WO 363 records, which is the reference number given to them by the National Archives.(The “WO” in the classification code stands for “War Office”.) As a result of the loss of so many of the First World War Service Records, there is now only a 40% chance that the Service Record of the individual you want to trace will be available to examine.

The surviving 2 million “Burnt Documents” Service Records are for soldiers who were discharged, demobilized at the end of the war, who died between 1914 and 1920 and who were not eligible for an Army pension. Some soldiers who were in the regular army before the outbreak of war in August 1914 may, however, be included in this class of records.

The Service Records will not include soldiers who continued to serve in the military after 1920. Their records are not available for public access."

I can't find a thing!!!!! How annoying.......................... :-|

thank you ever so much for trying,
it is very frustrating,i thought it was me as the medal record's were there.

Joy has put the info up about the burnt records but when did you gt grad F leave the service as if it was after 1920 the last paragraph explains it.

not sure but another son was born in 1922