jessiet Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 hi im trying to find out were my greatgrandad fought in ww1 he was also injured there i would also like to know which hospital he was in so if any one can help me i would be really grateful thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 hi im trying to find out were my greatgrandad fought in ww1 he was also injured there i would also like to know which hospital he was in so if any one can help me i would be really grateful thanks. Im sure some one on here will be very knowleable on this subject. Good Luck. I will follow this thread with interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 You'll need to know the regiment and preferably the batallion he fought with. For example, my Grandfather fought with the Sherwood Foresters. Armed with that you could then look at the records held by the regimental museum, and I'm pretty sure that some War Department records are searchable online now, but I'm not sure of the details. Best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowlinson Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 If he was a Sheffield lad the chances are that we was in the Hallamshire battalion of the Yorks & Lancaster Regiment. Their first battle, in which they were almost destroyed, was on the Somme July 1st 1916. There is a website dedicated to The Hallamashires that contains some information about personnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuppie Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Hi . You could start by searching the medal rolls at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/medals.asp#medalsindex If you know his regiment then the pension records are available online at http://www.ancestry.com. This is a pay to view site but I and others on this forum have a subscription and would search for you if you post his name, number and regiment. Not all soldiers were entitled to a pension, this applied to regular soldiers and not usually conscripts. Tuppie http://www.sheffieldfhs.org.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessiet Posted April 13, 2008 Author Share Posted April 13, 2008 my great grandads name was Harry Tuckwood he was in the yorks and lancs regiment he was shot in the back and was in hospital for a long time. Thanks to everyone who replied i havnt got a clue were to start looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowlinson Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 my great grandads name was Harry Tuckwood he was in the yorks and lancs regiment he was shot in the back and was in hospital for a long time. Thanks to everyone who replied i havnt got a clue were to start looking. Try the The Great War Forum on the net. You may have to join to get any information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hennypenny Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Is this him? You can download his medal card for £3.50 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=5835588&queryType=1&resultcount=35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baz52 Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I'm afraid without his Army number you are going to have difficulty getting very far. As to which theatre he fought in you can find out which theatres the Yorks and Lancs fought in in WW1 on their website. If you know where he enlisted (ie Sheffield or Barnsley etc) the National Archives may be able to help but the medal records are by far your best starting point, but again there may be half a dozen people of the same name so his number would help. Good luck with your searches, would be interested to know how you get on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessiet Posted April 14, 2008 Author Share Posted April 14, 2008 Well he was in the east yorks regiment and his no was 3/6031 rank private so if any one would like to help me that would be great i will have a go myself hopefully i can find were he fought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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