War records... (General)
Hiya,
now im getting the hang of this family tree research have a good background on my family. I now want to find out how many, went to war if any at all. Im not just looking at direct relatives but there brothers ect, what would the local regument be for them? would the workers in the mines be exempt?
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by pclark 
, Monday, May 03, 2010, 11:26 (5396 days ago) @ Mcbilly
Hi
in world War One I have found Foresters scattered throughout the regiments of the country.
Aylburton had many in the Navy,Grenadier Guards,Marines and also the Gloucesters,Monmouthshire Rifles and the Royal Welsh and the Motor Cycle corp.
Have also found one joining up in London as well.
Something I have found is that if the person trying to join up was borderline age they often went away to join up elsewhere.
Good Hunting
BR
Pete
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by Bob Philpott , North Wiltshire, Monday, May 03, 2010, 13:01 (5396 days ago) @ Mcbilly
Pete is correct in that a lot of Foresters in WW1 war ended up in different regiments. My grandfather joined the Glosters at the age of 40+ and within days had been transferred to the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in Bodmin. Try looking for the war record on line. Whilst a lot of WW1 records were lost during WW11 some still remain. Bob
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by rookancestrybest , United Kingdom, Thursday, May 06, 2010, 20:06 (5392 days ago) @ Bob Philpott
The two regiments mentioned seem to be the most common ones in my family history for people from this area too.
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by sidhalemm , Ontario, Canada, Thursday, May 06, 2010, 21:07 (5392 days ago) @ Mcbilly
If you think any of your relatives were killed in the war you can always have a look at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission web site.
Bill White