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From: Marilyn Moffat <>
Subject: Re: [HWK] COOKS during first world war
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 16:48:52 +0100
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Eric
I did a bit of research a while ago and local help depends on the current
curator of the regimental museum. My notes are all filed elsewhere but I
think the chap at the Glosters was quite helpful - but with regimental
mergers etc you sometimes have to persevere - best help I ever got was the
curator of the museum of the Regiment of the South Wales Borderers - he was
a star on the information front! It also depends on regimental archiving
policy.

Anyway here's where you start:
http://www.glosters.org.uk/

I wrote a letter to the regimental secretary on the "contact us page" (It
was B4 they had an email address I think!!)
Good Luck
M
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Whitlock" <>
To: "Marilyn Moffat" <>
Cc: <>
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: [HWK] COOKS during first world war


> Thanks Marilyn
>
> You are always so helpful.
>
> I downloaded Enoch COOK's ww1 campaign medal record but as the image of
> the card did not seen to add much to the previous page (i.e. no address or
> place of birth) which one can see for free I decided not to spend £3.50 on
> Alfred COOK especially as I only have a 1 in 3 chance of selecting the
> correct Alfred.
>
> What I do have is three service numbers which I have noted and hope to use
> to clarify which Alfred is my grandfather and perhaps obtain more of his
> service record.
>
> Does anyone think that armed with these service numbers the
> Gloucestershire regiment museum at Gloucester might have some useful
> information? Or does anyone have any other suggestions where I might
> look?
>
> Salute
>
> Eric
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marilyn Moffat" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 1:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [HWK] COOKS during first world war
>
>
>>
>> Hi Eric et al
>>
>> You can get the WW1 Medal Roll on line at the PRO - here
>> http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/medals.asp
>> The more info you have the better - I easily found my Sam Wilcox from
>> Cheltenham serving in the Glosters but the detailed knowledge was lacking
>> when it came to my husband's families - just too many John Kelly s and
>> Moffat s in the regiments we believe they served in (apart from the exact
>> identification of the regiment, as they had a chequered history of name
>> changes in that area)
>>
>> The medal roll tells you - surprise - what medals they got, but also
>> other info can be found if you are lucky, like demob date, some campaign
>> info and transfers between regiments. For example it looks as though
>> "my" Sam served with another unit for a while - not unusual I guess, but
>> that unit issued the campaign medal for the year - so 2 cards.
>>
>> From the details on the cards - especially their regimental number - you
>> can then try your luck in the WW1 records remaining in the PRO - but many
>> of these were destroyed in WW2. I haven't got this far yet - one day
>> I'll get as far as the PRO!!!
>>
>> In this case there are 3 Alfred Cooks in the Glosters with no listed
>> middle initial (there are some with initial other than "H") - and no way
>> to distinguish them. As Alfred Cook is a common name in Cheltenham this
>> is not a surprise to me (Tell me about it - grmy great grandfather was
>> one of about living at the same time!!) In addition one of the records
>> seems to indicated one of them has served in 2 units - the Glosters and
>> the Army Service Corps
>> Enoch is easier - only the one in the Royal Engineers!
>>
>> If you buy the records (£3-50 a page) and one of the Alfreds turns out to
>> be from Cheltenham - would you mind sharing the info? I don't think my
>> Alfred Cook served in WW1 as they were all gardners and often reserved
>> occupations - but you never know what they hid from the later
>> generations!
>>
>> Good Hunting
>> Marilyn
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Eric Whitlock" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 12:36 PM
>> Subject: [HWK] COOKS during first world war
>>
>>
>>> Ciao Tutti
>>>
>>> While on the matter of service records does anyone know how I can go
>>> about getting the service records of my grandfather Alfred Henry COOK
>>> (Gloucestershire Regiment) and my Great Grandfather Enoch COOK (Royal
>>> Engineers). The both served during the 1st World War my Grandfather in
>>> India and the Dardanelles and my Great Grandfather in France I think.
>>>
>>> Salute
>>>
>>> Eric
>>>
>>> ---- Original Message -----
>>> From: <>
>>> To: <>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 2:22 PM
>>> Subject: [HWK] Royal Navy Seamen's Service.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Thankyou Carole, I have been trying to find my father-in-laws' service
>>>> records but the Naval Records want £30 and written permission from
>>>> next-of-kin, I
>>>> shall have a go at that and have a look at what the Toghills were
>>>> doing,
>>>> Louise.
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