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From: Forrest Anderson <>
Subject: Re: [WW1] New to List HELP PLease
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 04:56:47 +0100
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On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 18:55:19 -0700, "Trudie Thompson"
<> wrote:

>I hope someone can point me in the right direction.
>Today I downloaded the medal card for a FREDERICK YOUNG SMITH my Great Uncle, from Kent. I figure he has to be mine with a name like that.

If you are looking for a Frederick Young Smith, then 3310 Pte Frederick
Young Smith of the Royal Highlanders (and later the Labour Corps) who you
found is certainly a good candidate. But note that there is also an MIC
for T4/059276 Driver Frederick Y Smith of the Army Service Corps on the
same sheet of MICs. If that Y stands for Young, then you have now got two
candidates. It's also possible that your Frederick Young Smith enlisted
with the name Frederick Smith or Fred Smith, and missed out the Young.

>However, how do I get his Military records? Are they online somewhere.

For his Service Record, you have to visit the National Archives and root
through the relevant microfilms, or get someone to do it for you.
Alternatively the films are available through the LDS, and you can look
through their catalogue at
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp and order
the films for viewing an a Family History Centre. They are not available
on-line, and you should be aware that less than half the service records
for WW1 Army Other Ranks have survived.

The National Archives also holds the Medal Rolls and the Silver War Badge
Lists which are mentioned on the MIC you downloaded. These may give you
information about him over and above what can be found on the MIC, and
are not available on-line or through the LDS.

Forrest


--
Forrest Anderson - British Military Genealogical Researcher.
E-mail:
Website: www.military-researcher.com


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