Army Service Corps Mechanical Transport Depots
This page lists the locations of depots of the MT section of the ASC in the United Kingdom during the Great War. All are in the London area unless marked with * No 1 Reserve…
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Army Service Corps Infantry Labour Companies
This page is work in progress 1 Company 2 May 1917: Section E joined 1 Labour Group from Dunkirk 2 Company 2 May 1917: Section A joined 1 Labour Group from Dunkirk 13 Company 4…
Interpreting Great War army service records – general advice
If you have followed the advice on this site you will have found some documentary evidence of your soldier’s military service. The trouble is, you are likely to find it difficult to understand. The various…
British Army Long Service awards in the Great War era
Eligibility Soldiers qualified for the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal if they met the eligibility criteria (which required eighteen years service, with war service counting double). This award was recorded in a roll, held…
The wonders of the internet and the excellence of digitisation of Australian army service records
I have owned this postcard photograph for many years. As you will see, it shows two men of the Australian Imperial Force: a Corporal, standing, and a seated Sergeant. On the back it is signed,…
What was a Divisional, Area or Home Service Employment Company of the Labour Corps?
The establishment and composition of an Employment Company was defined in Army Council Instruction 837 of 23 May 1917 Establishment of the Companies Divisional and Area Employment Companies would be formed under orders of the…
Home Service Labour Companies of the Labour Corps
Original (Home Service) Labour Companies formed under Army Council Instruction 897 of 1917 *The men’s numbering sequence defined in the ACI changes at this point: we know of no reason for this and it is…
Renumbering the TF Royal Army Medical Corps in 1917
Men serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps units of the Territorial Force got new numbers in 1917 and a great deal can be determined about their service from these numbers. This page should help…
How to find a soldier’s service record
Background Every soldier had a service record, although only some 30% or so now exist. A service record consisted of a number of different army forms used to record information about a soldier during his military career….
Online information service providers for researching British soldiers – which is best?
Many British military records relating to soldiers and the army of 1914-1918 have been digitised in recent years. There is no doubt that it has made finding information very much easier and quicker than before….