I'd be pleased with a little help on some on this soldier I'm researching for a colleague. b. 1916 Gateshead d Bath 1959 Father George b. Featherstone 1880 d. Sheffield 1969 served 13th Bn Durham Light Infantry RWL service no 5496033 serves NWF India 1937-1938 Working as Bricklayer in Bath 1939 census reported missing 2 8 1944; not missing 7/9/1944 Long Service/Good Conduct Medal October 1951
The only place to start the research of service personnel is to send off for their records which will give the information needed to further the research. Get a copy of military service records It is always useful to outline what records have already been search as this will save a lot of duplication and wasted effort, I assume from what you have posted that you have access to one or both of the family history sites, perhaps you could confirm what records you already have.
The casualty lists to which you refer have his regiment as the 7th Hampshires, so important to obtain service records.
For Info At the time of Raplhs birth his father [George] was a Private in 3rd DLI according to the birth certificate TD
Thank you for answering so quickly. Yes, what's here is cobbled together from Ancestry / FMP / Forces WR... I have suggested obtaining MOD records but as the wait is so long I was trying to get as full a picture as I could on existing records. The battalion isn't obvious on FWR so 7th Bn is very useful.
Nice little book on the 7th Hampshire's, should this prove to be the correct unit for Ralph. THE WAR HISTORY OF 7TH BATTALION THE HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT 1939-1946: Amazon.co.uk: Ian Taylor: 9781897887974: Books