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Dave, this is incredible. Thank you so much! Wow.

Hi Dave, sorry. Could I just ask where you have managed to get all of these from? It will enable me to do some digging for myself.

Thanks!

Lee

Hi Lee,

I can't speak for Dave, but I have used similar Attestation of Service and Medal Roll forms from both Ancestry and Find My Past sites. Unfortunately they are both pay per use sites, but I have found that at least here in Australia I have been lucky to have free access previously through our local library. This might be one option for you to follow up with.

Trev

Morning Lee,

As usual Dave F has done a more thorough job than me - wonder why I missed the second Medal Roll? So he received 4 clasps to his QSAM - Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal & South Africa 1901.

I did also look to see if he appeared on a Public Family Tree on Ancestry, which can save a lot of work as long as it is a reliable one, but he did not.

Trev is correct you can access Ancestry & FMP foc at your public library - well you can in Wales and I believe the same goes for the rest of the UK. What I don't think you can do is download anything to take home so you would need to take paper & pencil.

You used to be able to do a 14 day free trial on both but they will require a credit card number and you would need to remember to cancel before the 14 days were up. I believe you can also join on a monthly basis and cancel whenever but you will need to read the small print. I think if you are intent on creating a family tree from scratch you will need to face up to expenditure on one or other and ideally on both.

David (Smethwick)

Thank you to Bereince, Dave F and David (Smethwick) for your excellent detective work and help.

Hello Lee
Trev and David (Smethwick) have covered your question regarding the info.
A trial period on Ancestry or FMP should be enough time for you to gather your data.
I used Ancestry for your T Fowler.

Good luck in your search.

Best wishes


Dave.....