Jul 27, 2009 · My grandfather joined the Territorial Army in September1913. He joined the 3rd East Anglian Field Ambulance. In his service record, he was "continued in the services under mil. serv. act …

Sep 30, 2008 · I have noticed the following comments against soldiers names on a medal roll: ' discharged' aginst some names, and 'disembodied' against other names. What was the difference?

Apr 21, 2015 · Hello All, I have just received from the National Archives, copies of the medal rolls, relating to my great Uncle. Alongside his entry for the '14 - '15 Star are various other entries which in …

Mar 5, 2024 · I have been researching both my great great grandfathers and have come across a couple of documents I am having trouble interpreting for my paternal grandfather. They are in poor condition …

Sep 29, 2005 · ActuallyI see thast Lee has almost pre empted me. However I remain confused by the entyries I have seen in various service records. For exaple I read a file on a man who was attested …

Dec 19, 2025 · William Rowles was born in 1895 at Bury, Lancashire and served in the Royal Field Artillery. He married in 1923 to Minnie Robinson at Bury. He died 1952 at Bury, age 58.He was …

Apr 29, 2011 · My great uncle served in the RAMC (Territorial) during the Great War. I have been lucky enough to find a large chunk of records, which answers many questions. However, there are several …

Dec 6, 2025 · Hello. This is my first post to the forum.This WW1-era photo was recently sent to me. The two men are not pictured together - it is two photographs spliced into one. The pen is there for scale. …

Aug 17, 2022 · "Embodied" means being turned into a full-time part of the army in time of war. "Disembodied" means reverting to a normal peacetime role at the end of the war.

Oct 1, 2007 · I often see the word "Discharged" or variations thereof on MIC's. I have three trios with "Disembd." on them. I assume this is disembodied. Is this just another variation on the usual …