The Green Howards, - Family History Research, Some Case Studies

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Family History Research Case Studies

Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment (19th Foot). The North York Militia, The North York Local Militia & North York Rifle Volunteers

The following case studies of research into the lives of soldiers who have fought with the Regiment are provided to help other people carrying out similar work. The examples are provided to give some idea as to what records may be needed to be found, and how to set about finding these records. If anything, the case studies should show that investigating the military career of an ancestor or a relative can sometimes take a considerable amount of effort.
2225 Corporal Patrick McNamara of the 19th Foot		Knowing only his great grandmother's dates of birth and death, the author - Edward Nicholl - was able to find out a wealth of detail about this lady's father, - who had enlisted with the 19th Foot in 1846 and went on to fight in the Crimea and British India. Corporal McNamara's service in the Crimea included being wounded at the Battle of the Alma, and spending 10 months in Scutari Hospital

2353 Private Richard Davis of the 19th Foot		Research by Kevin Morris into the military career of a soldier of the 19th Foot who served in the regiment between 1848 and 1870 provides a fascinating account of a soldier of that period in time.

Eric George Wellesley of the 8th Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment		An account describing how the author, John Sly, investigated the military history of an officer who was killed in the First World War. The research followed being given a photograph of a young soldier, and then trying to determine what had happened to him.

Corporal Arthur Curson of the 2nd Battalion Green Howards who was killed at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915		Gavin Engelbrecht traces the life of his great-grandfather who fell on the day of the offensive. Gavin also includes some very useful notes on how he came to do the research into his great-grandfather's military career, and how the Green Howards Museum was able to give him so much valuable help in carrying out this research.