Hello everyone, I am new to the forum.
I am researching my grandfather, 200036 C/Sgt (CQMS) Francis Morgan Taylor 'B' Coy 1/5 Manchesters. I know quite a bit about his service as I have one of his paybooks in my possession. It covers the period Oct 1915 to Sept 1917 so luckily covers Egypt, the Dardanelles and the Western Front.
The first entry is 4 Oct 1915 where he was paid £1.10s at Mustapha, on 14 May 1917 he was paid 300 Francs in the Field in France and given 1 months leave in the UK. On 6 June 1917 he was paid £5
re-engagement bounty at Depot Wigan.
I would like to know more about the Manchesters and the campaigns he fought in, where is the best place to start and is the Manchesters Museum worth a visit.
Cheers
GT