Pt E. Mitchell Regiment and No 1993 1/10 Man Regt Batt

[firebobby]

Hi,
I have my grandfathers trench testament.
Inside the back cover is the above information, dated Sept 28th 1915
I never met him as, although he came through the conflict,he died about 14 months before I was born.
Could anyone tell me where he served.
Regards
Neil

[timberman]

Hi Neil

Welcome to the forum

This is the link to the 10thBn history on the main site.

http://www.themanchesters.org/10th%20batt.htm

If no one else finds his MIC I'll have a look later for you.

Timberman

[firebobby]

Cheers Timberman,
Excuse my ignorance but what is MIC
Neil

[harribobs]

Hi Neil

MIC is Medal Index Card, it one of the first tools we use to research a soldier

chris

[firebobby]

Cheers Chris,
Some of you lads out there may remember my uncle, Jim Blackshaw, he was in the 2nd war in the Manchesters and upto his death a few years ago regularly went to the Old Lads meetings and in fact they laid on a guard of honour at his funeral.
Neil

[harribobs]

Description     
Medal card of Mitchell, Eli
Corps   Regiment No   Rank
Manchester Regiment    1993    
Royal Engineers    442712    Pioneer
Royal Engineers    WR/176369    Pioneer

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=4260748&queryType=1&resultcount=4

It seems he didn't stay in the Manchesters

[firebobby]

Cheers Chris,
Vaguely remember my Dad saying something about the RE
Neil

[tisgrannie]

Hi there, I have found Eli's Medal Card. Seems to be a problem on ancestry. I shall keep trying, then upload it for you OK?
Cheers
tisgrannie

[firebobby]

Cheers tisgrannie

[tisgrannie]

Here as promised earlier.
tisgrannie

[harribobs]

unfortunately there's not a great deal of information there

we can see that he didn't go abroad until after 31/12/1915 and was entitled to the British War and Victory Medals

[firebobby]

Cheers Chris

[firebobby]

Many thanks Tisgrannie,
To see grandads MIC in black and white means so much.
I have stood at the Rememberance Service since being a small boy, but this year will seem more poignant.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them
Neil