Monday, March 28, 2005

Easter Monday research

Went and did some shopping today at Tesco's, we are boycotting our usual supermarket (Asda) because they sold us a dodgy coffee mug (The handle and the rest of the mug aren't comfortable with each other).

Spoke to my grandparents today which was very nice, I haven't rung them for about 6 weeks.
Asked them about grandad's father, Captain Ernest Lycett, who fought in both World Wars. Since we are going to Turkey/Gallipoli for ANZAC Day (April 25), I want to find out as much as I can about his time in the area. He was British and went in with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment at Suvla Bay which is a little bit north of Anzac Cove. You can read a good overview of the Gallipoli Front here
http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/overview_gf.htm

Found what appears to be his WW1 Medal Card on the National Archives website.

Description
Medal card of Lycett, Ernest
CorpsRegiment NoRank
South Staffordshire Regiment 11272 Serjeant
Royal Warwickshire Regiment 268623 Serjeant
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Second Lieutenant
Date 1914-1920
Catalogue reference WO 372/12links to the Catalogue
Dept Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies
Series War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War
Piece Langley P A - McGrath D
Image contains 1 medal card of many for this collection

See the link here
http://www.documentsonline.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=3925994&queryType=1&resultcount=1

The National Archives office is at Kew Gardens, on the other end of the district tube line from us at Barking (About an hour away).
We might make a trip out there next saturday to do some more research.

Anyway thats all for now.

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