The Green Howards

These research case studies are provided to help other people carrying out similar work. They give an idea of records may be needed, and how to set about finding these records.

The case studies also 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, 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.
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.
Eric George Wellesley of the 8th Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment	An account describing how 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 trying to determine what had happened to him.
Corporal Arthur Curson of the 2nd Battalion Green Howards 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 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 help in carrying out this research.

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