Have an ancestor who served in the British Army or Commonwealth forces? We can uncover their journey even if their main service record was destroyed.

Case Study: Serjeant Edmund Harris, Army Cyclists Corps

Serjeant Harris’ documents were destroyed in the Blitz. Starting from a photograph with some information on the reverse, we traced Serjeant Harris through XI Corps Cyclists Battalion War Diaries, International Committee of the Red Cross prisoner lists at Friedrichsfeld, and pension cards.