Hello,

I could not find any other forum in which to ask this question.
My grandfather was wounded sometime between jan 1916 -may 1916. how do I find records if any of his being a casualty?, which c.c.s or eventually hospital would he have been sent to?.
Would there be anything in the battalion war diaries? 2nd batt. royal dublin fusiliers.

Hello

couple of options

check for service papers at the NA
some war diarys mention other ranks - MOST dont
whats his name ? The Times on line might help

hello, thanks for your reply, I have the war diaries and the service records do not exist having been destroyed along with a number of others. Times online??, what is that??.

crh

Where was he from? If he was from a small or medium sized town there is a very good chance that his wounding will have been reported by the local paper of the day. There are many, many examples of this.
I would try and find the newspaper closest to his birthplace/place of residence and then hit the relevant local studies library for a peek through the archives of old newspapers which have stored on microfiche.

Times on line - exactly what it says on the tin. Its "The Times" newspaper digitized and available on the internet , but you need a readers card - I got mine from the library