contacting the MoD

Hmm yes, it seems the only possible option. And the MoD has better things to do than putting these records on an electronic database I can imagine.

Thanks,
Ben

I traced my Gt,Gt,Gt Grandfather army records down last year and he left in 1843. The only way of doing it was to physically go to Kew Gardens in London and trawl your way through the records. It’s laborious but there is no electronic way of doing this.

Alternativly there are people who will do this for you, but it will cost I’m afraid.

Tank

Hi Kevin,

Nope, he’s not alive anymore. In fact, we are talking about a early 19th century African explorer!

So far, the only thing I can come up with is this footnote

Majoor William Gray

3d Royal Veteran Battalion- Brevet-Major William Gray, from half-pay Royal African Corps, to be Captain, vice Hackett, deceased.

He’s not a well known officer, I was capable of recovering a copy of his fieldtrip-memoires, however, I need to collect more personal information (age, marial status, education). I know the MoD has other things to worry about 😉 but last year they helped me finding some information. However, that was still WWII and the Royal Air Force had its own historical service.

Do you know if they have like a emailadress because snail-mail will take ages sending a letter from overseas belgium 🙂

Ben.

First of all do you know whether this man is alive now? Do you know what his unit was or even just the Regiment or Corps? Both of which might help pinpoint him.

You could try writing to the:
army Personnel Centre,
Historic Disclosures,
Mail point 400,
Kentigern House,
65, Brown Street,
Glasgow,
G2 8EX

Records are only normally given to next of kin but dependant on your reasons for wanting to know they may give you brief details to help your search.

Sorry can’t be more help.

Regards,

kev35