If you still require information from the Scots Guards Archives about soldiers’ records in the period 1799-1929 this will involve research time by us so will you please first send a payment for £30 by cheque or postal order made out to “Scots Guards Charity” to the address on the header of this letter with confirmation that you would like us to proceed and then we will process your request. Papers of General Sir David Baird. Its lineage can be traced back to 1642, although it was only placed on the English Establishment (thus becoming part of what is now the British Army) in 1686. The Scots Guards are an infantry regiment steeped in history, with soldiers renowned for their discipline and courage in battle. For service records of the Guards regiments (Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards, Grenadier Guards, Irish Guards and Welsh Guards) visit the GOV.UK website. Get military service records for the army, Royal Navy, Royal Marines or RAF from 1920 - who can apply, how long it takes, cost, how to apply Members who served with Scots Guards. More Scots Guards records. US National Archives World War II Army Enlistment Records, Reserve Corps Records Index, 1838-1946; Kansas, World War II Selective Service Index; Georgia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940 - 1942; US National Archives World War II Prisoners of War Index, 1942-1947 ; Duty Locations, Naval Group China, World War II, 1942-1945; World War II … Announcements.

The Scots Roll of Honour contains the names of individual casualties from both World Wars and those who have died in conflict since 1945. This article details the history of the Scots Guards from 1914 to 1945. Every man enlisted into the regiment during this period of nearly a hundred years is recorded. The Scots at War Trust is concerned with Scots and those who served in Scottish regiments during the 20th and 21st centuries. Soldiers’ effects ledgers, 1901-1960. With the idea of escape in mind, he volunteered for work and was sent to Arbeitskommando 768 at Kumau. The Scots Guards (SG) is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army. We are Mechanised Infantry and train to use speed to cross the battlefield quickly and launch onto difficult objectives. Private diaries and papers, regimental order books and papers including the Royal Scots Greys and the records of local militia and fencibles 17th-20th century. The main collection of the 1st Duke of Wellington’s papers including military correspondence. Their origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland. War Registers listing the deaths of Scottish soldiers during the South African War (1899–1902); Scots serving as Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers or Men in the Army (but not officers), plus Petty Officer or Men in the Royal Navy (1914–1918) and Scots in the Armed Forces (1939–1945). Militia records Captured in Italy near Salerno on 12 September 1943, McSorley was imprisoned at Gorlitz (Stalag VIII A) and Lamsdorf (Stalag VIII B).