Hello I am seeking any information regarding the service of Sigmn James William Stembridge 2577404 Royal Signals. He was awarded the Efficiency Medal (Territorial) Army Order 101/49 He was born in Battersea and lived in London SW 11 Is it possible to ascertain which Territorial Division/ Unit he might have served with ? Or which Theater of War he would have been deployed in ? Many Thanks Regards Ron
Always apply for his Service Record, even if the turnaround is reported as a year plus now. See: Get a copy of military service records Upload the records here once you've obtained them and then the forum can get to work on them. Please do not pay for any site on the internet who promise you his service records they will not have them, and you would have wasted your money. Adding what you have already found can help, saves others from duplication. A Date of Birth help, though the experts here can surmount that gap. I have noted the 'Other Ranks' rarely feature in Google searches unless they have been awarded gallantry medals or written their memoirs. Searching Google will sometimes bring you back here. The site’s search engine is rather simple; two examples 53rd will bring back all mentions of 53rd; an Army unit can have after 53rd an additional official name, in one case 53rd (Bolton). You must be agile and keep going. War diaries can contain almost anything. At the very least, they give the daily movements and most important actions of every unit. They may also contain information on casualties, message logs, rolls of officers (but not O.R.'s), maps, orders, and much else. They are available at the PRO to everyone. Drew5233 and some others are willing to scan them for the benefit of those who cannot get to the National Archives at Kew. It depends of course how much you want to know, just one battle or campaign for an example. Please come back and tell us what you found. Scanning threads it is clear some discover the site years after your posts and add their information or request help. Good luck.
The Signals magazine, The Wire is searchable after downloading issues on the RCOS Museum website. He might be mentioned you never know: Royal Signals 'The Wire' magazine. 1920-2008
Try this, born Battersea 27/2/1907: James William Stembridge (1907-1992) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree Profile created in 2019, so you may PM the creator. The name also appears here, The London Gazette 6/11/1923: See: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32877/page/7556/data.pdf