Pte Reginald Sherriff 1 RWF 4206831.WW2

flumpit2 · 12-01-2009, 12:57

Still no reply from the RWF museum at Caernarfon Castle.Cant see why its taking them so long to reply,or maybe its just me being impatient,lol.I might email them again later.
My dads started to read The Red Dragon,so gona be a while until i can get my grubby mitts on it :( .
On a brighter note i downloaded some of those maps off the Burma Star website & have found Jotsoma,Kohima & Aradura with a possible route printed on it (there only parts of maps).Could really do with a map with all the villages tho.
Shaz :)

**ap1** · 12-01-2009, 13:02

I would phone the museum if you don't get a response on email. Ask to speak to the Curator Mr Brian Owen.

It beats me...Here we have someone who would like to pay the museum to carry out a smallish task. Good job its not a proper business!!

flumpit2 · 12-01-2009, 13:42

Maybe the email got lost in the world wide web

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**Bricoates** · 12-01-2009, 15:13

Shaz,
I live in Caernarfon, Anything I can do to help give me a call.

Brian.

flumpit2 · 12-01-2009, 22:04

Thanks for that Brian!!!
Have emailed them again (didnt have time to ring as had kids off school ill).Hopefully they will reply to this one,lol.
:)

flumpit2 · 14-01-2009, 13:22

I had a reply from the RWF Museum to my email earlier.The curator Brian put
"
Dear Sharon

Thank you for your message. I’m sorry not to have replied sooner.

I was pleased to hear you have your Grandfather’s service record and that you would like to plot his movements with the 1st Battalion.

It would be a very large job to photocopy the relevant sections of the War Diary. I estimate it would probably take two days’ work to do it, and unfortunately I don’t have the staff resources to do it. Like the Service Record a lot of it is handwritten and quite difficult to decipher. However you are very welcome to come in and undertake the copying yourself, in which case we would just charge you for the paper plus a nominal charge for use of the copier.

Have you seen “The Red Dragon”, our 1939-45 history? This was written in 1960 and was based on the battalion War Diaries. It offers a much better way of obtaining what you want. You should be able to obtain a copy via your local library, or I can photocopy the relevant pages for you. Then, if you find you do want some sections of the War Diary to provide more detail on specific dates, the task will be more manageable.

I hope you will find this an acceptable alternative and I look forward to being able to assist you.

Regards

Brian Owen
Curator "

So obviously its not as easy & quick a task as i thought it would be.
Looks like iv just got to wait until my mum & dad have finished reading The Red Dragon before i can crack on with the map plotting.
Atleast i can plot the battle of Kohima/Imphal thanks to the info from ap1 gave me.
Im suprised that if i went to the Museum myself they would only charge for use of paper & photo copier.We recently went to the Royal Warwickshire Museum & they charged us £10 for a couple of pages of their war diary to be copied!
:)

**Aled Roberts** · 14-01-2009, 15:29

I have a lot of sympathy for the museum, as with most things these days lots of requests and work coming in - but few resources to keep on top of things.

The fact that Brian has extended the offer of some DIY research at costs just shows to me that they do care about what they do and do the best they can. I have had cause to contact other Regimental Museums in the past .... and been thoroughly disappointed of having no options.

I would concur that you need to fight for that copy of "TRD" from your folks :winker:

Richard

**ap1** · 14-01-2009, 19:17

Originally Posted by Richard Ward

The fact that Brian has extended the offer of some DIY research at costs just shows to me that they do care about what they do and do the best they can. I have had cause to contact other Regimental Museums in the past .... and been thoroughly disappointed of having no options.

Richard

I think your comments are very fair Richard, clearly Brian is trying to make a difference. I think my main frustrations are that they dont seemed to have grasped the WWW web by the scruff, and started using it to their advantage. I've been involved in our site since early 1999 and 10 yrs on, I would say they have not moved forward at all. The money they would spend getting a decent site up and running would be quickly recouped through on-line sales.

Anyway Shaz, back on thread. I would suggest an early morning raid at your mother address!!!!!! You need Red Dragon

flumpit2 · 14-01-2009, 19:45

I wasn't knocking Brians reply as i can totaly understand that he hasnt got the staff resources to do two days of photo copying and the offer of the DIY photo copying for so cheap was great!!!!

Would deffinatly be good if they put the war diaries etc on the website so that they could be paid for and down loaded off the site then it would free up alot more of their valuable time to do the research etc for people.
Do you think my mum & dad would notice if i sneaked into their house tomorrow while there at work & pinched The Red Dragon

Am itching to get my grubby paws on it!!!

flumpit2 · 04-02-2009, 12:08

Hi all,havent been on for a while.Still havent got my grubby paws on my mums Red Dragon book yet so have got no further with my grandads route through India & Burma.Am getting pretty fed up waiting now,gona have to raid ther house soon,lol.