I have just started to look at my grandfathers military history and as a novice don't know where to start!! Any pointers would be helpful. I am interested in trying to find out more about the actions that he may have fought in and in trying to plot his rise from private to CSM. He was killed in November 1914 in Ypres after the action at Gheluvelt Chateau. He also served in the Boer War,in the west Indies and in Calcutta. I'm particularly interested in the latter as I'm going there soon and it would be good to visit places the regiment might have been.How do I fond out the reasons why the regiment was posted to such spots?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Ron Stead