The book 'With the colours; a list of Chartered and Incorporated Accountants and their Clerks who are serving with the British Forces on land and sea, 1914-1916' reproduced the lists of names previously published in The Accountant.
The list was revised to include the names of all those who joined the colours prior to March 1916. Each entry states the name of the individual, their firm and the force they joined. The list is annotated where individuals are known to have been killed or wounded (or are listed as missing).
A-Z by Surname
The main sequence of the book lists Chartered Accountants, Incorporated Accountants and their Clerks by surname (excluding Scottish Accountants, who were listed separately).
A List of Scottish Chartered Accountants and their Apprentices and Clerks who have joined the Colours
A separate listing of Scottish Accountants and Clerks was published at the end of 'With the colours' and can be accessed by surname from the list below:
Aikman to Bartholomew
Buchan to Cooper
Duthie to Gemmell
Henderson to Kydd
Mackinnon to M'Gregor
Murray to Pullen
Shennan to Taylor
Weir to Woodburn
Index by name of Firm
An index by name of firm was published in 'With the colours' which provides a way to see all accountants and clerks serving from a specific firm, for example there were 24 entries for the firm of Spicer & Pegler.
Adamson, Son & Co. to Bateman Bros.
Brooks & Stocks to Collins & Son
Dixon, Wilson, Tubbs & Co. to Freame, Baker & Co.
Hamer, Ferguson & Hamer to Holroyd, West & Northcott
Kimberley, Morrison & Co. to Macdonald, Donald
Murray, Burman & Co. to Pearson & Son
Saffery, Sons & Co. to Smylie & Co.
Vale, W. Vincent to Wheeler, Meats & Co.
Once you have established the relevant page numbers to consult, you can refer to the relevant pages through the page-by-page listing of 'With the Colours'.
Background
Many of the service records that would have been used to establish the service history of individual soldiers were destroyed in a bombing raid on the War Office in 1940. As a consequence, researchers have turned to other sources such as campaign medal rolls and absent voter lists to establish the units that individuals served with. We hope that this online version of 'With the colours' will provide an additional source to help researchers.
To find out more about the resources available from the National Archives to trace individuals who served in the forces during the First World War, please see the guide to How to research military history on the National Archives website.
Contacts and further information
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