Any idea on what regiment "9th Lus" is?

[PortAndLemon]

I have this on a British Army WWI Medal Rolls index card for a possible relative. But I have no idea which regiment it may be... Would have been in France in 1915, though, because whoever he was was awarded the 1914-15 Star.

I have been googling military abbreviations have not read through all of them BUT am not having much luck. I will try some more in the next few days.

Is it definitely Lus and not 'hus' (bad handwriting?) If so could be 9th Hussars.

oh yes it could be - iklboo I did think it could be something else but drew a blank - but 9th Hussars could be a possibility.

Hmm... Here's the scan -- it looks like 9/Lus but I suppose it could be 9 Hus, at a push. What do you think?

Def a 'L' so its 'Lus' will have a google/ask around

Will that link be of any use?

www.1914-1918.net/labour.htm

And a forum where you may find useful info.

www.british-genealogy.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=974f213e3750615847654a19b3ac5f5d&daysprune=&f=30 2

Would this be the man in question?

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=6404414&queryType=1&resultcou nt=22976

Ahh I'm not sure will continue to look tomorrow must go to bed now!

here is the main site link for national archives. hth & good luck

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/default.htm

Well, he's not the man I'm (vaguely -- he's off on a sideline but the spacing of his children suggests he was off doing something war-related so I Want To Know) looking for. But then I don't know whether the medal roll card I have the image of is the man I'm looking for (getting an idea of the regiment was a first step towards seeing if it was a realistic possibility).

I have other people in the Labour Corps around this time and haven't seen "Lus" as an abbreviation -- and normally they have an original regiment recorded too.

This is in no way vitally important, just a bit of a puzzle...

Is he French or British? His name is spelt the French way and yet with a surname as Miller........?

If its to do with France well.....

"lus" in French means "read" in English

is that definitely a U??

Look at the "R" in France.........it looks just the same (to me)

Ohhh your right there FAQ!

I can find lots of references to various "9 Lrs" (9 Lancers?) but they seem to be for loads of different Corps )

??? says reg no. incomplete has "L" instead of the 4(?) but 5556

could it be the 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers?? They were in France in 1914 according to this and then used as infantry

9th Lancers made up part of the 1st Calvary Division

Okay the 4 is not a 4 but an L/ Just written very slanty so that may help.

THink FAQ has got it.

oooooo yes Eidsvold - in the clear light of day it is L / isn't it.

oh FAQ - I have not been doing my research for a while and so got out of the habit of looking for other ideas to writing - BUT when what you are seeing makes sense in the context of someone else's suggestion or what you know to be the case - it is so clear then isn't it.

I haven't done any research or anything like this - I only went a googling as it intrigued me and seemed like a challenge

Thank you all! Yes, I think you have it there, FAQ. By itself it doesn't get me any closer to working out if this is my chap, but I can add his details to my growing "things to check at the National Archives should I ever get there again" (I only live a few miles away, but since having children there are other demands on my vacation time).

And following various links I saw that DocumentsOnline now has Royal Marines service records available, so I downloaded my great-grandfather from there. And that forum looks a very useful resource, too.