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WW1 Merchant Navy Crew Lists Go Online

July 5, 2015 0 Comments
WW1 Merchant Navy Crew Lists Go Online

A new database of Merchant Navy crew lists for 1915 went online this week. If you are tracing the career of a Merchant Navy man during the First World War this could provide a massive breakthrough in your research…

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Findmypast Releases British Army Service Records for WW1

May 18, 2014 0 Comments
Findmypast Releases British Army Service Records for WW1

Findmypast published the British Army Service Records for WW1 as part of their 100in100 campaign this week. The records detail the service of over 4.2 million non-commissioned officers and other ranks who served between 1914 and 1920…

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Lives of the First World War Launches Today

May 12, 2014 0 Comments
Lives of the First World War Launches Today

When I first heard about this project at this year’s Who Do You Think You Are Live it absolutely blew me away. The Imperial War Museum’s Lives of the First World War is an ambitious project with one simple aim… to tell the story of every single man and woman who fought and served to push Britain to victory in the First World War.

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Royal Artillery Attestation Papers Published On Findmypast

May 5, 2014 0 Comments
Royal Artillery Attestation Papers Published On Findmypast

Findmypast have released the attestation papers of over 870,000 men who served in the Royal Artillery this week. Spanning the years 1883 to 1942, the records include the details of those who served in the First and Second World War plus smaller campaigns such as the Boer War…

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