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ARMY & NAVY RECORDS

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Joan

Joan Report 28 May 2011 16:17

Can someone advise me please? I want to check whether family members served in the forces during 1914-1918 war (or any other time for that matter). I have only names, dates of birth, and place of birth.

What is the best/easiest? way of going about this please?

Leonard

Leonard Report 28 May 2011 16:19

why not post theree details on here and see what can be found

Gee

Gee Report 28 May 2011 16:20

You can search the National Archives or Ancestry

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Flick

Flick Report 28 May 2011 16:21

Ancestry has the surviving Army WW1 records......but, about 70% were destroyed during WW2.

Take out their 14-day free trial, and do some research.

More recent records are not available except to the NOK........cost £30.00

http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/service_records.html

Why not post one of their names etc on here - for one likely to have served in WW1 ONLY

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 28 May 2011 16:24

Check this site to see if any of your relatives were killed in the war:

http://www.cwgc.org/

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

Joan

Joan Report 28 May 2011 16:32

Thanks everyone. I don't like to post them on here because there are so many!!

I found Ancestry a bit confusing. They talk about 'medal rolls' which presumably only lists those with medals? I'm not sure any of them had medals.... Perhaps I should do the 14-day free trial.

Gee

Gee Report 28 May 2011 16:40

If you want to find them for yourself thats fine but if you do want help, we dont mind you posting as many as you want!

You can search Ancestry service records only but lots didnt survive as Flick has mentioned

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Leonard

Leonard Report 28 May 2011 16:43

why not start with just a couple of names

Joan

Joan Report 28 May 2011 16:45

Ok - here's a couple.

Frank Rainbow (what a lovely name!).
Born Ampthill, Beds. 1867.

Archibald Brooks
Born Edworth, Beds. 1890

Gee

Gee Report 28 May 2011 17:13

Hi Joan

I cant see anything for those two! Next two names please!

x

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Joan

Joan Report 28 May 2011 17:14

Sorry. I'll post them individually. Thanks.

Joan

Joan Report 28 May 2011 17:17

Sorry Ginny. I seem to be having a 'slow' problem on GR. I didn't see your message and thought I should post as individual topics. Couple More;

Frederick Brooks Born 1877 Edworth, Beds
John Atliff Brooks Born 1873 Edworth, Beds

Gee

Gee Report 28 May 2011 18:11

Oh dear....not much luck with these either!

Next........ ;-)

Researching:

Joan

Joan Report 28 May 2011 19:15

Arthur Brooks born 1869 (guess where) - Edworth
Herbert Brooks born 1881 Edworth

They were mostly agricultural workers so may have been exempt from service during wartime?

Gee

Gee Report 28 May 2011 20:08

Joan, nothing showing for them either!

Some of them may have been too old to serve and as you say may have been exempt


Next!

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Joan

Joan Report 29 May 2011 00:43

Daniel Percy Brooks born Edworth 1883

James William Clarke born Langford, Beds 1875 (thought I'd give you a change of name).