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1WW Military Records

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mgnv

mgnv Report 13 Jul 2009 13:23

Kew has them all, but I don't know to what extent they've been filmed,
Ancestry is in the process of indexing them, and putting up linked images. They've currently done A-N (modulo misfilings) - they've also made no updates in at least 3 months.

LindainHerriotCountry

LindainHerriotCountry Report 13 Jul 2009 08:39

Some of the images I have viewed on Ancestry have really badly burnt edges,so I think that they will have tried to include as many as possible. It could be that some still exist which were too fragile to handle, but in that case, you probably wouldn't be given access to them in any case.
have you searched Ancestry? If not, post the name and I will look for you

Linda

Paul

Paul Report 12 Jul 2009 23:51

I am interested in getting the service records for someone who served during the 1WW, he was in the army. I know that 60% of the records were destroyed during bombings in the 2WW, so that means that their are only 40% left. My questions is does Ancestry have the complete collection on their site, or does The National Archives in Kew? or does Army Personnel Centre,
Historical Disclosures, Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street,
Glasgow have complete collections?
Which one is the most complete?
Also what records do the individual regiments have about soldiers who served?