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amanda

amanda Report 23 Dec 2014 14:31

Hi, does anyone know the best place to look up army records?
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Rambling

Rambling Report 23 Dec 2014 14:45

What period amanda? WW1 records are online, and some WW2.

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 23 Dec 2014 14:51

This might help you

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person%5Cdefault.htm

If any of the 'partners' link to Findmypast, remember that GR frequently holds the same records.

Other than FMP/GR, the other main site is Ancestry.

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RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 23 Dec 2014 16:11

A very good place to start ww1 FH research is the Long, Long Trail.

http://www.1914-1918.net/

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amanda

amanda Report 23 Dec 2014 16:39

Its from WW1 thanks xx

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 23 Dec 2014 16:50

If you need help, start a specific post on Military Chat. You do have to remember that at least 70% of WW1 Army records were destroyed during WW2 bombing.

Medal Cards in the main have survived. Unfortunately its not easy to identify the person it relates to.

If you believe the relative to have died in conflict, check out the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
http://www.cwgc.org/

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RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 23 Dec 2014 17:48

1914 - 1918 is ww1 though until about 1942 it was generally referred to as "The Great War".

Much of the detailed history is best to access through the archives of the regiments and their successors - Kew often has sketchy material.

As well as the medal and pension records (of which a sizable chunk were destroyed ) sometimes the enlistment record survives. It is very useful as it contains a lot of detail about the subject's family.

Most of the records of the fighting make reference by name only to officers and sometimes NCOs ( warrant officers ) unless there was something of particular note to report.

If you have the usual ww1 medals then the regimental number is on the medal and this is a great help with research.

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