Tracing Your First World War Ancestors
A Guide for Family Historians
Published on 19. April 2013
224 pages
978-1-78337-650-6 (ISBN)
Description
As the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War approaches, there is a huge surge of interest in the men and women who took part in it. This book is a timely guide if you are researching the soldiers, sailors or airmen. It is an accessible, up-to-date and expert introduction to get you on your way and to answer those questions that might crop up during your researches. In a straightforward, easy-to-follow style it introduces readers to the multitude of sources they can use to explore the history of the war for themselves. Anyone who is eager to piece together the wartime career and likely experiences of an ancestor who was involved in any aspect the conflict, at home or overseas, will find his book to be an indispensable source of information and advice. In a series of short, instructive chapters Simon Fowler takes the reader through the process of researching ancestors who served in the armed forces, providing short cuts and background information as required.
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Content
- Cover
- Tittle Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Chapter 1: Staring out
- Records Online
- Archives
- What's Where?
- Things to Remember
- The western front association
- Other Useful Genealogical Records and Sources
- Research pitfalls
- Using professional Researchers
- Chapter 2: Casualties
- Introduction
- War Graves
- InterPreting Burial Locations
- PhotoGraphing War Graves
- Rolls of Honour
- General Rolls of Honour
- War Memorials
- Scottish war Memorial
- Other Sources
- Hospital Records
- Chapter 3: Army Service Records
- Medal Index Cards
- Medal Rolls
- Service Records - Other Ranks and Non-commissioned Officers
- Army Service Numbers (regimental Numbers
- The Guards
- Service Records - Officers
- Army Lists and the London Gazette
- Service Records After 1920
- Identiying military uniforms
- Chapter 4: Researching Soldiers - Additional Resources
- War Diaries
- Gallantry Medals
- Good Conduct and Long Service Award Medals
- Courts Martial
- Prisoners of War
- Regimental Magazines
- Pensions
- Pension Record Cards
- Personal Papers and Effects
- Photographs and Film
- Trench Maps
- Chapter 5: The war at sea
- Royal Navy
- Navy or wavy Navy?
- Material at the fleet air ARM Museum
- The coastGuard
- Royal Marines
- Merchant Navy
- Chapter 6: In the Air
- Air 1
- Common Sources
- Service Records
- Royal Naval Air Service
- Flight Magazine
- Casualties
- Operational Records
- Medals and Awards
- Chapter 7: Women and Civilians at war
- Women's war work collection/ women at work collection
- Women at War
- Nursing
- Voluntary Aid Detachments
- Auxiliary Corps
- Civilians
- The National Roll of the Great War
- The Order of the British Empire
- Local Histories
- Military Service Tribunals
- Internees
- War Refugees
- Chapter 8: The Dominions
- Australia
- Canada
- India
- Newfoundland
- New Zealand
- South Africa
- Colonies
- Apppendix 1: Useful Addresses
- Appendix 2: Key WebSites
- Appendix 3: How the Army was Organised
- Appendix 4: Battlefield Tourism
- Index
