You may or may not know I'm well into Family History and thought some others
may have had relatives in or killed during the First World War.
Ancestry.com are allowing free access to the War Records at this time so you
can look them up.
http://landing.ancestry.co.uk/intl/uk/worldwar1.aspx

Regards
Bob Hobden

On Thu, 6 Nov 2008 17:08:05 +0100, Bob Hobden wrote
(in article ):

You may or may not know I'm well into Family History and thought some others
may have had relatives in or killed during the First World War.
Ancestry.com are allowing free access to the War Records at this time so you
can look them up.
http://landing.ancestry.co.uk/intl/uk/worldwar1.aspx



Thanks Bob - useful for me (too mean to pay the sub).

--
Sally in Shropshire, UK
Posted through uk.rec.gardening

"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
...
You may or may not know I'm well into Family History and thought some
others may have had relatives in or killed during the First World War.
Ancestry.com are allowing free access to the War Records at this time so
you can look them up.
http://landing.ancestry.co.uk/intl/uk/worldwar1.aspx


My dad was in the ANZAC forces during WWI, would you know if they have a
similar site? I'd love to find out more about where his division went.

s.

"someone" wrote after
"Bob Hobden" wrote
You may or may not know I'm well into Family History and thought some
others may have had relatives in or killed during the First World War.
Ancestry.com are allowing free access to the War Records at this time so
you can look them up.
http://landing.ancestry.co.uk/intl/uk/worldwar1.aspx


My dad was in the ANZAC forces during WWI, would you know if they have a
similar site? I'd love to find out more about where his division went.

I don't know specifically as I haven't needed to research them but there are
some sites which may help...
http://www.firstaif.info/
http://www.rslwahq.org.au/history.html
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/anzac-day/introduction

My first problem with WW1 is my Grandfather had his foot blown off and was
picked up and mended by the Germans, he of course then became a POW. After
he was repatriated his new metal foot with working ankle followed from
Germany. And there are no records about it in the UK.
My second problem is my wife's Grandfather disappeared between 1911 and 1916
when his wife remarried and legend says he was last seen marching over
Waterloo Bridge but there are no records about him at all, no deaths, no
army records.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden

Have you folks tried here?

http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14

We did and found a lot of information :-))

Mike

"Martin" wrote
after "someone" wrote:
"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
...
You may or may not know I'm well into Family History and thought some
others may have had relatives in or killed during the First World War.
Ancestry.com are allowing free access to the War Records at this time so
you can look them up.
http://landing.ancestry.co.uk/intl/uk/worldwar1.aspx


My dad was in the ANZAC forces during WWI, would you know if they have a
similar site? I'd love to find out more about where his division went.

I found my grandfather and his brother on the site, but other than that
they
both fought in France and survived the war their wasn't much useful
information.
The record of my grandfather is incomplete. It's odd that the records
don't
include a soldier's date of birth.

I know what you mean, but you can get some information like army numbers,
regiment, etc from the Medals Rolls which will be a great help in taking
your research forward either at the National Archives at Kew or at the
respective Regiments archive. For Officers you can actually get to view
their Army file at Kew (not that any of our lot were officers). Mind you
about 70% was lost in WW2 so you have to be lucky.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden

"'Mike'" wrote
Have you folks tried here?

http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14

We did and found a lot of information :-))

Yes, a good site if someone died in war and have a grave.
Unfortunately in WW1 a lot of bodies didn't get found/identified/buried.
My wife's Grandfather may well be one of those.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden

"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
...

"'Mike'" wrote
Have you folks tried here?

http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14

We did and found a lot of information :-))

Yes, a good site if someone died in war and have a grave.
Unfortunately in WW1 a lot of bodies didn't get found/identified/buried.
My wife's Grandfather may well be one of those.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden


My wife's Grandfather has no known grave, but through that site we were able
to find which War Memorial he is listed on, in his case Arras. We went there
and saw the inscription and because of the information, were able to
research what actually happened to him. Almost to what he had for breakfast
the morning he was killed!!

Anyone doing research has a wonderful friend these days ......... Google. I
do Military History themed illustrated talks, did one last Tuesday and doing
another on a different theme next Monday and the information and photos I
have received via Google ......... well. Superb. Transfer the information
and pictures to the computer, use the PowerPoint programme and a Projector
and there you have it. :-))

Mike

In article ,
lid says...
On Thu, 6 Nov 2008 22:31:10 -0000, "someone" wrote:


"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
...
You may or may not know I'm well into Family History and thought some
others may have had relatives in or killed during the First World War.
Ancestry.com are allowing free access to the War Records at this time so
you can look them up.
http://landing.ancestry.co.uk/intl/uk/worldwar1.aspx


My dad was in the ANZAC forces during WWI, would you know if they have a
similar site? I'd love to find out more about where his division went.

I found my grandfather and his brother on the site, but other than that they
both fought in France and survived the war their wasn't much useful information.
The record of my grandfather is incomplete. It's odd that the records don't
include a soldier's date of birth.

Mine both lied so it wouldn't help much! I was not able to narrow the
6000 on offer enough to know which was my granddad. But thanks for the
link Bob, I am interested but like Sally not enough to pay the sub!
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

"'Mike'" wrote

My wife's Grandfather has no known grave, but through that site we were
able to find which War Memorial he is listed on, in his case Arras. We
went there and saw the inscription and because of the information, were
able to research what actually happened to him. Almost to what he had for
breakfast the morning he was killed!!

Anyone doing research has a wonderful friend these days ......... Google.
I do Military History themed illustrated talks, did one last Tuesday and
doing another on a different theme next Monday and the information and
photos I have received via Google ......... well. Superb. Transfer the
information and pictures to the computer, use the PowerPoint programme and
a Projector and there you have it. :-))

Unfortunately there is no mention of my wife's Grandfather anywhere except
possibly on the Medals Roll where it just says K in A. But then we don't
know if that was him or not, there are 4 possibilities there anyway, five if
you include he simply disappeared. The National Archives at Kew are no help
either, been there a few times without success.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden

"Martin"
Can you access the National Archives in Kew online?

Only through Ancestry.co.uk or findmypast.com.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden

In message , Martin
writes
On Fri, 7 Nov 2008 11:15:36 -0000, Charlie Pridham

wrote:

In article ,
says...
On Thu, 6 Nov 2008 22:31:10 -0000, "someone" wrote:


"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
...
You may or may not know I'm well into Family History and thought some
others may have had relatives in or killed during the First World War.
Ancestry.com are allowing free access to the War Records at this time so
you can look them up.
http://landing.ancestry.co.uk/intl/uk/worldwar1.aspx


My dad was in the ANZAC forces during WWI, would you know if they have a
similar site? I'd love to find out more about where his division went.

I found my grandfather and his brother on the site, but other than that they
both fought in France and survived the war their wasn't much useful
information.
The record of my grandfather is incomplete. It's odd that the records don't
include a soldier's date of birth.

Mine both lied so it wouldn't help much!

I know my gradfather's brother was 16 when he volunteered. I was interested to
see what the official version of his age was.

I was not able to narrow the
6000 on offer enough to know which was my granddad.

So many Pridhams!
There was only one ambiguity in my case and one of the alternatives
died in 1916
so I knew which was the correct one.

But thanks for the
link Bob, I am interested but like Sally not enough to pay the sub!

me too LOL

Our county library has negotiated access to a bunch of online services
for library members, including Ancestry. Lots are available from home
via the library website, though I think ancestry is one of the ones you
have to go to the library to access from their computers.

My wife has used Ancestry investigating the family tree, she has picked
up some useful info from other people she didn't know but researching
related people from a different direction as it were.
--
Chris French

Bob Hobden wrote:
"Martin"
Can you access the National Archives in Kew online?

Only through Ancestry.co.uk or findmypast.com.


A lot of public libraries now have Ancestry subscriptions, although mine
doesn't exactly publicise the fact. I download census records to a usb
stick and browse at home.

"Bob Hobden" wrote...
You may or may not know I'm well into Family History and thought some
others may have had relatives in or killed during the First World War.
Ancestry.com are allowing free access to the War Records at this time so
you can look them up.
http://landing.ancestry.co.uk/intl/uk/worldwar1.aspx


Seeing as a lot of you are obviously interested in your Family Tree I don't
know if you are aware of the excellent and free (yes free Martin) Family
tree program PAF5 from the Mormons. Easy to use and the more you use it the
more it does.
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp
I bought a program some years ago but prefer this free one.

Also, whilst at first glance findmypast.com is cheaper than ancestry.co.uk I
haven't found that in practice. I have almost exclusively used ancestry. You
are going to have to get duplicate Birth and Marriage certs at £7 each
anyway to prove you have the correct persons (until you get back past 1837)
and the wife's maiden name etc.
--
Regards
Bob Hobden

"someone" wrote in message

My dad was in the ANZAC forces during WWI, would you know if they have a
similar site? I'd love to find out more about where his division went.

I might be worth your while asking this question in the newsgroup
soc.genealogy.australia+nz

It's more likely to have people there who have more of an interest in
researching ANZACS than in a UK gardening group.