Thursday, March 23, 2023

Findmypast Friday: Explore Stories of Military Ancestors

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Explore stories of military ancestors this Findmypast Friday


This brand-new collection includes over 60,000 enrolment forms for those who enlisted in the British Army in South Africa during the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902. Typically, these detail-rich transcriptions will include a name, nationality, trade, regiment, next of kin and the next of kin’s address.


A further 41,023 records have been added to this existing collection and cover the period of the Anglo-Boer War and the First World War. You’ll normally find a name, regiment, regimental number, year of birth, and birthplace in these records, which include three different types: medals, orders and rank, and a file index.


85,011 new records have been added to this set, which includes series such as 1918 Prisoners of War, Register of Recruits 1914-1917, and Boer War Medals 1901-1903. You’ll usually be able to learn an ancestor’s name, regiment, regimental number, rank, birthplace and birth year.


Newspaper publishing returns with a bang this week, with 1.6 million new pages, four new titles, and updates to a further 54.

New titles:
  • Camberley News, 1987-1988
  • Grimsby Target, 1986-1992
  • Luton on Sunday, 1997
  • Wrexham Mail, 1993
Updated titles:

  • Airdrie & Coatbridge World, 1994, 1996
  • Ayrshire World, 1993
  • Beaconsfield Advertiser, 1995
  • Birkenhead News, 1995
  • Bridgend & Ogwr Herald & Post, 1993
  • Bristol Evening Post, 1998
  • Bristol Times and Mirror, 1912
  • Buckinghamshire Advertiser, 1998
  • Caernarvon & Denbigh Herald, 1993
  • Cardiff Post, 1995
  • Chatham Standard, 1993, 1996
  • Chertsey & Addlestone Leader, 1994
  • Derby Daily Telegraph, 1996-1997
  • Dumfries and Galloway Standard, 1897
  • Dunmow Observer, 1996
  • East Kilbride News, 1993
  • East Sussex Focus, 1991
  • Farnborough News, 1988
  • Fulham Chronicle, 1999
  • Glamorgan Gazette, 1992-1993
  • Grimsby Daily Telegraph, 1924-1928, 1933, 1935-1938, 1940-1949, 1951-1953, 1955-1964, 1967, 1969, 1975-1979, 1985
  • Hamilton World, 1993-1994
  • Hammersmith & Shepherds Bush Gazette, 1998
  • Hinckley Free Press, 1897
  • Hoylake & West Kirby News, 1993-1994, 1996
  • Leicester Advertiser, 1850
  • Lincoln Target, 1998
  • Lincolnshire Echo, 1996
  • Llanelli Star, 1993, 1995
  • Manchester Evening News, 1980-1981, 1995, 1998
  • Middlesex Chronicle, 1973-1976, 1978-1979, 1981, 1983-1984
  • Neath Guardian, 1989
  • New Observer (Bristol), 1993
  • Northwich Chronicle, 1997, 1999
  • Nottingham Guardian, 1863, 1889, 1910
  • Nottingham Recorder, 1999
  • Pinner Observer, 1995
  • Rhondda Leader, 1993
  • Rhyl, Prestatyn Visitor, 1993
  • Rossendale Free Press, 1993
  • Rutherglen Reformer, 1996
  • Salford City Reporter, 1887, 1993
  • Sandwell Evening Mail, 1997
  • South Wales Echo, 1999
  • St. Neots Weekly News, 1996, 1998
  • Staines & Egham News, 1993-1996
  • Strathearn Herald, 1997
  • Uxbridge Leader, 1998
  • Vale Advertiser, 1997
  • Wales on Sunday, 1993-1995
  • Wembley Observer, 1993, 1995
  • Western Daily Press, 1997, 1999
  • Widnes Weekly News and District Reporter, 1999
  • Wishaw World, 1993-1994, 1997

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