I received this information from Findmypast today:
Millions of new military records to explore this
Remember all of your wartime ancestors this weekend with millions of new records
Britain, First World War Campaign Medals
Over 6.5 million new records have been added to Findmypast this week, in the form of this brand-new collection. It contains the names of men and women who were awarded campaign medals during the First World War. You’ll typically find their name, rank, regiment or unit, medals awarded, theatre of war, and any additional notes.
Cheshire, Macclesfield WW1 Hospital Records
This second new collection includes 1,880 hospital records from Macclesfield in Cheshire, covering the years 1914 to 1918. The transcripts include a name, birth year, event date, place, and details such as rank, service number, regiment and unit or corps, plus an admission and discharge date.
Crimean War Casualties
Rounding off the trio of new military records is an update to Crimean War Casualties for 1853-1856. The 5,893 new records can include a name, date, soldier number, rank, regiment, in addition to a description of the casualty and the action it was caused by.
Newspapers
Did your ancestors make the news? One new title, updates to a further four, and 138,191 new pages make up this week’s newspaper release.
New titles:
- Ulster Star, 1957-1987, 1989-1999
- Belfast News-Letter, 1994
- Mid-Ulster Mail, 1922, 1926, 1938, 1941, 1943, 1949, 1952-1957, 1978, 1985-1986, 1990, 1996-1998
- Western Evening Herald, 1988
- South Wales Daily Post, 1995
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