Tracing Your First World War Ancestors

Author : Simon Fowler
Publisher : Pen and Sword Family History
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-09
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781399000406

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Tracing Your First World War Ancestors by Simon Fowler Pdf

The First World War was perhaps the most traumatic event of the Twentieth Century. Millions of men, women and children were affected by it. And it still has a resonance today more than a hundred years after the Armistice. This guide offers a simple, yet comprehensive, guide to researching the men and women from Britain - and its dominions and colonies - who took part in the First World War either at the front or at home It is an accessible, up-to-date and expert introduction to get you on your way and to answer those questions you might come across during your researches. In a straightforward, easy-to-follow style the book introduces readers to the multitude of sources they can use to explore the history of the First World War for themselves. In a series of short, instructive chapters the book takes the reader through the process of researching ancestors who served during the First World War providing short cuts and background information as required. The book covers the key sources, including the National Archives and the many online sites that researchers can turn to. It also covers records of casualties, munitions workers, conscientious objectors and service personnel from the British Dominions.

Author : Simon Fowler
Publisher : Pen and Sword Family History
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 139900039X

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Tracing Your First World War Ancestors - Second Edition by Simon Fowler Pdf

The First World War was perhaps the most traumatic event of the Twentieth Century. Millions of men, women and children were affected by it. And it still has a resonance today more than a hundred years after the Armistice. This guide offers a simple, yet comprehensive, guide to researching the men and women from Britain - and its dominions and colonies - who took part in the First World War either at the front or at home It is an accessible, up-to-date and expert introduction to get you on your way and to answer those questions you might come across during your researches. In a straightforward, easy-to-follow style the book introduces readers to the multitude of sources they can use to explore the history of the First World War for themselves. In a series of short, instructive chapters the book takes the reader through the process of researching ancestors who served during the First World War providing short cuts and background information as required. The book covers the key sources, including the National Archives and the many online sites that researchers can turn to. It also covers records of casualties, munitions workers, conscientious objectors and service personnel from the British Dominions.

Author : Sarah Paterson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : OCLC:815944163

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Tracing Your Prisoner of War Ancestors by Sarah Paterson Pdf

Author : Simon Fowler
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-19
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781473876804

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Tracing your Great War Ancestors: The Somme by Simon Fowler Pdf

If you want to find out about an ancestor who served on the Somme during the First World War during the Battle of the Somme in 1916 or at any time during the fighting in this sector of the Western Front this book is the ideal guide. It provides practical information and advice on how to conduct your research. It will help you to discover when and where your ancestors served and give you an insight into his experience of the war. It is also a fascinating introduction to researching the Great War as a whole.Simon Fowler outlines the course of the fighting on the Somme, introducing the many historical resources that you can use to explore the history for yourself. He identifies the key sources for family historians, including at The National Archives and Imperial War Museum and the many online sites that researchers can turn to. There is also advice on the literature, archives, museums and monuments that may help you to gain an insight into your ancestor's story.

Author : Simon Fowler
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-28
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781473852334

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Tracing your Great War Ancestors: Ypres by Simon Fowler Pdf

Do you have an ancestor who served at Ypres in the First World War, during the four years in which the city was in the front line? Perhaps you have thought of visiting the battlefields nearby and the monuments that commemorate them, and want to find out exactly where your ancestor served and what part he played in the four great battles that took place there?So many British soldiers served in Flanders during the long struggle to defend the Ypres Salient and to break out of it that there is a good chance that your ancestor was there at some stage of the war. This practical and informative handbook is an ideal guide to the struggle for the city and the stories of the men who took part in it. It is also a fascinating introduction to researching the Great War as a whole.Simon Fowler outlines the course of the fighting around the city and he introduces the most important historical resources that you can use to explore the history for yourself. The book identifies the key sources for family historians, including at The National Archives and the Imperial War Museum, together with the many resources online that researchers can turn to. There is also advice on the literature, archives, museums and monuments that may help you to gain an insight into your ancestor's story.

Author : Mike Paterson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : British
ISBN : OCLC:717176072

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How to Trace Your First World War Ancestors by Mike Paterson Pdf

Author : Sarah Paterson
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-19
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781783376582

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Tracing Your Prisoner of War Ancestors by Sarah Paterson Pdf

The experience of civilian internees and British prisoners of war in German and Turkish hands during the First World War is one of the least well-known and least researched aspects of the history of the conflict. The same applies to prisoners of war and internees held in the UK. Yet, as Sarah Paterson shows in this authoritative handbook, a wide-range of detailed and revealing information is available if you know where to look for it.Briefly she outlines the course of the campaigns in which British servicemen were captured, and she describes how they were treated and the conditions they endured. She locates the camps they were taken to and explains how they were run. She also shows how this emotive and neglected subject can be researched - how archives and records can be used to track down individual prisoners and uncover something of the lives they led in captivity.Her work will be an essential introduction for readers who are keen to get an insight into the experience of a POW or an internee during the First World War, and it will be an invaluable guide for anyone who is trying to trace an ancestor who was captured.

Author : Simon Fowler
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-19
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781844686681

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Tracing Your Army Ancestors by Simon Fowler Pdf

This well-known author has produced yet another excellent guide for researching ancestors who have served in the Army. The book is an ideal text for reference when investigating army personnel. Military Archive Research.comA splendid publication with a great deal of valuable information. Michael Brooker, Guild of Battlefield GuidesWhether you are interested in the career of an individual officer, researching medals awarded to a soldier, or just want to know more about a particular battle or campaign, this book will point you in the right direction. Assuming the reader has no prior knowledge of the British Army, its history or organization, Simon Fowler explains what records survive, where they are to be found and how they can help you in your research. He shows how to make the best use of the increasing number of related resources to be found online, and he pays particular attention to explaining the records and the reasons behind their creation, as this information can be very important in understanding how these documents can help your research.

Author : Debra M Dudek
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1098769309

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World War I Genealogy Research Guide by Debra M Dudek Pdf

2nd EditionNew and expanded!Gathering information on your World War I ancestors is easier than you think! This guide outlines a straightforward strategy to find military service information from a variety of online resources and physical depositories. Special topics include women's records, a state specific resource guide, naturalization records, alien registration files, and a quick guide to Canadian military World War I resources.

Author : Simon Fowler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : OCLC:1256737006

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Tracing Your Great War Ancestors : Gallipoli by Simon Fowler Pdf

"Do you have an ancestor who served in the Gallipoli campaign in the First World War? Perhaps you have thought of visiting the battlefields in Turkey and the monuments that commemorate them, and want to find out exactly where and when your ancestor served and what part he played in the landings and the fighting that followed? This practical and informative handbook is an ideal guide to the struggle for the Gallipoli peninsula and the stories of the men who took part in it. Simon Fowler outlines the course of the campaign and introduces the many historical resources that you can use to explore the history for yourself. He identifies the key sources for family historians, including The National Archives in Britain, the Australian War Memorial, and other sources in Australia and New Zealand and the many websites that researchers can turn to, and he gives advice on the literature, archives, museums and monuments that may help you to gain an insight into your ancestor's story."--Back cover.

Author : Simon Fowler
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-28
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781473851887

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Tracing Your Great War Ancestors: Gallipoli by Simon Fowler Pdf

Do you have an ancestor who served in the Gallipoli campaign in the First World War? Perhaps you have thought of visiting the battlefields in Turkey and the monuments that commemorate them, and want to find out exactly where and when your ancestor served and what part he played in the landings and the fighting that followed? This practical and informative handbook is an ideal guide to the struggle for the Gallipoli peninsula and the stories of the men who took part in it. Simon Fowler outlines the course of the campaign and introduces the many historical resources that you can use to explore the history for yourself. He identifies the key sources for family historians, including The National Archives in Britain, the Australian War Memorial, and other sources in Australia and New Zealand and the many websites that researchers can turn to, and he gives advice on the literature, archives, museums and monuments that may help you to gain an insight into your ancestor's story.

Author : Stuart Hadaway
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473897274

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Tracing Your Great War Ancestors: The Egypt & Palestine Campaigns by Stuart Hadaway Pdf

Tracing Your Great War Ancestors: The Egypt and Palestine Campaigns is the first book explicitly aimed at helping the descendants of those who fought in this part of the Middle East find out more about their ancestors actions, experiences and achievements. Their wartime lives were very different to those who served on the Western Front, and yet have never before been explored from this angle.Hundreds of thousands of British and Imperial troops fought in the Western Desert, Sinai Desert, Palestine, the Jordan Valley and Syria. They served in conditions quite unlike those more familiarly faced in France and Flanders, with everyday challenges to survival including the heat, lack of water, hostile wildlife and rampant disease. The fighting too was of a different character, with more open, sweeping campaigns across desert and mountains, and comparatively little systematic trench warfare.As well as giving the reader a vivid impression of the experience of wartime service in the region, Stuart Hadaways handbook provides a guide to the main sources, archives and websites that researchers can consult to get an insight into their ancestors role and their contribution to the war effort.

Author : Simon Fowler
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-28
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781473823686

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Tracing Your Great War Ancestors: The Gallipoli Campaign by Simon Fowler Pdf

Do you have an ancestor who served in the Gallipoli campaign in the First World War? Perhaps you have thought of visiting the battlefields in Turkey and the monuments that commemorate them, and want to find out exactly where and when your ancestor served and what part he played in the landings and the fighting that followed? This practical and informative handbook is an ideal guide to the struggle for the Gallipoli peninsula and the stories of the men who took part in it. ??Simon Fowler outlines the course of the campaign and introduces the many historical resources that you can use to explore the history for yourself. He identifies the key sources for family historians, including The National Archives in Britain, the Australian War Memorial, and other sources in Australia and New Zealand and the many websites that researchers can turn to, and he gives advice on the literature, archives, museums and monuments that may help you to gain an insight into your ancestor's story.

Author : Jane Marchese Robinson
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-30
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781473886216

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Tracing Your Boer War Ancestors by Jane Marchese Robinson Pdf

The Boer War took place between 1899 and 1902, just 15 years before the start of the First World War. Some 180,00 Britons , mainly volunteers , traveled 6,000 miles to fight and die in boiling conditions on the veld and atop ‘kopjes’. Of the over 20,000 who died more than half suffered enteric, an illness consequent on insanitary water. This book will act as an informative research guide for those seeking to discover and uncover the stories of the men who fought and the families they left behind. It will look in particular at the kind of support the men received if they were war injured and that offered to the families of the bereaved. Some pensions were available to regular soldiers and the Patriotic Fund, a charitable organization , had been resurrected at the beginning of the conflict. However for those who did not fit these categories the Poor Law was the only support available at the time. The book will explore a variety of research materials such as: contemporary national and local newspapers; military records via websites and directly through regimental archives; census, electoral, marriage and death records; records at the National Archives including the Book of Wounds from the Boer War, the Transvaal Widows’ Fund and others.

Author : Simon Fowler
Publisher : Countryside Books (GB)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1853069361

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Tracing Your Second World War Ancestors by Simon Fowler Pdf

This book is designed to help both the complete novice and the more experienced researcher to find out what sources are available and where and how they can be accessed. They include The National Archives at Kew, the Imperial War Museum and Regimental Museums.