Guest Posted 14 January , 2017 Share Posted 14 January , 2017 New on Ancestry Training Ship Exmouth Training Ship Records, 1876-1918 Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 1 March , 2017 Share Posted 1 March , 2017 (edited) I don't have worldwide subscription so haven't see these, but, looks like ancestry have added Germany, World War I Casualty Lists, 1914-1917 Deutschland, Verlustlisten im 1. Weltkrieg, 1914-1917 Germany, Navy Casualty Lists, 1914-1917 Deutschland, Verlustlisten der Marine, 1914-1917 Mike Edited 1 March , 2017 by Skipman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 1 March , 2017 Share Posted 1 March , 2017 The German Army casualty lists are available for free here http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Verlustlisten_Erster_Weltkrieg/Projekt The lists on Ancestry are incomplete. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 1 March , 2017 Share Posted 1 March , 2017 Thanks charlie2. I imagine they will be complete on Ancestry at some point, and searchable? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 19 April , 2017 Share Posted 19 April , 2017 These might be useful to someone UK, Military Indexes, 1920-1971 Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 19 April , 2017 Share Posted 19 April , 2017 Thanks Mike for advising. This database sounds like a transcription of the Finding Aid mentioned in the following topic, although no details are given on the Ancestry page as to the actual source. Can anyone confirm? Cheers Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Underdown Posted 20 April , 2017 Share Posted 20 April , 2017 The reference to the Open Government Licence suggests that is the case. I've seen mention that the MoD records team were offering some sort of lookups at the recent Who Do You Think You Are Live event recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 20 April , 2017 Share Posted 20 April , 2017 (edited) Thanks for your comments David. Cheers Maureen Edited 20 April , 2017 by Maureene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justinth Posted 21 April , 2017 Share Posted 21 April , 2017 I have also posted in the original thread but yes it does come from the information supplied in response to my 2014 Freedom of Information request. Best Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 29 July , 2017 Share Posted 29 July , 2017 New on Ancestry, well, Fold3. UK, Royal Air Force Airmen Records, 1918-1940 They can stick Fold3 up their **** and I'm not the oly one who thinks that Click Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clk Posted 29 July , 2017 Share Posted 29 July , 2017 Hi, Not that much use to our period of study either I suspect, especially as FMP already have... Regards Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 20 November , 2017 Share Posted 20 November , 2017 UK, Absent Voter Lists, 1918-1925, 1939 Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 20 November , 2017 Share Posted 20 November , 2017 6 minutes ago, Skipman said: UK, Absent Voter Lists, 1918-1925, 1939 Mike Mike-I am away from home- base. Does Ancestry give any total for the number of items in this source ?. I have been watching trolley loads of electoral registers go hither and thither at BL for some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 20 November , 2017 Share Posted 20 November , 2017 I don't see a figure. Here's some examples UK, Absent Voter Lists, 1918-1925, 1939 Bedfordshire Birmingham Dorset London Borough of Hammersmith-Parliamentary division Fulham East and West. 1920 London Borough of Islington 1919 Autumn London Borough of Lewisham 1918 London Borough of Southwark 1918 London Borough of Tower Hamlets - Bermondsay and Bethnal Green 1920 London Borough of Wandsworth 1918 1919 Tyne and Wear 1920 Autumn, 1920 Spring. 1921 Autumn 1921 Spring for example this has (34 pages) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 20 November , 2017 Share Posted 20 November , 2017 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Skipman said: UK, Absent Voter Lists, 1918-1925, 1939 Frustratingly it seems to be under 'Census and Electoral Rolls', not 'Military' records and given the vagueness of Ancestry's search engine I can see problems. Edit seems to work in Military ! Edited 20 November , 2017 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyO Posted 20 November , 2017 Share Posted 20 November , 2017 The London Borough of Wandsworth AVLs are not complete sadly and do not cover Battersea as I discovered recently when trying to establish my GGF's RGA unit. Neither London Metropolitan Archive (who supplied this to Ancestry) or Wandsworth Heritage Services were aware that these no longer existed and don't know what happened to them. 😢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 20 November , 2017 Share Posted 20 November , 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, PaddyO said: The London Borough of Wandsworth AVLs are not complete sadly and do not cover Battersea as I discovered recently when trying to establish my GGF's RGA unit. Neither London Metropolitan Archive (who supplied this to Ancestry) or Wandsworth Heritage Services were aware that these no longer existed and don't know what happened to them. 😢 Have you tried the listing of electoral registers from the British Library? (Seems to be the base for the new digitisation projects). Or Surrey Record Centre?? It is a long shot but can pay off from time to time- try asking your local electoral registration office-which should be part of your local LB Wandsworth services. It is just possible that they may hold older electoral registers for the area. PS- Electoral Registers are held in extenso by the British Library but are not listed in it's online catalogue. There is a good online listing on the BL website: Parliamentary Constituencies and their Registers Since 1832 (PDF format).] This shows that the British Library does hold Battersea electoral registers for 1918. Hope that helps Mike Edited 20 November , 2017 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyO Posted 21 November , 2017 Share Posted 21 November , 2017 Thanks Mike, I did look through this list previously but am I reading it incorrectly? I see it listing Battersea under period of existence covering 1918 but not in BL Holdings for that year so I had assumed they don't have them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGM Posted 22 November , 2017 Share Posted 22 November , 2017 Useful description too: Quote About UK, Absent Voter Lists, 1918-1925, 1939 The 1916 Representation of the People Act ruled that members of the armed forces should be listed in separate registers under the constituencies in which they normally lived. The Absent Voter Lists enabled servicemen and women to vote by proxy or by postal application, when away from home on active service. They record the civilian address of the absent voter, but more importantly they give service numbers and regimental details. Absent voter lists can be a valuable resource if you are trying to trace details of a First World War soldier. They often record the individual’s regiment, number and rank at the time, as well as his home address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 22 November , 2017 Share Posted 22 November , 2017 On 11/21/2017 at 08:27, PaddyO said: Thanks Mike, I did look through this list previously but am I reading it incorrectly? I see it listing Battersea under period of existence covering 1918 but not in BL Holdings for that year so I had assumed they don't have them? Yes, it's a nuisance that has misled me before- having an online union catalogue-then tucking away in the small print that it does not contain electoral registers. You may be pleasantly surprised!! Good hunting- If you cannot get to BL, then I can at least get the Battersea registers for 1918 when I am next there and see if they have an AVL section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyO Posted 23 November , 2017 Share Posted 23 November , 2017 12 hours ago, voltaire60 said: Good hunting- If you cannot get to BL, then I can at least get the Battersea registers for 1918 when I am next there and see if they have an AVL section Thanks Mike that would be fantastic as its a bit too far for me. If you're running ahead of schedule while you're there (😬 no worries if not) the soldier in question is Joseph Massey of 8 Sterndale Road. In the 1919 register (which LMA do keep for Battersea and is on Ancestry) that road is listed as Polling District A, No.1 Nine Elms Ward. I have checked with Lambeth Archive in case since the modern day Nine Elms area is mostly in their borough but they say (and Wandsworth do agree) that this road (now called Condell Rd) correctly falls with Wandsworth Borough. Thanks for anything you ascertain if and when! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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