Fold 3 "New" British Commonwealth Collection

[rolt968]

As an ancestry user (I assume), I am being offered free access to Fold3 this weekend. I followed the link to see what there is. The list given is:

• Australia WWI Service Records
• British Army Lists
• British Army WWI Service Records
• Distinguished Conduct Medal Citations
• Military Books
• U.K. Navy Lists
• British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards
• Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Admission & Discharge Records
• Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Soldier Service Record
• Royal Hospital Kilmainham Pensioner Records (Ireland)
• U.K. WWI War Diaries (France, Belgium, and Germany)
• U.K. WWI War Diaries (Gallipoli-Dardanelles)

Plus many more.

There seem to be a lot of sources which are already on ancestry or freely available elsewhere.  Can anyone with Fold3 access confirm that there is a bit more?

 

Roger M

[TEW]

As you say, some of the above list are already available with ancestry subscription. Not sure why MICs/Diaries are available on both other than they want a subscription to both.

 

I think with Fold3 records you have to create a separate Fold3 account to get free access this weekend. I certainly can't access Fold3 only records via ancestry subscription.

TEW

[rolt968]

8 hours ago, TEW said:

As you say, some of the above list are already available with ancestry subscription. Not sure why MICs/Diaries are available on both other than they want a subscription to both.

 

I think with Fold3 records you have to create a separate Fold3 account to get free access this weekend. I certainly can't access Fold3 only records via ancestry subscription.

TEW

 You are correct. You do have to create a Fold3 account.

Roger M

[TEW]

I've been browsing the Fold3 collection and there seems to be plenty of interesting collections. Look under WWI and International.

 

EG Queen's Canadian Military Hospital; Admin & Discharges 1914-1919, Transfers & Death Certs.

 

I just hope they don't start migrating the duplicated collections eg MICs, Service/Pension across to Fold3.

 

TEW

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44 minutes ago, TEW said:

I've been browsing the Fold3 collection and there seems to be plenty of interesting collections. Look under WWI and International.

 

EG Queen's Canadian Military Hospital; Admin & Discharges 1914-1919, Transfers & Death Certs.

 

I just hope they don't start migrating the duplicated collections eg MICs, Service/Pension across to Fold3.

 

TEW

I fear that is the way they are heading.

 

Craig