FindMyPast updates (5.1.2018)

[TGM]

Received an email indicating Findmypast updated/new data sets available:

 

British Army, British Red Cross Society Volunteers 1914-1918 (described elsewhere on this forum)

 

Ireland Military Pensions and Medals 1916-1922
 

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Explore more than 50,000 Irish military pension and medal records from Military Archives, Defence Forces Ireland. Did your ancestor serve during the Easter Rising or the War of Independence as a member of the Óglaigh na hÉireann, National Army, Irish Republican Army, Irish Volunteers, Irish Citizen Army, or Cumann na mBan? The records will reveal if your ancestor or someone on your ancestor’s behalf applied for a military medal or pension. You will discover your ancestor’s service history.

 

Transcripts may also reveal your ancestor's birth date, death date (if killed), service number, rank, brigade, division, unit or regiment, medal or award, pension claim or address details. Some may even provide extensive details about the individual's service history and may record whether their claim was successful.

 

 

In case you missed it, there is a useful blog called 18 Amazing Additions to Findmypast in 2017

 

 

Edited 6 January , 2018 by TGM

[Chris_Baker]

Aren't they already free of charge via https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/ ?

 

Edited 5 January , 2018 by Chris_Baker

[depaor01]

15 minutes ago, Chris_Baker said:

Aren't they already free of charge via https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/ ?

 

Free through the Defence Forces Archive:

 

http://www.militaryarchives.ie/collections/online-collections/military-service-pensions-collection/search-the-collection

 

 

Dave 

[TGM]

Thanks - the more alternative access sources the better. Findmypast should be freely accessible through public libraries in E&W.

 

My message flags updates/new datasets on FMP.

Edited 6 January , 2018 by TGM

[alf mcm]

The Red Cross Volunteer records are available free here;-

http://www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Who-we-are/History-and-origin/First-World-War/Volunteers-during-WW1

 

Regards,

 

Alf McM

 

[ss002d6252]

For anyone who has used the records set is the RedCross indexing any better than FMP's (generally excellent) indexing ?

 

Craig

[TGM]

38 minutes ago, alf mcm said:

The Red Cross Volunteer records are available free here;-

http://www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Who-we-are/History-and-origin/First-World-War/Volunteers-during-WW1

 

Regards,

 

Alf McM

 

 

Thanks, I used it many years ago, but haven't used the original source recently.

Edited 6 January , 2018 by TGM

[alf mcm]

2 hours ago, ss002d6252 said:

For anyone who has used the records set is the RedCross indexing any better than FMP's (generally excellent) indexing ?

 

Craig

Craig,

  The FMP search results give a transcription of what is on the record cards. The Red Cross results gives what looks like the same transcription, plus images of both sides of the record cards. Some people have more than one record card.

  FMP allows wildcards in searches in the surname section, Red Cross does not.

 

Regards,

 

Alf McM

Edited 6 January , 2018 by alf mcm
edit re wildcards