Findmypast new dataset: British Red Cross & Order Of St John Enquiry List

[MaureenE]

Findmypast, pay website, has recently added a new dataset

"British Red Cross & Order Of St John Enquiry List, Wounded & Missing, 1914-1919"

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/british-red-cross-and-order-of-st-john-enquiry-list-wounded-and-missing-1914-1919

sourced from information from Naval & Military Press.

 

What is probably the same dataset is currently available on the pay website Fold3.

 

There is more about these records on the FIBIS Fibiwiki page British Army, section Records/Other sources/WW1 British Red Cross & Order Of St John Enquiry Lists For Wounded And Missing

https://wiki.fibis.org/w/British_Army#WW1_British_Red_Cross_.26_Order_Of_St_John_Enquiry_Lists_For_Wounded_And_Missing

 

The main advantage appears to be that there are usually regimental details not generally available elsewhere, such as Battery number for Royal Artillery soldiers, and Company details for Infantry soldiers.

 

Also Findmypast has also added a database currently available elsewhere for free,  "British Armed Forces Soldiers' Wills 1850-1986" 

 

See  the FIBIS Fibiwiki page British Army, section Records/Other sources/Soldiers’ wills https://wiki.fibis.org/w/British_Army#Soldiers.E2.80.99_wills

 

Cheers

Maureen

 

 

 

 

[John(txic)]

Had the same e-mail myself, Maureene.

 

What it doesn't say is that if you search for a Soldier's Will, it takes you to the GRO webpage - and it costs £1.50 a go to order a copy.  I've taken a punt on one to see what I get for the money.

[Chris_Baker]

The same database (for the wills) has been available free of charge for quite some years now: https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#soldiers

 

The wills of Irish soldiers are available, including a downloadable copy of the will, free of charge: http://soldierswills.nationalarchives.ie/search/sw/home.jsp

 

The wills of Scottish soldiers are available (fee) via Scotlands People.

 

 

Edited 21 November , 2020 by Chris_Baker

[Keith_history_buff]

I'm late seeing this among some FMP search results. Thank you, Maureen, for your comments on this recently available prisoner of war dataset.

 

Best wishes

Keith