Shoulder to shoulder with all who serve – the history of Remembrance
By Alisha Chapman, The Royal British Legion Whilst most people are aware of The Royal British Legion, fewer know the fascinating stories that make up our history and shape what we do today. As a charity, we are often asked what the significance of the poppy is to Remembrance and how the Two Minute Silence came… Read more
Dulce et decorum est…
November and the run up to Remembrance Sunday is always a time for reflection. This is particularly so at Ancestry as we try to make records available at this time of year, which help people connect to their ancestors’ military history. Notable releases over the last few years have been the definitive UK World War… Read more
My father and the story of the last WW1 Silver War Badge ever rewarded
AUTHORED BY PETER GIBBINS – ANCESTRY.CO.UK MEMBER When one evening the Ancestry search engine returned a link to some newly released military documents, I did not know that it was about to lead me on an amazing journey of discovery about my family history and the priceless pleasure of reuniting many living members of our… Read more
Why my Great Grandfather George was one of the WWI heroes
Search and view British Army Service and Pension records and Medal Index Rolls FREE until midnight GMT on 14th November. I have always known quite a bit about my Grandfathers’ service in WWII but I always assumed that none of my Great Grandfathers had fought in WWI as I had never been told anything about… Read more
I’ve found my WWI military heroes, now find yours free!
I’m pleased to say that the British Army WWI Service, Pension and Medal Index Rolls collections are now free to view! Find out more and search these free collections. This week our blog will be featuring a series of military themed articles – so make sure you come back and see what’s new each day.… Read more
Our Biggest Announcement of the year (Part 2)
In August we launched our biggest collection of the Year – the UK National Probate Calendar – online for the first time ever. Here at ‘Ancestry Towers’ we were understandably excited and, ahead of the formal announcement (and careful to keep the exact record collection being launched a secret), we first relayed news about ‘our… Read more
Military records announcement!
We’re excited to announce that from 7th -14th November 2010, you can search and view the original historical documents from our three most-used military collections completely free. We’re making the following collections free- – British Army WWI Service Records, 1914–1920 – British Army WWI Pension Records, 1914-1920 – British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards,… Read more
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