Comments on: World War I sacrifices at sea http://blogs.ancestry.com/uk/2011/04/08/world-war-i-sacrifices-at-sea/ The official Ancestry.co.uk blog Sun, 02 Jun 2013 01:35:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Olive Hughes http://blogs.ancestry.com/uk/2011/04/08/world-war-i-sacrifices-at-sea/#comment-1062 Olive Hughes Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:21:35 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/uk/?p=2100#comment-1062 The Merchant Navy were equally brave and had just as many losses in WW1 without half the recognition. The Merchant Navy were equally brave and had just as many losses in WW1 without half the recognition.

]]> By: Tina http://blogs.ancestry.com/uk/2011/04/08/world-war-i-sacrifices-at-sea/#comment-1047 Tina Sat, 09 Apr 2011 16:54:23 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/uk/?p=2100#comment-1047 Will there be any records like these for World War 2? Will there be any records like these for World War 2?

]]> By: Chagoi http://blogs.ancestry.com/uk/2011/04/08/world-war-i-sacrifices-at-sea/#comment-1044 Chagoi Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:17:25 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/uk/?p=2100#comment-1044    The description of this database says, "Names of Royal Navy and Royal Marine officers who died in The Great War are listed in this database" and yet the ranks of the men include stoker, pte, band master 2nd class, engineman, AB, deck hand, trimmer, boy servant, 2nd cooks mate, etc. Surely these are "other ranks", not officers — or am I missing something?   
The description of this database says, “Names of Royal Navy and Royal Marine officers who died in The Great War are listed in this database” and yet the ranks of the men include stoker, pte, band master 2nd class, engineman, AB, deck hand, trimmer, boy servant, 2nd cooks mate, etc.

Surely these are “other ranks”, not officers — or am I missing something?

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