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WW1 Military Records

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patrice

patrice Report 9 Dec 2012 18:43

I am a platinum member and have just signed up to military records only to find that I cannot trace the person who I know fought from 1914 to 1918 and received 2 medals. Why is this? Should I have subscribed elsewhere?

Researching:
Astell,Pike,Euesden,Ross Sheffield,London

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 9 Dec 2012 18:53

They are on Ancestry

Researching:
Think the picture says it all.

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 9 Dec 2012 18:59

The other thing to bear in mind is that around 65% of WW1 records were destroyed during WW2

Researching:
Current avatar is Marie-Celeste de Villentroy

patrice

patrice Report 9 Dec 2012 19:01

Thank you GlitterBaby.

Researching:
Astell,Pike,Euesden,Ross Sheffield,London

Potty

Potty Report 9 Dec 2012 21:20

His medal records should be on Ancestry or on the National Archives site - did he survive the war?

Reggie

Reggie Report 9 Dec 2012 22:28

Bear in mind that GR do not have any records which aren't taken from other sites...........mainly FMP, which is owned by the same parent company

That's why hardly anyone uses the site for research............but merely for the message boards, which are its main value

Researching:
I am in no way related to anyone for whom I do lookups To acknowledge any info I may post, please do NOT click on my name. There is a large white box entitled 'Add your reply' for the purpose.

Reggie

Reggie Report 9 Dec 2012 22:29

Didn't you ask a similar question previously?

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I am in no way related to anyone for whom I do lookups To acknowledge any info I may post, please do NOT click on my name. There is a large white box entitled 'Add your reply' for the purpose.