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FamilySearch Adds UK World War I Service Records

03-04-2013 03:40PM

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Ponster

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Just spotted on their blog

FamilySearch has added 23.9 million indexed records and images this week with new browsable image collections from Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, England, Italy, Mexico, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 19,206,333 images from the new United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920, collection, the 2,005,113 index records from the United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, collection, and the 930,622 index records from the U.S., New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1925-1942, collection. See the table below for the full list of updates. Search these diverse collections and more than 3.5 billion other records for free at FamilySearch.org.

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#2 03-04-2013 10:01PM

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Thanks for that. I checked the UK records and wouldn't you know it, the first two letters of the name I'm searching for aren't on the list. Does this mean that the list is complete and my name just isn't there, or would you say there are more names to be added?

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#3 03-04-2013 10:18PM

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Also jumps the name I've some interest in, gets down to BRAxxx and then starts again at BROxxx - not much use for Breen, which I know there isn't just the one of.

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#4 03-04-2013 10:32PM

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MYOB wrote: »

Also jumps the name I've some interest in, gets down to BRAxxx and then starts again at BROxxx - not much use for Breen, which I know there isn't just the one of.

112 of them. Generally people here will look stuff up if you give us more details but the guys over in the WW1 forum (Research a Soldier thread) know about more resources available than I do.

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