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Offline Sooziecats

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Link : Online WW1 index and records USA
« on: Monday 14 November 05 08:24 GMT (UK) »
Hi, I have just recieved the following in an email - may help sone of you out.

Ancestry has completed indexing and digitizing nearly 24 million World War One Draft Registration Cards (1917-1918). To celebrate they are offering free access to this database with registration (your name and email address) from November 12-25, 2005. To take advantage of this
offer you must go to the webpage below and click on the WWI Draft Cards link near the top...

Online World War I Indexes & Records - USA

http://www.militaryindexes.com/worldwarone

Sue B
Herefordshire - Wanklyn (all variations)
Herefordshire - Preece
Gloucestershire - Bayliss
Gloucestershire - Creese
Gloucestershire - Johnson
Gloucestershire - Emerson


Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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Re: Online WW1 index and records
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 12 February 06 23:38 GMT (UK) »
how do i find english soldiers this web site seems to be american i only know the name not rank or regiment how can i find these

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Re: Online WW1 index and records
« Reply #2 on: Monday 13 February 06 10:47 GMT (UK) »
Hi Sue

It is only US Draft records.  You need to search the NA for UK records.

Yours aye
Paul
Searching for WENLOCK, DEAKIN, MATTHEWS, CHEW & CHURM.

Researcher of Boer War & WW1 history of the Royal Berkshire Regiment, Oxfordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars) & Berkshire Yeomanry.

Trustee of the Oxfordshire Yeomanry Trust http://sites.google.com/site/oxfordshireyeomanry
Soldiers of Oxfordshire http://www.sofo.org.uk
& The Berkshire Yeomanry Museum Trust