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Offline *Sandra*

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Ancestry................ Remembrance Day Free Access
« on: Wednesday 08 November 17 13:55 GMT (UK) »


Access to the records in the featured collections will start on 10 November and be free until 13 November, 2017 at 23:59 BST.

Which of your family members served in WWI? To what regiments were they attached? Were they following in the footsteps of other military ancestors?

Answer these questions and any others you have about the soldiers in your family with four days of free access to all our UK military records starting this Friday.

Sandra
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Re: Ancestry................ Remembrance Day Free Access
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 08 November 17 15:28 GMT (UK) »
... and FindMyPast free offer has already begun:

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/military-records/


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Re: Ancestry................ Remembrance Day Free Access
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 08 November 17 16:00 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Sandra and Gadget.

Judy
Blair, Marshall, Williamson - Ayrshire, Wigtownshire
Saxton, Sketchley - Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire
Brown, Green - Rutland
Hawker, Malone, Bradbury, Arnott, Turner, Woodings, Blakemore, Upton, Merricks - Warwickshire, Staffordshire
Silvers, Dudley, Worcs
Deakin - Staffordshire

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Re: Ancestry................ Remembrance Day Free Access
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 09 November 17 11:32 GMT (UK) »
The Ancestry scheme does, as expected, include records on Fold3, which is usually an extra subscription.
Looking at ALSTON in south Ribble area, ALSTEAD and DONBAVAND/DUNBABIN etc. everywhere, HOWCROFT and MARSH in Bolton and Westhoughton, PICKERING in the Whitehaven area.

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Re: Ancestry................ Remembrance Day Free Access
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 09 November 17 12:29 GMT (UK) »


oohh didn't know about FindMyPast, thanks for the info Gadget :D :D
Paylet, Pallatt, Morris (Russia, UK) Burke, Hillery, Page, Rumsey, Stevens, Tyne/Thynne(UK)  Landman, van Rooyen, Tyne, Stevens, Rumsey, Visagie, Nell (South Africa)

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Re: Ancestry................ Remembrance Day Free Access
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 09 November 17 13:14 GMT (UK) »
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