Free Access on Ancestry UK from 8th to 12th November

[Nic.]

I’ve just seen a tweet from Ancestry UK saying:

“Explore your WWI connection with Free Access to 1.8 billion wartime records this #Remembrance weekend. Use census, military, electoral, occupation, education & parish registers to learn about your ancestors“

 

[rosie99]

Also mentioned here

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=803259.

[ozlady]

i tried to access this about half an hour ago (8am Oz time). Gave up after waiting 10 mins or so to load. Will try again later, after bathing two large very muddy dogs!

[jc26red]

Just seen this “new”? Dataset but it doesn’t seem to be available on the free uk weekend

UK, WWI Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923, released from Western Front Association... seems to be on Ancestry.com (US site) but not free

https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=61588

There are a couple of records on there I have found but cannot view... can anyone check to see if it’s available with a sub or do I need a fold 3 sub too

Austin Langford Creed and George William Burdett

Thanks

[*Sandra*]

Usually Fold 3

Austin Langford Creed - 1886 - Rank Rfm (Deceased)
Residence Place Parkston Dorset - Military Service Region South West, England
Discharge Date:   24 Apr 1919 - Service Number 591859 - Regiment London
Title Pension Record Cards - Description Pension Record Ledger - Reference Number 8/MC/2245
C/O Mrs Gibson The Snellling, Parkstone Avenue. Parkstone. Dorset.
Gunshot wound rt forearm & rest 
pulmonary tuberculois

In pencil :- Man died 4/7/20

Left hand margin a list of dates in pencil.

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

George William Burdett- 1896 - Rank   Pte - Residence Place Countesthorpe Leicestershire
Military Service Region North Midlands, England
Discharge Date:   21 Aug 1917 - Service Number 18190 - Regiment Leicester
Title:   Pension Record Cards - Description Pension Record Ledger - Reference Number 7/MB/8298
Central Street Countesthorpe Leicestershire -
G S W Rt Forearm - G S W (net word over written and could be) Head/Hand.
State whether attributed oraggravated by service or non attributable :-  Attrib

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Or George William Burdett - Rank Pte
Residence Place Edge Hill, Liverpool - Military Service Region North West, England
Service Number 26775 - Regiment Hants
Title Pension Record Cards Description Pension Record Ledger Reference Number 3/MB/23252
49 Marmaduke Street Edge Hill Liverpool -
Transferred to Midlands Region 6.2.24

There are 4 more if either of the two above are not the correct ones.

Sandra

[jc26red]

Oh thank you Sandra, 

Austin is the right man, my father in law’s cousin.


George Burdett is the wrong man, my George Burdett lived in Plumsread.

Many thanks for looking.

Jenny

[*Sandra*]

George Burdett is the wrong man, my George Burdett lived in Plumsread.

Is that Plumstead   

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumstead

Any other information to posiitively identify him  ???Did George have a wife or a mothers name ( which might identify him ) 

Here are 2 London ones. 

George Wm Burdett
Rank Pte - Military Service Region Eastern/London/South East, England
Death Date 25 Sep 1916 - Service Number 9399 - Regiment Sussex
Title:   Pension Record Cards - Description Pension Record Ledger
Reference Number:   11/PP/19589/D/89
Claimant Sarah Burdett (mother - aged 67 years ) - North Street Blofield Norwich.

or a William George Burdett
Rank Pte - Military Service Region Eastern/London/South East, England
Death Date 5 May 1915 - Service Number 13230 - Regiment R Fus - killed in action.
Title:   Pension Record Cards - Description Pension Record Ledger
Reference Number 11/PP/28894/D/94
Mother Emma Foster - 25 Wyke Road Bow E3 - mother - aged 69 years

Sandra