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Tracing your Great War ancestors : the Somme : a guide for family historians

Title
Tracing your Great War ancestors : the Somme : a guide for family historians / Simon Fowler.
Author
Fowler, Simon
Publication
  • Barnsley : Pen & Sword Family History, 2015.
  • ©2015

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Description
xiii, 145 pages : illustrations, facsimiles; 24 cm
Summary
"If you want to find out about an ancestor who served on the Somme during the First World War - during the Battle of the Somme in 1916 or at any time during the fighting in this sector of the Western Front - this book is the ideal guide. It provides practical information and advice on how to conduct your research. It will help you to discover when and where your ancestors served and give you an insight into his experience of the war. It is also a fascinating introduction to researching the Great War as a whole."--Provided from Amazon.com.
Series Statement
Family history from Pen and Sword
Uniform Title
Family history from Pen and Sword.
Subject
  • World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Research > France > Somme > Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • Soldiers > Great Britain > Genealogy > Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • Great Britain > Genealogy > Handbooks, manuals, etc
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-142) and index.
Contents
Getting started -- Researching soldiers -- Casualties -- Women in France -- Researching battles and units -- The war in the air -- Researching the Dominion and Indian troops -- Battlefield tourism.
Call Number
ARD 16-1348
ISBN
  • 9781473823693
  • 1473823692
OCLC
921264691
Author
Fowler, Simon, author.
Title
Tracing your Great War ancestors : the Somme : a guide for family historians / Simon Fowler.
Publisher
Barnsley : Pen & Sword Family History, 2015.
Copyright Date
©2015
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Family history from Pen and Sword
Family history from Pen and Sword.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-142) and index.
Research Call Number
ARD 16-1348
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