Research Catalog

Title

Tracing your First World War ancestors : a guide for family historians / Simon Fowler.

Author

Fowler, Simon

Publication

Barnsley : Pen & Sword Family History, 2021.

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Details

Description

viii, 163 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"The First World War was perhaps the most traumatic event of the Twentieth Century. Millions of men, women, and children were affected by it. And it still has a resonance today more than a hundred years after the Armistice. This guide offers a simple, yet comprehensive, guide to researching the men and women from Britain -- and its dominions and colonies -- who took part in the First World War either at the front or at home. It is an accessible, up-to-date an d expert introduction to get you on your way and to answer those questions you might come across during your researches. In a straightforward, easy-to-follow style the book introduces readers to the multitude of sources they can use to explore the history of the First World WAr for themselves In a series of short, instructive chapters the book takes the reader through the process of researching ancestors who served during the First World WAr providing short cuts and background information as required. The book covers the key sources, including the National Archives and the many online sites that researchers can turn to It also covers records of casualties, munitions workings, conscientious objectors and services personnel from the British Dominions." -- Back cover.

Subject

• Great Britain. Army > Records and correspondence
• Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps > Records and correspondence
• Great Britain. Royal Navy > Records and correspondence
• Great Britain. Army
• Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps
• Great Britain. Royal Navy
• 1914-1918
• Soldiers > Great Britain > Genealogy > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• World War, 1914-1918 > Sources
• Genealogy
• Great Britain > Genealogy > Handbooks, manuals, etc

Genre/Form

• Records and correspondence.
• Sources.
• Instructional and educational works.

Note

• Previous edition: Newbury: Countryside, 2003.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Starting out -- Armed service records -- Researching soldiers : additional resources -- Casualties -- The war at sea -- In the air -- Women, civilians and the home front -- The Dominions -- Useful addresses -- Key websites -- How the army was organized -- Battlefield tourism.

Call Number

JFE 21-7662

ISBN

• 9781399000390
• 139900039X

OCLC

1242858752

Author

Fowler, Simon, author.

Title

Tracing your First World War ancestors : a guide for family historians / Simon Fowler.

Publisher

Barnsley : Pen & Sword Family History, 2021.

Edition

Second edition.

Type of Content

text

still image

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

1914-1918

Research Call Number

JFE 21-7662