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I am looking for a free site (more specifically a uk military site) to research family during WW1 (not Von-Ryan lol)!.I came across www!.military-geneology!.com which is an excellent site and has the names i'm looking for,however,it is a premium paying site as most are!.And grudgeingly,i'm not really want to pay just for a few names!.So,is there anything similar!.Can anyone help!.
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UK answer!.
There are quite a few sites related to the subject,
http://www!.1914-1918!.net/
http://www!.nationalarchives!.gov!.uk/
www!.wargraves!.org!.uk
Have a look at these they might be what you are looking for!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Hi,
When you say that you don't want to pay for just a few names, is it just the names you want or is it the military records !?

If it is just the names you could never be sure if you have the right soldier or not - with my own military research (1850-1938) my family name throws up thousands, even the same initials !

If you would like the military records you will have to pay - military records are absolutely fascinating a whole different way of researching your family!. For example they give you a physical description, marriages, children, pension,court martial and so much more!.

Ancestry are very slowly putting records online, if your the wrong end of the alphabet, your going to have to wait for a long time and you will need a subscription!.

You can do a free search at TNA (The National Archives Kew) -

http://www!.nationalarchives!.gov!.uk/catal!.!.!.

Just fill in the name and 1914-1918, from there you can apply for a cost for the records to be sent to you!.
The charges are very reasonable!.

Or you can use Kevin Asplin's website -

http://hometown!.aol!.co!.uk/KevinAsplin/ho!.!.!.

Kevin will actually do a search at the Archives for you and send you images of the documents!.
His charges are about 10 pounds!.





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I'd try www!.familysearch!.org for all kinds of records!. Make sure you browse around as they have different pages for different things, such as books, a pilot where they are adding document images, etc!.
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You could also get a 14 day trial period for www!.ancestry!.com!.uk!. The Ancestry!.co!.uk website has teamed up with The National Archives to make service and pension records of solidiers who served in the British Army between 1914 and 1920 available online!.
Personal and historical records including census results have been gathered from more than 8,000 reels of transcribed microfilm at The National Archives!.
Users will be able to find details about people's former occupations, physical appearance, discipline records, regimental movements, postings, next of kin, and military career histories and, in some cases, the manner of their deaths!.
Around five million soldiers from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland fought in the First World War, but German bombing raids in 1940 destroyed around 60 per cent of service records that were held!.
The surviving records, many badly damaged and known as the 'burnt documents', were conserved by The National Archives and filmed!. Although they can be viewed on microfilm at The National Archives, it is hoped the digitisation process will make this information available to more people who can't visit the institution in person!.
The records, known as the WO363 British Army Service records and the WO364 British Army Pension records, will be put online in phases!.
The first to go online from today are pension records for about 100,000 soldiers!. These will include medical reports and documents pertaining to discharges and pensions granted for disability!.
By the end of 2008, Ancestry!.co!.uk hopes to have records for 2!.5 million former soldiers online!.

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ENGLAND!. England has been in wars for centuries!. Among the major conflicts were:

1939-1945 World War II
1914-1918 World War I
1877-1901 Boer Wars
1857-1860 Indian Mutiny
1854-1856 Crimean war
1805-1815 Napoleonic Wars
1775-1783 U!.S!. Revolution
1755-1762 Seven Years War
(French and Indian Wars)
1642-1649 Civil War and Cromwellian period
1455-1485 Wars of the Roses
Military service — other than the militia — was usually a lifetime career!. The "regular army" and the navy were the major branches of the military!. Armed forces that kept their own records include: Militia, fencibles, yeomanry, territorial armies, coast guard, royal marines, and merchant marines!.


Civil registration, census, or church records usually can provide enough information to help in a search for military records!. Pre-1914 records are at the Public Record Office, Kew, Post-1914 army records are at:
Army Records Centre
Bourne Avenue
Hayes, Middlesex UB3 1RF
Post 1914 navy records are at:
Ministry of Defense
Main Building, Whitehall SW1A 2HB

England's army began as a permanent organization in 1660!. Pre-1847 English army service was usually for life or when they were discharged early for disability!. Pre-1872 army records are arranged by regiment!. Most regiments have published histories that provide information about where the units served and about the battles fought!.

Surviving navy records date from 1617, but are difficult to use due to lack of indexes!. Many are available only at the Public Record Office, Kew!. Before 1853, individual ratins (seamen) are not mentioned in navy records other than on musters or pay lists unless they deserted, misbehaved, or earned a medal!. After 1853, seamen served for the duration of their career!. The Royal Marines has been a separate branch of the military since 1755!. Alphabetically arranged records of marines survive from 1790, some by enlistment date and others by discharge date!.

In order to use British military records you will need to determine the specific army regiment or navy ship on which your ancestor served!. With this information you may be able to utilize such records as:

Muster Rolls
Description Books
Returns of Service
Pension Records
Pay Records
Continuous Service Engagement Books
Registers of Service
Soldiers Documents
Chaplains Returns (Army chaplains throughout the British Empire kept records that list the baptisms, marriages and burials of soldiers and their families!. These returns, from 1760 to 1971, are indexed and available by correspondence from the General Register Office!.
Regimental Registers (1790-1924)
Records of Service (army officers from 1771 to 1911, but incomplete before 1828)
List of Officers!. The Army List is a published annual, with an index to each year beginning in 1765, but half-pay (semi-retired) officers are not included in early indexes!.
The Navy List provides names of all commissioned officers, including masters, pursers, surgeons, chaplains, yard officers, coastguardsmen, and reservists!.
Militia Lists and Musters!. Begin as early as 1297 and contain the names of men eligible for military service!. NWww@QuestionHome@Com