Questions tagged [military-records]
For questions about finding or interpreting records of military personnel or units, including service records, muster rolls, medal rolls, casualty lists, and regimental log books.
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Finding information on German soldiers from World War I and World War II?
Where can I find information on German soldiers from World War I and World War II?
I am curious to find out about my ancestors' role in the wars, i.e. what rank they had, where they where fighting, ...
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Tracing records of Royal Navy personnel who died in World War 2?
My grandmother's brother was in the Royal Navy during WW2 and was killed. I know very little about him other than his name and I think I have the year he was born.
By searching his name - William ...
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How to research German WWII prisoners of war in British captivity?
At the end of World War II, many German military units tried to avoid Soviet captivity by turning west and surrendering to western allied forces.
While a simple request to the German Red Cross (...
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Finding World War 2 Army or Navy service record for resident of Sussex, England?
Peter Evelyn Graham was born in 1923 in London and died in 1972 in Sussex. He was in the services but not sure which one:
Army records, his name hasn't come up.
Navy records have a leading seaman ...
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Returning German air force record book to family of Walter Schamberger of Sonneberg?
I would like to find relatives of Walter Schamberger born 15/01/1910 in Oberlind, now part of the city of Sonneberg.
He was a flight leader in the German air force.
I am in possession of his ...
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How can I find out about military service in WW1 for an English veteran?
My grandfather, Robert Wright (born 1896, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England; and still living there in the 1911 census), fought in WW1 and was (according to family oral tradition) gassed while he ...
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How can I get all the military records available through NARA (USA) for an individual veteran?
When requesting the military records for an individual veteran from the national archives, I was only sent the discharge summary. How do I know if there are any more records available for the ...
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Finding birth record of Pierre Louis Oscar Cordier, Frenchman who married (1869) and died (1882) in London?
I'm researching my girlfriend's family tree and I've hit a brick wall in France as I have absolutely no experience using french records.
I have traced back to Pierre Louis Oscar/Oscard Cordier born ...
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Finding specific records of US WW2 veterans?
My grandfather enlisted in the US Army in 1942.
How can I find more details about his service?
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What happened to Gustav Adolf Neumann, 1859 immigrant to the US?
According to notes passed down by my granddad (from an unknown source), I have an relative, Gustav Adolf Neumann, who was born 1824 in Leipzig, Saxony, and who eventually immigrated to the United ...
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Finding late 18th Century service record of soldier William Hobbs in Somersetshire Militia?
On the marriage record (from Pallot's Marriage Index via Ancestry.com) of my 4th great grandparents Jane Courtenay and William Hobbs at Truro St Mary, Cornwall, England in 1798, William is recorded as ...
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Where might I find General Orders No. 77 dated 11 Nov 1943?
I have found a document that notes the renaming of Edinburgh Field, Trinidad to Carlsen Field (click image for full size):
To get more information about the renaming (and the individual behind it) I ...
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Seeking Royal Navy or Merchant Navy records of Arctic Convoys during World War 2?
How do I find my father's records in World War 2?
I know he was in the arctic convoys but that is about all.
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Getting information from Navy service record if date of death unknown?
I am helping a friend research her father who was born in 1917. The only document she has, of his, is his marriage certificate...giving his name, father's name and name of spouse and profession.
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What is this individual's military service number?
Below is a clipping of a 1942 military document detailing promotions of personnel. The column listing "service numbers" seems to specify them in an abbreviated fashion. Given that assumption and ...
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Meaning of remarks on 1948 USMC discharge papers?
I am trying to understand the full meaning of the remarks shown on this record from the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Muster Rolls. This is from July, 1948.
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(record in question)
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Run away to join the army
I have my gggrandfather's military service record from the National Archives at Kew, showing his Royal Garrison Artillery service in the Crimean War.
It gives his place of birth as Montrose, Scotland ...
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Which British Army regiment did Thomas Stretch join as a drummer boy in 1774?
Thomas Stretch was born in Norwich in 1763, joined the army, eventually retired in Nottingham and died there in 1851. His Chelsea Pension Discharge record (PDF) from 1807 states 33 years 9 months ...
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Finding WWII Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Records?
Are there any records for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary?
Albert George Adcock was in the RFA at Chatham about 1934 he was posted to Hong Kong and was captain of the Navy tug "Enticer". He was drowned at ...
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What are these abbreviations in a Verlustliste (zurueckgeh, krgef, A)?
I'm looking at Verlustlisten 1. Weltkrieg, page 22.835: Peter Robert (Bremerhaven) on genealogy.net. In the entry, it says "zurueckgeh." What does this mean? I know other entries say things like "...
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Correlating military and civil records for one or two individuals
This question is, although a little late, inspired by the Weekly Topic Challenge on "correlating military service records with other sources". It's also part of an effort to re-examine some of the "...
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Accessing Italian World War I records online?
Is there a way to access Italian war records pertaining to individual soldiers (I'm looking specifically for World War I) online?
For example, I know Australia does but my somewhat limited knowledge ...
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When WWII Army enlistment records list “Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA”, what does that mean?
On Ancestry.com [library edition] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
there is a record where the Branch and Branch Code is listed as "Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA". What ...
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Establishing identity of Edmund Rouse of St Clement, Cabinet Maker, Private in Napoleonic Wars and Weaver?
I always wondered why my 4th great grandparents Edmund Rouse (of St Clement) and Christian "Kitty" Crossman (of the parish) who married on 1 Feb 1801 at Truro St Mary, Cornwall appeared to have had ...
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Finding TNA Discovery catalog entries for digital images on Ancestry?
This question concerns the family of Alfred Clarke, who served in the 4th Brigade of the Royal Artillery. They appear in some of my previous questions, including Were British Army families stationed ...
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Reading remarks from Royal Hospital, Chelsea record from early 19th century?
The below picture is cropped from an image at Ancestry.com's UK, Royal Hospital, Chelsea: Regimental Registers of Pensioners, 1713-1882:
It relates to my 4th great grandfather Edmund Rouse who has ...
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Interpreting Service Record of QAIMNS nurse in Egypt at time of Gallipoli campaign?
My great grand aunt Eleanor Bessie Stacy (1879-1925) was a World War I nurse with Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS) and later the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS).
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Finding late 18th Century service record of Francis Green in Cornish Militia?
Using FindMyPast, I recently sighted images of the Marriage Banns and Marriage Record for my 4th great grandparents Francis Green and Grace Woodley who married on 13 Feb 1798 at Totnes, Devon, England....
