Genealogy Books Products

This book explains how to use the wealth of records held at The National Archives and elsewhere to trace the careers of both officers and other ranks, and allows the reader to build up a picture of the operationas and campaigns that an individual took part in.

Manufacturer: The National Archives
Written By: William Spencer

This practical and accessible guide shows how to explore British air forces - and ancestors who served in them - through the wealth of material at the National Archives and elsewhere. Thoroughly revised and updated, it covers air forces as varied as the Royal Engineers Balloon Section, the Royal Flying Corps, the RAF and WRAF, Fleet Air Arm, Glider Pilot Regiment and Royanl Naval Air Service, in ...

Manufacturer: National Archives
Written By: William Spencer

Manufacturer: Price Genealogical Services
Written By: William Spencer Price

The National Archivesâ exceptional collection of military material includes the personal files of hundreds of thousands of First World War soldiers as well as Army nursing services, the WAAC, prisoners of war from the Second World War and Korea, and a wide variety of orders, decorations and medal rollsâfrom the Napoleonic Wars to the Falklands. This practical and accessible guide to records in ...

Manufacturer: National Archives of England
Written By: William Spencer

This short guide offers a preliminary introduction to the surviving records for both non-commissioned and ordinary soldiers of World War One. The original records were badly damaged during bombing in 1940, so a second collection was compiled from duplicates held by the Ministry of Pensions. The book is designed to aid the researcher, illustrating common forms to be found amongst the records, ...

Manufacturer: PRO Publications
Written By: Simon Fowler, William Spencer, Stuart Tamblin

Written by a military specialist at The National Archives, this third, expanded edition of the popular guide contains information on the records relating to service in British and Indian armies between 1914 and 1918. It covers officers, other ranks, and nurses, explaining in detail what you can find from their records. It also explores documents held at The National Archives and elsewhere on ...

Manufacturer: Public Record Office Publications
Written By: William Spencer

Millions of lives were touched in half a century of conflict between 1899 and 1953. From the empire-building Boer War to Cold War hostilities in Korea, volunteers and conscripts swelled professional armies. The World Wars, the greatest conflicts ever known, had unprecedented impact. Over a million men and women enlisted and served in British armed forces alone during 1914-18, and the figure for ...

Manufacturer: The National Archives
Written By: William Spencer

Manufacturer: Walden Press
Written By: William Spencer Jarnagin

Manufacturer: Walden Press
Written By: William Spencer Jarnagin

Manufacturer: Walden Press
Written By: William Spencer Jarnagin