I've adopted the policy here of only including links that I have
personally found of interest. I have also included a number of links to Ancestry.co.uk 
both on this page and throughout the site. In my opinion, Ancestry provides the best value for money of any of
the paid genealogy websites and although the transcription of names and places often leaves a lot to be desired, this is a
small niggle. Living thousands of miles away from Chailey, as I do, were it not for the records available through the
Ancestry website, this project would not have reached the relatively advanced state that it has done.
The National Archives (NA)
An essential resource for anyone researching WW1. The NA website can be a confusing place and so I list
below some of the key links within it - but there are plenty more.
2. Search and download British soldiers' campaign medal index cards. Ancestry.co.uk is also making these cards available on-line and the quality is far better than those available through the National Archives.
Also, whereas, the National Archives only records the information on the front of the cards, Ancestry has also photgraphed
the back. In most cases, the back is blank. Officers' cards generally contain an address and other cards can
have useful notes. 5. Search
officers' service records in the Catalogue (formerly PROCAT). Records are housed in series WO 374 and WO 339.
Type in your ancestor's name in the mandatoryWord or phrase box and the WO reference in the Department or
series code box. It is worth checking both references. You will need to visit the NA or hire a researcher
in order to access the original documents. 6.
Approximately 40 per cent of WW1 servicemen's records are stored on microfilm in the series WO 363 (burnt documents) and
WO 364. The Catalogue isn't much help here as it only lists the first and last names on the
microfilm reels. As above though, type in the appropriate references to see where your ancestor's service record
may be located. Note, complete records from the WO 364 series (pensions)
and the WO 363 series (the burnt documents) are now on-line via Ancestry.
Use the search box below to access
WW1 records on the Ancestry.co.uk site. 7. Some WW1 pension records can also be found
in the PIN series at the NA. Follow the steps in 5. above for PIN 26 (men wounded and receiving
a pension), PIN 71 (men invalided to pension) and PIN 82 (men who died as
a result of war service and whose widows subsequently claimed a pension). All these searches will give you reference
numbers only.You will need to visit the NA or hire a researcher in order to access the original documents.
8. If your ancestor was a British POW you might find him here. Other Archive Resources
If your ancestor was an officer or was decorated for gallantry
you will probably find him here. Searchable but often quirky database; nevertheless the rewards - often including
citations for bravery - can be great.
This site contains a searchable database of the Scottish Roll
of Honour and records details of men killed in action. Some soldiers' wills are also held (see Robert Mearns Hobbs on this site for instance) and this information is recorded on individual
records. Copies of the wills can then be ordered. An essential resource for researching Australian servicemen.
All service records have now been digitised and were all due to be on-line by the end of 2006.
Part of the Australian War Memorial and a useful, searchable database.
A report of Frederick Heasman's death appears here - type in his name to view it. A
searchable database of the 600,000 Canadianswho enlisted in the CEF. Many of the attestation papers have been scanned
and can be downloaded
Contains diaries of Canadian units and some British ones.
To use the search form, click HERE. In the words of the CWGC, "The "Debt of Honour Register"
is the Commission's database listing the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died during the two
world wars and the 23,000 cemeteries, memorials and other locations worldwide where they are commemorated. The register can
also be searched for details of the 67,000 Commonwealth civilians who died as a result of enemy action in the Second World
War."
An incomplete and often inaccurate record of men and women from
Manchester who served during WW1. Nevertheless, some useful information can be gleaned from the volumes in the National
Roll series.
A database of 50,000 names compiled from the Leeds Absent Voters
List of the Leeds Electoral Roll 1914/1918.
The archives record the history and activities of the British
Red Cross Society from its foundation in 1870 as the British National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded in War.
13. De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour
Accessible via Ancestry and Find My Past. Contains biographies of over 26,000 officers and other ranks who fell
during the Great War. British Army, Navy and Air Force are covered. Also includes over 7000 photographs.
14. Ireland, Casualties of WW1
Information from an 8 volume set on over 49,000Irish men and women who died during the Great War. Accessible
via Ancestry.
General WW1 Interest
Army service numbers and the dates on which these were issued
to British Army personnel between the years 1881 and 1918. By the author of this website.
Essential resource
for information about Britain's role during the First World War.
Paul Reed's web site dedicated to the history and battlefields
of the Great War 1914-1918.
Recommended WW1 interest association which, in my opinion, is
well worth the annual subscription fee for its journal Stand To! and Bulletin alone.
Working in conjunction with CWGC, the aim of the project is to
photograph every war grave, individual memorial, MoD grave, and family memorial of serving military personnel from WWI to
the present day and make these available within a searchable database. Photographs of graves / memorial inscriptions can be
ordered on-line but donations are required.
Launched in 2002, the Centre aims to provide an intellectual and
social focus for the University of Birmingham’s community of staff and graduate students and for lay persons interested
in the First World War.
An international archive presenting primary documents concerning
the Great War.
Well presented, clear and concise information plus a research
service. An essential site if your relative nursed during the late 19th or early 20th century.
Commemoration and remembrance site as well as a comprehensive
guide to the military cemeteries and memorials of Belgium, France, Great Britain and elsewhere. The site contains photos
from all 940 cemeteries featured in the 1929 book, The Silent Cities.
Excellent resource for anybody with an interest in Scottish war
memorials and the men remembered on these.
An edited review of hand-picked First World War related news items
& articles.
Village / Town / City / County Commemorations
Superb and vast UK centric site dedicated to those who fell fighting
for their country. Includes an ever growing database of county war memorials and details of the men and women
commemorated on these.
Tribute site commemorating British and Commonwealth service personnel who laid down their lives for
their countries.
Meiculously researched site commemorating the men of Lancing,
Steyning and Bramber in West Sussex.
This site aims to record and honour the memory of Derbyshire men
who participated in the Great War.
Commemorating the men of both world wars from these communities
in the Borough of Stockport, Lancashire.
Dedicated to the memory of the men and women of Stevenage,
Aston, Benington and Walkern (in Hertfordshire) who gave their lives in two world wars.
Commemorating more than 2800 individuals from the Stockport area
who lost their lives during the First World War.
Commemorating the men from the parish of Newbattle, Midlothian,
who served their King and Country during the Great War. James Sweeney, a patient at Hickwells in Chailey, is one of many men commemorated here. Maesteg is located to the north of the Welsh county of Bridgend.
This website commemorates those who lost their lives in the service of their country.
Extensive, thoroughly researched testimonial to the men and
women of the City of York and Ainsty who served during the Great War.
Huge website which covers far more than Kent's fallen.
Nominal rolls, rolls of honour and background information on Kent units are all here.
Dedicated to the men of Prescot, Lancashire, who gave their lives
for King and Country in the Great War 1914-1919.
Dedicated to the men and women of Dumfries and Galloway who served
their country in the Great War.
Army Unit and Battle Commemorations
The Bedfordshire Regiment during The Great War; its soldiers and
the conditions they endured on The Western Front, Gallipoli, Egypt and Palestine.
2. Pro Patria Mori The 56th (London) Division at Gommecourt 1st July 1916.
Home of the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment
(Salisbury) Museum. Includes transcripts of the 24 WW1 battalion war diaries for the Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiments.
Site dedicated to the memory of the 11th (Service) Battalion (Accrington)
East Lancashire Regiment, better known as the Accrington Pals.
4.
Gallipoli. For information on where to stay, what to see, what happened during
WW1, and areas of commemoration, this site is essential. George Walburn served with this TF battalion. Detailed and thoroughly researched
tribute site to the Terriers of the 4th Yorks.
Sussex Genealogy
This
web site is for the benefit of SFHG members and all those interested in family history and genealogical research in Sussex
An Online Parish Clerk (OPC) researches
all the available historical data they can find on a parish, and transcribes records. They may also offer a look up
service in response to an email or postal request.
Founded in 1901 for the publication of records and documents relating
to the county of Sussex.
The history genealogy and topography of the Weald of Kent, Surrey
and Sussex.
General Genealogy
Invaluable and growing resource of worldwide census, birth,
marriage, death, newspaper and military documents. Frankly, the best genealogical resource on the web. UK subscription
costs around eighty pounds per annum but vouchers and trial periods also available. If you've not clicked any
of the banners on this page yet, there are more coming up below.
A large categorised and cross-referenced directory of sites useful
for genealogical research.
Free UK Genealogy website with the ability to search and add your
own genealogy interests.
Excellent resource which has made available digital
copies of rare old books, maps, photographs and documents relating to the West Midlands. A number of these publications
focus on WW1. Inexpensive, friendly and efficient service.
