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Tracey
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Ancestry free WW1 records

Post by Tracey » Sun Apr 26, 2009 3:00 pm

Apparently Ancestry are offering free access to WWI records until 30th April 2009, as a commemoration of ANZAC Day

Also posted in Research Sources section

Happy hunting :D
Scotland - Donaldson / Moggach / Shaw / Geddes / Sim / Gray / Mackie / Richards / Joel / Coull / Mckimmie / Panton / McGregor
Ireland and Scotland - Casey / McDade / Phillips / McCandle / Dinely / Comaskey + various spellings
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rita
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Post by rita » Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:03 pm

I have looked for a record of James Bell but can't find any.
Private 3rd Battalion
RSF No 12516.
Birth Year 1882.
Born Irvine Ayrshire.
Parish of Dundonald.
He did survive the war.
Thanks Tracy and Allan for the link to the records, although I'm not having much luck.
Rita.
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Post by joette » Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:14 pm

I can't find any of mine either maybe because they are R&S &W's I am looking for.
Found a lovely full account of a Greer but alas no Scott(there should be three & we have my Grandpa's original Army records),Ross or Waddell.
Researching:SCOTT,Taylor,Young,VEITCH LINLEY,MIDLOTHIAN
WADDELL,ROSS,TORRANCE,GOVAN/DALMUIR/Clackmanannshire
CARR/LEITCH-Scotland,Ireland(County Donegal)
LINLEY/VEITCH-SASK.Canada
ALSO BROWN,MCKIMMIE,MCDOWALL,FRASER.
Greer/Grier,Jenkins/Jankins
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