Whether you are interested in the career of an individual officer, researching medals awarded to a soldier or just want to know more about a particular battle or campaign, this book will point you in the right direction. Assuming that the reader has no prior knowledge of the British army, its history or organisation, Simon Fowler explains which records survive, where they can be found and how they can help you in your research. He also describes resources available online as well as books a More Info
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Records of peerage and gentry, clergymen, lawyers, doctors, teachers, army, navy, marine officers etc.
Contains the following: Militia Ballot Lists Kesteven 1824: These cover villages in the Wapentakes of Aveland, Beltisloe, Langoe, Loveden, Ness and Winnibriggs, & Threo, plus the Boroughs of Grantham and Stamford. The lists give the name, occupation, age and any infirmity or exemption of men aged 18 to 45, for each village. Some lists may not have all of this information. Royal South Linc...More Info
Contains references to Lincolnshire men joining the Metropolitan Police Service, starting in 1824 Sources include service and pension, plus miscellaneous records. The Hue and Cry Police Gazette for the years 1830, 1838, 1839, 1877, 1879 & 1884. This paper was used by the police, army and other authorities, searching for criminals, deserters and other miscreants. Full descriptions of those bein...More Info
Tells the story on a daily basis, from the threat of German invasion during the hot summer of 1939, through radar research and the secret war, to the arrival of the US Army and the cross-channel sea and air armada on D-Day. 336 pages. Hardback.
In 1861 an Irish-born explorer emerged from the Australian outback, sole survivor of the country's greatest expedition. John King from Moy, Co. Tyrone, had crossed the arid continent and discovered tracts of rich, fertile land. With eight men dead, King's triumph was one of the world's great feats of endurance and thousands gathered to crown him Australia's first hero ... Yet within weeks the hand...More Info