Over 8.7 million new records are available to search this Findmypast Friday including the 1911 Canada census, over 1.4 million new additions to our collection of British Army Service records and brand new WW1 Royal Air Force gallantry awards.
The 1911 Canada census was started on June 1st
1911. The total population count was recorded as 7,206,643, an increase
of 34% over the 1901 Census count of 5,371,315. All ten provinces and
two territories (Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories) are
represented in these records. The collection consists of more than 6.9
million transcripts that allow you to discover your ancestor’s
residence, birth place, birth year, marital status and more. Images are
available online at the Library and Archives Canada web site.
Over 1.4 million records
released in association with The National Archives have been added to
our collection of British Army Service records to commemorate the
centenary of the Battle of the Somme. The collection now includes the
records of officers who served during World War 1 and men who served
with the famous household cavalry between 1801 and 1919.
Containing
roughly 7.8 million records, Findmypast’s British Army service records
is one of the most significant British Army collections available
online. The collection includes a myriad of Army forms including
attestation papers, medical forms, discharge documents, pension claims,
and proceedings of regimental boards. The latest National Archives
series to be added to the collection include:
WO 76 - Regimental records of officers' services 1775-1914 – a collection of service records pertaining solely to officers.
WO 400 - The Household Cavalry 1801-1919 - The
Household Cavalry is one of the oldest and most senior units in the
British Army, dating back to 1600, and are the Queen’s official
bodyguards. These regimental records will provide you with your
ancestor’s service history.
WO 22 - Royal Hospital Chelsea: returns of payment of Army and other pensions 1842-1883 -documents related to pensions paid by the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
WO 23 - Royal Hospital Chelsea: admission books, registers, and papers 1702-1876
– a collection of superannuation books created to administer pensions
payable by the commissioners of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, to both
in-pensioners and out-pensioners.
WO 339 - Officers' services, First World War, regular army and emergency reserve officers -
transcripts created from records and correspondences related to
officers in the regular army and the emergency reserve during the First
World War.
WO 374 - Officers' services, First World War, personal files - an index of men who served as officers in the British Army during the First World War.
Royal
Air Force, Gallantry Awards 1914-1919 contains over 274,000 records of
RAF servicemen who were awarded gallantry medals during World War 1.
Awards for gallantry were given to those who displayed acts of
exceptional bravery and were often announced in the London Gazette, the official newspaper of the British government.
Each
records includes a transcript created by Graham Clitheroe using
information found in the archives and the London Gazette. The detail in
each record can vary, but most will include your ancestor’s name,
residence rank, award and Gazette date. The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was
the first air branch of the British Army. The Royal Naval Air Service
(RNAS) was the air arm of the Royal Navy. On 1 April 1918, the two
forces were amalgamated and the RAF was created.
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