This CD contains an alphabetical list of men from the Sherborne School, Dorset, who fought in the Great War. Contains name, rank, regiment and military history. Other information recorded includes injuries sustained, awards received and a roll of honour.~ *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Fully searchable *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable ~Information available varies. Original book was titled "Old Shirburnian Navy and Army List 1914-1919". Requires Adobe More Info
Densely-packed directories for Law and the Civil Service, Navy, Army, Militia, plus a Colonial Directory, Court and Parliamentary Directory, lists of Peers, Baronets, Knights, Judges, and Members of the House of Commons, the mayors of cities and boroughs, and the magistrates of English and Welsh counties. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable *Contains over 900 pages More Info
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The Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC) had superior jurisdiction for probate purposes over the south of England from the 14th century until it, and all the other church courts, were abolished in January 1858 and the Principal Probate Registry was founded. The PCC dealt with the grants of probate of wills and letters of administration (admons) of the estates of intestates of those who had go...More Info
Oliver Nugent, Ireland’s longest-serving divisional commander of the Great War, led the Ulster Division on the western front from 1915 to 1918. That period saw the operational transformation of the British army and his own development as a general, from the heroic but doomed assault at Thiepval in July 1916, through the triumph of Messines, the heartbreaking failure at Ypres and the mixed succes...More Info
Records of peerage and gentry, clergymen, lawyers, doctors, teachers, army, navy, marine officers etc.
To commemorate the centenary of the start of the Great War, DDFHS has published this A4 sized booklet. It looks at subjects that will answer questions raised by people researching their family history during this period. It considers why your ancestors may have joined the army or stayed at home and assesses the impact this had on their families. It also explores attitudes to marriage and cohabitat...More Info