he exhibits and displays show the part that communications have played in the many wars and campaigns of the last 150 years. The Museum collection is regarded as being of National importance and the excellent Archives are recognised by the Public Record Office
Battles Fought in England, Scotland and Wales:
http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/hamleg/bat.html This page is the result of a request to BRITARCH newsletter asking if a list of battles fought in England, Scotland and Wales existed. From the replies the website author received, it appeared that no such list had ever been compiled. Most books on battles only cover the top thirty or forty events. So far the list on this website covers over 275 events.
Wars/Military Mailing Lists - Genealogy Resources on the Internet:
http://members.aol.com/gfsjohnf/gen_mail_wars.html Extensive website maintained by John Fuller.
The discussion of records within this article has been little more than a general overview of the more common records; many of which have been microfilmed and are available on microfilm loan through the LDS. British Military records are very extensive. The details they offer researchers about the people who served are priceless. Links to online resources and listing of published and other resources in this article are provided to help researchers locate more detailed information concerning the records, events and historical context of the British Military.
Learning to understand military terminology, military hierarchy, the different regiments and their service can be quite a daunting task. Regardless of how difficult the learning curve may appear, the information available for your army ancestor is well worth the effort. Placing the military records within the historic context of the time period will also add to your family history endeavours by painting a more vivid and meaningful picture of the person you are researching.
Whether you are searching for military records online, in published sources or in other electronic products, please remember there is absolutely NO substitute for verifying the information in the original records. All indexes, databases and other publications should be used as pointers to original records which you must access at some point to ensure the accuracy of your research.
Always remember, your research is the legacy you leave to others - verify all information you find!
source: Public Record Office:
A general press release has been issued about the successful outcome of recent negotiations. As promised we can now give users (and potential users) some more details about the project.
The contract :
The contract has been awarded to the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA). DERA is the largest research organisation of its kind in Western Europe and is a centre of excellence for science, technology and evaluation. DERA has teamed with a number of sub-contractors to undertake this project. The sub-contractor who will undertake the transcription of the data is the Enterprise and Supply Service.
Charging: key principles
The basic principle for deciding on the level of fees is that it should be set to recover the full costs of the service. We believe that we will achieve this proper recovery of costs by making the service as inexpensive as possible to maximize its use.
If the success of the service is such that other income is received than is required to cover the costs of the 1901 census, then it will be invested in digitising the other censuses. We are underwriting some of the costs and have continuing costs of setting up and running the project.
The charges detailed below are indicative only and may well change before 2002. Some are still under consideration but we felt it important to give users some idea of the levels of charges we are proposing for the various searches.
1. Free index
There will be free access to a basic index which will allow users to search by name and place. This part of the index can be searched as many times as you like free of charge.
2. Searches and transcriptions
To view a transcription of the details of