GUIDE TO RESOURCES FOR TASMANIAN GENEALOGY
by Malcolm Ward
© Malcolm Ward 2005-2007. All rights reserved
11. MILITARY SERVICE
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START HERE! AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL Searchable name lists for many conflicts that Australia has sent service men and women to can be found on the Australian War Memorial web site here: http://www.awm.gov.au/database/nroll.asp The 'Roll of Honour' (fatalities) can be found here: http://www.awm.gov.au/database/roh.asp Other databases can be found on this site, under 'biographical databases'. |
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AIF WORLD WAR 1 A searchable database of the service records of members of the Australian Infantry Forces who served in World War 1 can be found here: http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/index.html |
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COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION A searchable database on service men and women who died overseas and are buried in cemeteries administered by the CWGC can be found here: http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/search.aspx |
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES
The service records of defence personnel can be obtained from the National Archives of Australia, Canberra - see
http://www.naa.gov.au/the_collection/family_history/armed_services.html. |
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BRITISH ARMY (COLONIAL) The AOT has listed the British army regiments serving in Tasmania 1803-1870: http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/guides/list/bg033 The UK National Archives guide on useful sources for tracing soldiers of the British Army is here: http://www.catalogue.nationalarchives.gov.uk/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=23 Other guides relevant to the British Army can be found here: http://www.catalogue.nationalarchives.gov.uk/researchguidesindex.asp#b |
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BRITISH NAVY (COLONIAL)
The UK National Archives have a number of guides for researching the Royal Navy and navy personnel and these are listed here:
A further guide for researching Royal Navy personnel is here: |
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BRITISH ROYAL MARINES (COLONIAL) The UK National Archives research guides pertinent to tracing Royal Marines are as follows:
Other Ranks service records: |
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