Hi Pauline,
WW1 and earlier, Royal Naval Service papers have been online for a while.
You also have the ability to search by place of birth.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/power-search.asp?searchTy
pe=powersearch
Untick all of the boxes and just tick this one-
Registers of Seamen's Services (581411)
Try different combinations. The service papers give date & place of birth. I
have found quite a few Laugharne men this way. Also I have copies of papers
from here of the Carmarthenshire men who were killed with the Royal Naval
Division in WW1- they were the sailors who were surplus to requirements for
the Royal Navy, so Churchill created a Royal Naval Division to fight ashore.
Cheers,
Steve.
-----Original Message-----
From: carmarthenshire-bounces(a)rootsweb.com
[mailto:carmarthenshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Pauline James
Sent: 24 February 2007 07:54
To: carmarthenshire(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [CMN-L] ww1 records online
Hi John
Thanks for this.......remember when you painted that copy of my grandfather,
I could not get his royal navy details as they had been destroyed......I had
this photo from when he joined the merchant service about 1920...
Wonder if he is listed, or is it just soldiers.......but with a name like
David Thomas I will be lucky to say the least!!
thanks for sharing with us
Pauline
----- Original Message -----
From: "L MORRISS" <lmorriss(a)btinternet.com>
To: <carmarthenshire(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 5:27 PM
Subject: [CMN-L] ww1 records online
HI PAULINE this as been posted on the glam list re records to be put
on
line ww1 soldiers
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/stories/150.htm?homepage=news
Carmarthenshire Family History Society online indexes for people with
Carmarthenshire interests membership now being taken ......
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