Posts by William Spencer Behind the scenesFinding the wounded: re-cataloguing First World War pension filesThursday 9 November 2017In the First World War, over 1.5 million British personnel were wounded, many of...Records and researchResearching FWW through personal objects: soldiers’ testamentsTuesday 23 December 2014In the First World War many soldiers carried at least two books with them...Records and researchResearching FWW through personal objects: dog tagsTuesday 9 December 2014This blog is not a history of the ‘dog tag’, it is more of...Records and researchNaval battles of Coronel and the Falklands in 1914Monday 8 December 2014Although the Royal Navy had a large number of ships at the outbreak of...Records and researchResearching FWW through personal objects: photographsTuesday 25 November 2014A way in to researching many individuals who saw service between 1914 and 1920,...Records and researchResearching the First World War through personal objectsTuesday 11 November 2014Although all of the service personnel who saw operational service between 4 August 1914...Records and researchAIR 79: Name indexing the records of RAF airmenTuesday 17 July 2012When most people think of the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service and...