Tag: Family history Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: Joseph Harry GreenFriday 13 December 2013When I first sat down to write this, it began as the story of...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: One year inMonday 11 November 2013It is one year since we launched our My Tommy’s War series of blogs,...Records and researchBand of Brothers – The DaviesWednesday 30 October 2013I was going to focus only on one of my grandfather’s two brothers in this blog...Records and researchDo you take this man…and his nationality?Wednesday 2 October 2013Before the First World War moving between countries could be a surprisingly casual affair....Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: Randal HerleyFriday 13 September 2013Before we begin, I should probably own up to the fact that Randal isn’t...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: A Sawbridgeworth lad at the SommeFriday 16 August 2013Tracing my great-grandfather in the Hertfordshire Regiment I’m slightly ashamed to admit in this...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: Mules and malariaFriday 12 July 2013One of the pleasures of family history is uncovering the facts behind half-remembered stories,...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: Youth MourningThursday 30 May 2013This month’s ‘My Tommy’s War’ blog post features the fascinating story of the grief...Records and researchToo young to cross the roadMonday 13 May 2013‘Too young to cross the road, we were deported to the other side of...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: east of the River JordanThursday 2 May 2013Frederick William Beament, my great grandmother’s younger brother, fought in the British Army during...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War – Frederick W. King, 1881-1918Friday 12 April 2013I was quite pleased when I was given the opportunity to contribute a post...Records and researchRock of ages: Gibraltar through a lensThursday 7 March 2013Today it’s the turn of the small British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar to get... « 1 2 3 4 5 »