Army service records of the First World War

Army service records of the First World War

by William Spencer

Book 19 of no.

2001
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A guide to the records relating to army personnel during World War I. This third edition is published to coincide with the transfer to the Public Record Office in early 2001 of the British Army Nurses and Indian Army Records. There are five new chapters covering: Army Nurses records; WAAC records; Indian Army records of service; Indian Army operational records; and casualties. It also provides more details on pension records; personnel files on selected officers, including General Haig; how to use the London Gazette to piece together a service record; expansion of the material on honours and awards; and information on service records contained within WO76.

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    How does exploring the raw, bureaucratic details of WWI service records change your perception of military history compared to reading traditional narrative histories?

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    If you were to research an ancestor using a guide like this, what aspects of their daily military life—such as pension files, medals, or medical notes—would you most want to uncover, and why?

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    William Spencer’s book emphasizes the transition of these personal records to public archives; why do you think society feels such a strong compulsion to preserve and examine the individual paper trails of ordinary soldiers?

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