Grandad's War
For most of us Grandad's (or even Great Grandad's) military service in the 1914-18 Great War is nothing more than a dog-eared old photograph, a distant story that he served in the First World War, a mention that he was wounded or killed at a particular battle, or perhaps if we are lucky even a medal tucked away in a draw somewhere.
At ‘In the footsteps…' we offer a military genealogy search service that can help you find out more. We do not promise to find the answers to all of your questions, but if you know some basic information we are able to search a variety of sources that can potentially start to give you some of them.
We can make a start if you know: -
- His full name.
- Date of birth.
- Place of birth.
- Next of kin.
If you have any photographs, medals or other related documents this will improve our chances of get a positive result. From these we may be able to identify his regiment or corps and even his regimental number. This will give us invaluable information to aid in the search. In fact the more information you can give us up front the greater chance there is that we will discover some details.
A Sample Of What We Can Achieve Using Our Basic Search Option
The following are just some of the records we discovered in our search for the records of Private William George Dunlop using the four pieces of basic information above.
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We will produce copies of all documents discovered and where verifiable details are available produce an exclusive Commemorative Certificate recording his service.
We will also produce a reproduction of the original Memorial Scroll that would have been issues as part of the memorial pack to the next of kin of all servicemen and women who were killed in the 1914-18 Great War.
All of this will be sent to you in the form of our In the footsteps... Genealogy Presentation Pack.
Our Basic Search Option costs £30:00 GBP. To order this service please click on the Add To Cart Button below and we will contact you to discuss your requirements.
Advanced Search Option
For an additional fee will undertake a more advanced search on your behalf. This could include researching Unit Diaries and Regimental Histories (where available), posting details on related discussion boards and forums, and where appropriate researching the London Gazette and contacting Regimental Museums.
This advanced search is only available where the basic search unearths sufficient details that can be used to allow this further research to take place, or you are able to provide us with sufficient information to make the additional research viable.
If you would like to use our genealogy service for this more detailed search option please email your requirements to genealogy@inthefootsteps.biz with an outline of what you would like us to do.
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