WW1 British army officers' records catalogued

The National Archives at Kew has announced that some 140,000 army officers records from post-1913 have now been catalogued, and can be searched by name via Discovery (in category WO 339). Cataloguing work took place over three years by The Friends of the National Archives.

The full story is at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/958.htm.

Chris

Now available for UK research is the new second edition of the best selling Tracing Your Family History on the Internet: A Guide for Family Historians, whilst my new book British and Irish Newspapers is also now out. And please consider purchasing the great new version of Caledonia by The Libations at 79p via www.caledonia2014.com - all profits go to help fund Scottish foodbanks

Friends of the National Archives now has over a thousand members

The Friends of the National Archives has now reached over 1000 members. The organisation is a registered charity which supports the Kew based archives' role in preserving and providing access to its substantial collections, with many initiatives including cataloguing and fundraising.

Congratulations to the organisation, further details for which can be found at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/get-involved/friends.htm - a story from the archive about its work is also available at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/939.htm.

Although I am aware of several local archives in Scotland having dedicated Friends groups - such as Perth & Kinross, Dundee, and Dumfries and Galloway - I am not aware that an equivalent body exists for the National Records of Scotland. If this is the case, why not? Would such a body be a good idea?

Chris

Now available for UK research is the new second edition of the best selling Tracing Your Family History on the Internet: A Guide for Family Historians, whilst my new book British and Irish Newspapers is also now out. And FindmyPast - please reinstate the original Scottish census citations on your new site.