Personnel Records of the First World War

WWI Military Service Records: Tracing the Steps of a WWI Veteran

This article provides an overview of the archival WWI military service records which can be used to research WWI US Army veterans.

How to research Canadian Soldiers from the First World War

This database combines references to various First World War personnel records. Digitization of the Canadian Expeditionary Force personnel files is complete.

Online World War One Indexes and Records - WWI (USA)

The 1930 U.S. census can usually tell you if someone served in WWI (or a previous war). Look at columns 30 and 31 on the census form: "Whether a veteran of U.S. ...

Personnel Records of the First World War, ANDERTON, Frederick

Title: Personnel Records of the First World War, ANDERTON, Frederick. Author: Publisher: Date: 1918. Item Type: Government Document.

Researching New Zealand soldiers in the First World War

Personnel files are the most useful source for researching First World War soldiers, and should be the researcher's first port of call.

Where to find Army Service Records | Imperial War Museums

The careers of Army officers can be traced through their commissions and promotions listed in the regular official Army List. IWM holds an extensive set of ...

World War I - WW1 Army Records of Service - Fold3

Search our extensive database of First World War military war service records, genealogy information & documents from original sources.

Launch of First World War personnel records database

We are pleased to announce an updated version of our “Service Files of the First World War, 1914-1918 – CEF” database. The new database ...

Family History: Using Second World War Records - YouTube

Family History: Using Second World War Records Find out where to start with your Second World War family history research.

Military Records for Genealogy Research: WWI and Later Conflicts

Researching Individuals in WW1 Records · World War I Articles in Prologue Magazine · World War II Records · The World War II Army Enlistment ...

Searching for Persons and Ancestors - The Federal Archive

Research on Nazi Germany · Personal Documents of Military Provenance until 1945 · Overview on Archives keeping personnel records from the time of the Second World ...

Find Canadian war records from WW1 and WW2 | CWGC

In both world wars, the Canadian military kept war diaries. These were brief explanations of a given regiment's daily activity, where they were ...

Military Records | Utah Division of Archives and Records Service

World War I Service Records, 1914-1925, Series 2793 ; Military Service Cards, 1898-1975, Series 85268 ; Military Separation Forms and Benefit Records, 1917-1979 ...

Military Personnel File of Harry S. Truman (Record Group 407)

Truman enlisted for service in World War I with the National Guard and received his commission as a first lieutenant, Battery F, 2nd Field Artillery ...

IARA: Military Records - Indiana State Archives - IN.gov

The Gold Star Honor Roll includes the records of soldiers who died during World War I. The entries include biographical and service information. The original ...

Record of Ex-Soldiers in World War I - Tennessee Virtual Archive

Service record information includes age, place of birth, residence, enlistment and discharge dates, and unit in which the soldier served. The records are ...

British Army Service Records | findmypast.com

The British Army did not have a central record keeping system until the First World War. Most documents prior to 1914 come from individual regiments. The ...

Military Records | National Records of Scotland

Private papers (NRS reference GD) may contain anything from the diary of Lt. William Boyd, 46th division, RAMC, written on the Western Front during the Great ...

Request Military Service Records - Golden Arrow Research

Army/Air Corps military service records (Pre-WWI, WW1, WW2, Korean War, Vietnam) PLEASE NOTE: A fire at the National Archives in 1973 destroyed many official ...

Service records | First World War archives | Manchester City Council

Men Pre 1914 and First World War service records are held by the National Archives, but as many as 60 per cent of First World War records were destroyed by ...