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Findmypast Adds Thousands of New and Exclusive Military Records

27 Jan 2023 7:32 AM | Anonymous

The following announcement was written by Findmypast:

British Army, Honourable Artillery Company, Cardew-Rendle Roll Of Members 1537-1908 

This new collection is a directory of biographies for 17,000 members of the Honourable Artillery Company, covering nearly four centuries. As the oldest British Army regiment, it received its royal charter from Henry VIII in 1537. Details you’ll find will vary from entry to entry, from birth year and residence to remarkable events and great deeds.  

British Army, Honourable Artillery Company Journal 1923-2021 

The first issue of this journal was published in 1923, and documented events and activities of the regiment. Make good use of the optional keyword search field here to find mentions of your ancestor, or key events in this regiment’s history. 

British Army, Coldstream Guards 1800-1981 

Another 48,477 records have been added to this existing collection, which includes records for the oldest continuously serving regiment in the British Army. The new records cover attestation books, discharges, casualties and more. You'll normally find a rank, regimental number and an event year for your ancestor.  

Newspapers 

Brush up on local history with even more titles and new pages added to the newspaper archive this week.  

New titles: 

  • Bangor, Anglesey Mail, 1993 
  • Blackpool Times, 1901-1902, 1904, 1918-1919, 1933 
  • Brackley Advertiser, 1960 
  • Cannock Advertiser, 1923 
  • Cobham News and Advertiser, 1970-1971 
  • Grimsby News, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1916-1917, 1923, 1928-1930, 1935 
  • Horwich Chronicle, 1889 
  • Isle of Man Examiner, 1905, 1916 
  • Lancaster Observer and Morecambe Chronicle, 1919 
  • Melton Mowbray Times and Vale of Belvoir Gazette, 1918 
  • North Middlesex Chronicle, 1874, 1880, 1889, 1899 
  • South Durham Herald & Post, 1999 
  • St. Helens Newspaper & Advertiser, 1902-1903, 1916, 1918-1919 
  • Wilmslow Express Advertiser, 1981 

Updated titles: 

  • Aldershot News, 1906 
  • Ayrshire Post, 1993 
  • Birmingham Mail, 1981 
  • Bracknell Times, 1995 
  • Brighton Herald, 1925 
  • Bristol Evening Post, 1984, 1996 
  • Burntwood Post, 1998 
  • Cannock Chase Post, 1998 
  • Chiswick Times, 1904, 1909, 1911, 1913, 1916 
  • Croydon Advertiser and East Surrey Reporter, 1967 
  • Ellesmere Port Pioneer, 1999 
  • Esher News and Mail, 1994-1995 
  • Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald, 1998 
  • Gateshead Post, 1968, 1977, 1982, 1984-1985 
  • Harrow Gazette, 1907 
  • Harrow Informer, 1998 
  • Hertford Mercury and Reformer, 1997 
  • Herts and Essex Observer, 1997 
  • Hinckley Herald & Journal, 1999 
  • Hounslow & Chiswick Informer, 1982 
  • Huddersfield and Holmfirth Examiner, 1885, 1888 
  • Hull Daily Mail, 1989, 1992-1993, 1997-1998 
  • Irvine Herald, 1982 
  • Isle of Thanet Gazette and Thanet Times, 1989 
  • Lincolnshire Echo, 1994, 1999 
  • Liverpool Mercury, 1904 
  • Llanelli Star, 1996 
  • Loughborough Mail, 1993 
  • Macclesfield Express, 1981, 1985 
  • Manchester Evening Chronicle, 1935 
  • Nottingham Guardian, 1877 
  • Rochdale Observer, 1903 
  • Rugeley Post, 1999 
  • Salford Advertiser, 1999 
  • Sandwell Evening Mail, 1998 
  • South Wales Echo, 1983 
  • St. Neots Weekly News, 1997 
  • Sunday Sun (Newcastle), 1967, 1984-1987, 1991, 1994 
  • Surrey Mirror, 1969 
  • Wellingborough & Rushden Herald & Post, 1998 
  • West Hull Advertiser, 1999 
  • Weston & Worle News, 1999 

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