Through the voice (the writings) of several prominent writers and genealogists, Moorshead Magazines has produced another significant contribution to their Tracing Your Ancestors series. Tracing Your WWI Military Ancestors is an 84-page, 15-article, special edition publication featuring the best in WWI research articles from five different contributors. The contents and purpose of this publication are perhaps best described in the words of the editors:
“As family history researchers, we are entering an exciting time. It has now been one hundred years since the outbreak of the Great War, and the focus for many of us is to discover, and give life, to our ancestors who fought and gave so much in the service of their respective countries. Compared to just a few short years ago, the task of researching the military service files for the soldiers and volunteers who made up the fighting forces in WWI has become much easier. Our purpose with this latest edition in our Tracing Your Ancestors series is intended to help you discover what is available through the vast Internet-based resources, various national archives and other repositories, and how to gain access to that information. The nations we are covering include Australia and New Zealand, Italy and Austria, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. ”
This 2014 publication features the writings of Gabrielle Morgan, David A. Norris, Alan Stewart, Mary M. Tedesco, and Glenn Wright. Readers of other Tracing Your Ancestors publications or Internet Genealogy, Family Chronicle, or History Magazine may recognize some of these names as regular contributors.
Contents
Australia & New Zealand in WWI
Gabrielle Morgan reveals the resources available fro researching Australian and Kiwi ancestors
Tracing WWI Military Ancestors from Trento-Alto Adige, Italy
Mary M. Tedesco details her search for the military records of her Italian-Austrian great-grandfather
US National Archives’ WWI Military Service Files
David A. Norris shows us how to get around the problem of the 1973 fire that destroyed millions of records for WWI US Army personnel
US Draft Registration Cards
David A. Norris reveals a genealogist’s goldmine of information in WWI draft cards
US Army Records: The Doughboys of 1917-1918
David A. Norris looks at resources for finding ancestors in the WWI US Army records
Records of the US Marine Corps
David A. Norris shows us where to locate files for researching your WWI US Marine Corps ancestor
US Navy & Coast Guard Records
David A. Norris investigates Naval record sources for researching your WWI ancstor
“Knights of the Air”
David A. Norris looks at the history and records of the US Army Air Service
Cemetery Records for Americans in the Great War
David A. Norris sheds light on how and where you might find your World War I ancestor’s grave
Canada at War 1914-1918
Glenn Wright introduces the resources available for researching Canadians who served in WWI
Canadian Service in the Great War
Glenn Wright reveals where you can find the records for you Canadian military ancestor
Researching Canada’s War Dead
Glenn Wright examines the records of those who died in the service of their country during the Great War
Royal Canadian Navy
Glenn Wright examines two record types you can expect to find when researching RCN ancestors
Canadians in the Air War
Glenn Wright looks at the record sets available for researching Canadians who fought the war form the air
United Kingdom Records
Alan Stewart gives us an in-depth look at the records available for locating your UK Great War ancestors
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