I've just finished downloading all the WWI documents I can find on Ancestry that are relevant to my family history. Some of their UK WWI records have been free this weekend as part of a campaign to commemorate Remembrance Day.
I already have some of them, but now I have them all in the same file on one computer. I must remember to back them up to another drive, of course.
I did the same with the 1911 census while that was free last month. If you are on a budget, like me, it pays to look out for these special offers on all the family history sites. It does mean that you have to register on the sites, but it's free.
Anyone who uses Google Chrome for there Ancestry searches, as I do, might be interested in an extension that is available. Called Ancestry Family Search Extension 2.5. The blurb on the web page says"This extension takes the vital information from an Ancestry Family Tree person page and searches FamilySearch.org using those details. (An Ancestry subscription is required to view other people’s Ancestry Family Trees.)
The extension can be found at the Chrome Web Store.
Sunday 11 November 2012
Thursday 1 November 2012
Lest We Forget.....
On 4th November 1918, just 8 days before the end of World War 1, 204439 Private Lewis George Ellis and his best man and brother-in-law, 31385 Private George William Grainger, both of 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters, were killed in Action at the Battle of The Sambre.
Both men are buried at the St Roch Communal Cemetery at Valenciennes in France.
My thanks to Stephen Morse for taking the photographs and placing the crosses for me
Also remembered, my grandfather, 1917 Private James Ellis Royal Guernsey Light Infantry who survived the war.
2619350 Guardsman Lewis George Ellis 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards died 18th April 1944 aged 30 who is buried at Leabrooks Cemetery Alfreton Derbyshire. From the records at the Grenadier Guards barracks it would seem that Lewis wasn't killed in action but died in hospital in England.
Both Lewis's are commemorated on the War Memorial at St Thomas's Church Somercotes Derbyshire.
Both men are buried at the St Roch Communal Cemetery at Valenciennes in France.
My thanks to Stephen Morse for taking the photographs and placing the crosses for me
Also remembered, my grandfather, 1917 Private James Ellis Royal Guernsey Light Infantry who survived the war.
2619350 Guardsman Lewis George Ellis 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards died 18th April 1944 aged 30 who is buried at Leabrooks Cemetery Alfreton Derbyshire. From the records at the Grenadier Guards barracks it would seem that Lewis wasn't killed in action but died in hospital in England.
Both Lewis's are commemorated on the War Memorial at St Thomas's Church Somercotes Derbyshire.
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