I am wondering if there is any index or online database for the British Military who served in WWI. I am trying to find a needle in a haystack! I am looking for a fairly young man who was killed in action sometime between 1917-1918 whose first name was possibly Neville. I figure him to be born between 1895-1900 and to be from the Bolton area. Any suggestions? Michele

Hi Michele, Most of the records of British servicemen in the first world war were destroyed during the air raids on London in WW2, some records were saved but badly burned or waterlogged, a attempt to salvage them is ongoing but it would seem that this is a long drawn out process. James Riding ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michele Bender" <mishbender@insightbb.com> To: <ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 1:42 AM Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] military records...searchable? > I am wondering if there is any index or online database for the British > Military who served in WWI. I am trying to find a needle in a haystack! I > am looking for a fairly young man who was killed in action sometime between > 1917-1918 whose first name was possibly Neville. I figure him to be born > between 1895-1900 and to be from the Bolton area. Any suggestions? > > > > Michele > > > > ==== ENG-LAN-BOLTON Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send the command "unsubscribe" to ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L-request@rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) or ENG-LAN-BOLTON-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode.) > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.859 / Virus Database: 585 - Release Date: 14/02/2005

Hi Michele, I have checked the 1901 Census surname index on Ancestry and there are 5 Neville's conected to Bolton. Neville M. Fellows b. 1894 Bolton Neville C. Jessop b. 1892 Bolton living Blackpool Neville Beard b. 1891 Bolton living Oldham Neville Collier b. 1889 Bolton Charles Neville Ashworth b. 1894 Lancashire living Bolton. I don't know if this is of any help to you. Anne in Bolton. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michele Bender" <mishbender@insightbb.com> To: <ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 1:42 AM Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] military records...searchable? >I am wondering if there is any index or online database for the British > Military who served in WWI. I am trying to find a needle in a haystack! > I > am looking for a fairly young man who was killed in action sometime > between > 1917-1918 whose first name was possibly Neville. I figure him to be born > between 1895-1900 and to be from the Bolton area. Any suggestions? > > > > Michele > > > > ==== ENG-LAN-BOLTON Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send the command "unsubscribe" to > ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L-request@rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) or > ENG-LAN-BOLTON-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode.) > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.4/364 - Release Date: 14/06/2006 > >

Thanks Anne. These are different than the 5 I found on the FreeBMD Birth Index: 1837-1983. I was able to check those 5 against the CWGC site and found not one of them. I will see if any of these appear there. The problem with the CWGC site is that when I type in the name Neville, I get over 5,000 hits and it won't show me any of them! I didn't realize that Neville was such a popular name! No one else in our family carries that name and to us it is so unusual. Thanks again for your help. Michele -----Original Message----- From: pneanne [mailto:pne.anne@ntlworld.com] Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 6:30 AM To: ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] military records...searchable? Hi Michele, I have checked the 1901 Census surname index on Ancestry and there are 5 Neville's conected to Bolton. Neville M. Fellows b. 1894 Bolton Neville C. Jessop b. 1892 Bolton living Blackpool Neville Beard b. 1891 Bolton living Oldham Neville Collier b. 1889 Bolton Charles Neville Ashworth b. 1894 Lancashire living Bolton. I don't know if this is of any help to you. Anne in Bolton. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michele Bender" <mishbender@insightbb.com> To: <ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 1:42 AM Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] military records...searchable? >I am wondering if there is any index or online database for the British > Military who served in WWI. I am trying to find a needle in a haystack! > I > am looking for a fairly young man who was killed in action sometime > between > 1917-1918 whose first name was possibly Neville. I figure him to be born > between 1895-1900 and to be from the Bolton area. Any suggestions? > > > > Michele > > > > ==== ENG-LAN-BOLTON Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send the command "unsubscribe" to > ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L-request@rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) or > ENG-LAN-BOLTON-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode.) > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.4/364 - Release Date: 14/06/2006 > > ______________________________

Hi Michele, All WW1 records still available are with PRO, but many were burnt in WW2 so missing. This is a link to WW1 men of Bolton area who were prisioners, who did come home after the war finished, or who died in captivity. It may be worth having a look at. http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Bolton-le-Moors/downloads/WW1_POW.pdf Anouska ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michele Bender" <mishbender@insightbb.com> To: <ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 1:42 AM Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] military records...searchable? >I am wondering if there is any index or online database for the British > Military who served in WWI. I am trying to find a needle in a haystack! > I > am looking for a fairly young man who was killed in action sometime > between > 1917-1918 whose first name was possibly Neville. I figure him to be born > between 1895-1900 and to be from the Bolton area. Any suggestions? > > > > Michele > > > > ==== ENG-LAN-BOLTON Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send the command "unsubscribe" to > ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L-request@rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) or > ENG-LAN-BOLTON-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode.) > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Thank you. I will try this. Michele -----Original Message----- From: M.A.Reynolds [mailto:anouska.reynolds@ntlworld.com] Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 8:26 AM To: ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: military records...searchable? Hi Michele, All WW1 records still available are with PRO, but many were burnt in WW2 so missing. This is a link to WW1 men of Bolton area who were prisioners, who did come home after the war finished, or who died in captivity. It may be worth having a look at. http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Bolton-le-Moors/downloads/WW1_POW.pdf Anouska ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michele Bender" <mishbender@insightbb.com> To: <ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 1:42 AM Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] military records...searchable? >I am wondering if there is any index or online database for the British > Military who served in WWI. I am trying to find a needle in a haystack! > I > am looking for a fairly young man who was killed in action sometime > between > 1917-1918 whose first name was possibly Neville. I figure him to be born > between 1895-1900 and to be from the Bolton area. Any suggestions? > > > > Michele > > > > ==== ENG-LAN-BOLTON Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send the command "unsubscribe" to > ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L-request@rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) or > ENG-LAN-BOLTON-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode.) > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > ______________________________

Hi Michele, A search on google produced these links, and others. http://www.military-genealogy.com/google.php http://www.pals.org.uk/research.htm http://www.great-war-casualties.com/ Anouska ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michele Bender" <mishbender@insightbb.com> To: <ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 1:42 AM Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] military records...searchable? >I am wondering if there is any index or online database for the British > Military who served in WWI. I am trying to find a needle in a haystack! > I > am looking for a fairly young man who was killed in action sometime > between > 1917-1918 whose first name was possibly Neville. I figure him to be born > between 1895-1900 and to be from the Bolton area. Any suggestions? > > > > Michele > > > > ==== ENG-LAN-BOLTON Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send the command "unsubscribe" to > ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L-request@rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) or > ENG-LAN-BOLTON-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode.) > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

i appreciate all the work you do for us descendants. My great grandfather (Wm. Lefley born 1828 in bolton..his parents died when he was a baby) sailed around the work with either the English Navy or US navy before the Civil War in 1861? On the miliary records would you mind looking for a Willaim Lefley? I have a ring he carved from a tree in the Holy Land. thanks, Marhta goodricgh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michele Bender" <mishbender@insightbb.com> To: <ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 5:42 PM Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] military records...searchable? >I am wondering if there is any index or online database for the British > Military who served in WWI. I am trying to find a needle in a haystack! > I > am looking for a fairly young man who was killed in action sometime > between > 1917-1918 whose first name was possibly Neville. I figure him to be born > between 1895-1900 and to be from the Bolton area. Any suggestions? > > > > Michele > > > > ==== ENG-LAN-BOLTON Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send the command "unsubscribe" to > ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L-request@rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) or > ENG-LAN-BOLTON-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode.) > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.5/321 - Release Date: 4/21/2006 > >