Terry, Thank you for that information. I will keep it in mind for when we visit. Ailsa Terry King wrote: > > Ailsa, > Most libraries with computer sections within Local Studies, have the > WW1 CD for men who died in that war, but not all who fought and survived. > Terry > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ailsa Petrie [mailto:ampetrie@ihug.co.nz] > Sent: 12 September 2003 03:17 > To: ENG-NORTH-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [N'Yorks] World War I service records > > Hello List, > > This may be a hopeless question and a stab in the dark, but here goes. I > would like to know where I might look to find the names of men who > served in World War I, and survived. Where might any records be kept? I > remember reading that many World War 2 records were destroyed in the > bombing, did this include WWI records as well? > > I have found a number of marriages in my families which took place just > before and during 1914-18, with, apparently, no children being born to > the couples in the immediate years following and I am wondering if the > marriages took place before the men went off to war. > > Can anyone offer suggestions, please? > > Many thanks > Ailsa Petrie > -- > > Hamilton > New Zealand > > ==== ENG-NORTH-YORKS Mailing List ==== > ----------> ALL CAPS or UPPER CASE Letters Permissible Use <---------- > When typing a surname? YES! Absolutely! A must! For general text? NO! > It's shouting, bad manners (Netiquette) and hard to find surnames. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ==== ENG-NORTH-YORKS Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the *NEW* RootsWeb/Ancestry Message Boards yet? Take a > tour soon & learn how time-saving those "Gateway" messages are compared > to trying to find the *new* ones on your own. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 -- Hamilton New Zealand