From another list. Chris Military and other records > Hi List, > For the benefit of anyone who isnt aware of the following site... > > The London Gazette was the official puiblication for listing casualties, > promotions and awards for the armed services. It is particularly good > for WW1 and WW2 casualties. In addition it lists promotions and > examination results for the Civil Service, including the post office; > honours lists; examination results for the legal and medical > professions; university graduations; bankruptcies. > Even if your ancestor was a mere lowly temporary postman, he may well > appear in the gazette. A successful search will take you to the actual > page of the gazette where the information appeared. > > The free searchable archive for records since 1900 can be found at: > http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk > Hope someone finds it useful > Kind regards > Sandra