Hi, The LDS no longer have access to Ancestry in Australia but do to Find My Past. Marg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> To: <suffolk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 9:35 PM Subject: Re: [SFK-UK] Service Records - World War One - "The burnt records" > Hi Eddie > > I presume your man was in the British Army and not the Australian ? > > If the British Army you are right to recheck as the process of digitising > and indexing the surviving records will have unearthed parts in the wrong > place > > Finding somewhere with Ancestry access would be the easiest way > > The LDS FHS used to have Ancestry but am unsure if thats still the case, > perhaps someone can clarify the present situation > > Failing that they do have a pay per view subscription and a 14 day free > trial (just cancel a day or so before the end of the 14 days) > > They are of course available at Kew > > If he is a Suffolk lad why not post his name here? > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > >> G'day Folks >> My grandfather served in WW 1 and survived. >> >> An inquiry made by myself back in the early 1990's found that his >> service records were destroyed during the London bombings of the >> second World war. >> >> I was and am aware that the records people were putting the remains >> of the burnt records together and then scanning them, creating a >> digital record of the surviving documents. It was still in progress >> during my last inquiry. >> >> I also realize by this time that such work must be completed and the >> results somewhere on-line for people to check if there any any "burnt >> World War 1 records" for their forebears. >> >> I do not have access to Ancestry, and am wondering if they are >> available from any other source, eg National Archives? >> >> Help and advice of this forum sought please. >> >> regards >> eddie tricker >> Australia > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SUFFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Thanks for the update Marg I was not sure of the present situation Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hi, > The LDS no longer have access to Ancestry in Australia but do to Find My > Past. > Marg