First world war naval deaths - ancestry - Genealogists' Forum

Mary from Italy · #1 07-04-11, 16:41

Haven't seen any mention of this yet:

Records of first world war naval deaths go online

Quote:

Details of 44,000 British sailors who died at sea to be made available for ancestral research

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/ap...ds?INTCMP=SRCH

It doesn't seem to be on Ancestry yet.

Mary from Italy · #2 07-04-11, 16:46

This must be it (maybe it's been there for ages and I just missed it?)

Great Britain, Royal Naval Division Casualties of The Great War, 1914-1924

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1252

annswabey · #3 07-04-11, 21:22

I think it must be this, which, according to "view all new records" was added on 27 March

UK, Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Graves Roll, 1914-1919

Mary from Italy · #4 07-04-11, 23:10

Ah, could be, I missed that one