Browse British Army additions
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By Daisy Goddard | November 22, 2024
There are over 200 years of new records to discover.
Although Remembrance Day has passed, we're continuing to spotlight the sacrifices of your heroic ancestors with new and updated military records covering 224 years.
This week there are 512,275 additions from Britain and the British Empire, including promotions, medals and service records.
We've also added a new title - the West Lancashire Evening Gazette - to our newspaper collection.
British Empire Awards & Medals 1917-2023
Stretching back to the First World War, this new set contains the names of over 320,000 recipients of prestigious awards like the British Empire Medal (BEM) and the Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (GBE) from 1917 to 2023.
British Army Officer Promotions 1800-1815
This week's second new set is comprised of 182,000 British military promotion records from the early 19th century.
British Army Service Records
We also added 8,025 British service records, with additions for the Scots Guards, the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment and the York Light Infantry.
New pages from Lancashire
A new Lancashire title joined our collection this week.
There are 5,396 pages of the West Lancashire Evening Gazette from 1999 for you to explore.
New titles:
- West Lancashire Evening Gazette, 1999
We added over 220,000 military records last week - explore the full release for yourself here.
