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Offline truebritmega

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Re: Forces war records website any good?
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 17 September 15 09:03 BST (UK) »
Im glad I asked the question.. least we all know now :)
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Re: Forces war records website any good?
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 20 September 15 18:28 BST (UK) »
I've heard it's just transcribed records with no actual images to view.

Is this true please? 

I've had a good look on their site but it doesn't say exactly what you get for your money.
Williams, Owens, Pritchard, Povall, Banks, Brown.

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Re: Forces war records website any good?
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 20 September 15 19:04 BST (UK) »
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I've heard it's just transcribed records with no actual images to view.

Is this true please? 
I couldn't say, when I had a look at their free trial it returned nothing on any relative serving in either world war (2 grandfathers, father, 2 uncles and mother in the WAAF). I since obtained details of one grandfather's service from Findmypast.
Crabb from Laurencekirk / Fordoun and Scurry from mid Essex

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Re: Forces war records website any good?
« Reply #12 on: Sunday 27 September 15 00:34 BST (UK) »
They say they are transcribing all the time and constantly adding new records. There appear to be a few collections which are not on FindMyPast or Ancestry. Not sure how much there is though. I have not looked for a while. The last ones I saw were transcriptions of some National Archives records which no one else seemed to have (other than National Archives of course)

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McBride (Monaghan, Manchester), Derbyshire (Bollington,Cheshire), Knight (Newcastle,Staffs), Smith (Chorley, Lancs & Ireland), Tipladay (Manchester & Yorkshire) ,Steadman (Madeley,Shropshire), Steele (Manchester,Glasgow), Parkinson (Wigan, Lancashire), Lovatt, Cornes & Turner (Staffs) Stott (Oldham, Lancs). All ended up Ardwick, Manchester
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Re: Forces war records website any good?
« Reply #13 on: Sunday 20 December 15 12:26 GMT (UK) »
Used it
and cancelled it

The information input is sparse to say the least and its not at all comprehensive
Found more info from FindMyPast and Ancestry combined as National Archives seem to split the two sites up as partner sites and thats that
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