Resources used in the Chris Ramsey episode of WDYTYA [20^th July 2023]

 

Historic England, a treasure trove to get lost down on a rainy day

Link👉 https://historicengland.org.uk/

 

The Royal Naval Division: What was it, when was it founded and where can you find service records?

Link 👉 https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tutorials/military/royal-naval-division/

 

The Cheshire Roll of Honour, more than just a name, the stories of the Cheshire fallen

Link👉 https://www.cheshireroll.co.uk/

 

The Long Long Trail – Researching soldiers of the British army in the Great War

Link 👉https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/about/

 

The Wartime Memories Project

Link 👉 https://wartimememoriesproject.com/

 

British Legion – find details of War Memorials across the country

Link 👉 https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/

 

Royal Navy Research Archive 

Link👉 https://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/

 

1914-1918 Prisoners of the First World War ICRC Historical Archives

Link👉 https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/

 

How to date Wedding photos

Link👉 https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tutorials/photo-dating/old-wedding-photographs/

 

How to read old handwriting

Link 👉 https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/feature/old-handwriting/

Remember that if you don’t have access to Ancestry, FindMyPast or the British Newspaper Archive, your local library or archives may well have a library edition on free access