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=====WFA WW1 pension record cards=====
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170629115801/http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/all-about-the-wfa/wfa-news-events/pension-records/the-wfa-preserves-a-major-great-war-archive-of-6-5-million-records.html "The Western Front Association preserves a major Great War archive of 6.5 million records"] by David G Henderson 08 November 2012, now an archived webpage. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170629115047/http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/all-about-the-wfa/wfa-news-events/pension-records/pension-record-cards-and-ledgers-deeper-understanding.html "Great War Pension Record Cards and Ledgers: deeper understanding"] 31 March 2013, now an archived webpage. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170629114637/http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/all-about-the-wfa/wfa-news-events/pension-records.html More details from WFA], now an archived webpage.
:'''UpdateUpdates: 3 October 2018/10/03'''. Ancestry has released the first stage of the records in the database "UK, WWI Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923",<ref>[https://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=61588 "UK, WWI Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923"] Ancestry.</ref> (located in Military), which are index records, with the images available on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3,<ref>[https://www.fold3.com/browse/250/h-gceWkCT "UK, WWI Pension Ledgers, 1914-1923"] fold3.</ref> (which requires an Ancestry All Access subscription, or a separate fold3 subscription). The first released records relate to '''Naval''' and '''Mercantile Marine''' explained in the WFA article [http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/october-2018/release-of-naval-and-mercantile-marine-pension-records-by-ancestry/ "Release of Naval and Mercantile Marine Pension Records by Ancestry"] October 2018. Manual look ups have been suspended and are unlikely to be available in the future.:''' November 2018/11'''. Release of Ledgers. '''British Army''' and '''Royal Air Force'''. Record cards will be released in 2019. [http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/articles/further-sets-of-pension-records-saved-by-the-western-front-association-available-on-ancestry/ "Further sets of Pension Records saved by The Western Front Association available on Ancestry"] c 9 November 2018. [http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/articles/a-further-release-of-first-world-war-pension-records-by-ancestry/ "A Further Release of First World War Pension Records by Ancestry"] c 10 November 2018. [http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/articles/the-western-front-associations-pension-record-card-and-ledger-archive/ "The Western Front Association's Pension Record Card and Ledger Archive"] c 10 November 2018. WFA
:Currently (2018/11/19) there are problems with the fold3 Search, and it is better to search on Ancestry.
:'''December 2018/12'''. WFA members can access these records for free through the WFA's members' area.: Now due Added '''week commencing 23 September 2019/09/26''' [http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/world-war-i-articles/pension-record-cards-claims-for-soldiers-who-were-killed/ Pension Record Cards - claims for soldiers who were killed] written c 1 July 2019. WFA. A card should exist for every soldier, sailor or airman who died in the war provided his next of kin claimed a pension.
=====Scottish pension records=====
