29,533
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
→Accessing the above British Army Overseas Indexes
==Accessing the above British Army Overseas Indexes==
*[http://www.familyrelatives.com/index.php Familyrelatives.com] contains '''most''' of the GRO Overseas Indexes which include images from the British Army Overseas Indexes which you can access for free, (even though most other records on the site require a subscription). These are viewable images, which have not been transcribed to search. The site requires an up to date Adobe Flash (Flash 11 or later) plug-in to view the images. First you must log in (with first time registration required), from the Home Page, then select 'Search' (from the bar across the top of the page) and then 'Overseas Records'. (If the required records don't display, look for the category 'Free' records). Then select the database you are interested in.
:'''Update''', noted 25 July 2020, there have been changes to the website. The Search did not work when signed in, and it was necessary to access the Overseas Records through Articles. Records At times the records could not be viewed by the writer , then subsequently they would become viewable, and there is now the hint "Image not appearing- download DJVu's viewer".
:'''Note, some pages from the indexes were missing at one time, so the database may not be complete''' (missing Army marriage pages were noted). (Note: this website became inactive late July 2015, but returned c February 2016).
:[https://familyrelatives.com/articles/details.php?aid=46 Familyrelatives.com British Overseas Records] A description of the many GRO Index records on Familyrelatives.com. Note: Does not appear to include the databases relating to War Deaths for WW1 and WW2.
