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======Ancestry======
Ancestry is a pay website.
*[httphttps://searchwww.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=collections/1219 / '''British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920'''] are WO 363 records.*[httphttps://searchwww.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=collections/1114 / '''British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920'''] are WO 364 records.*[httphttps://searchwww.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=collections/3253 / "Canada, British Regimental Registers of Service, 1756-1900"]. '''Selected regiments only''', from the National Archives series WO 25 War Office Registers. See [[British Army#Miscellaneous online sources| Miscellaneous online sources]] below, for more about these records. WO 25 records are also available as a free download from The National Archives website, refer below.
Ancestry search tip: if you are unable to locate a record, it is possible to search by spouse name, as the search does look for next of kin.<ref>Chris_Baker. "Of no occupation. An Army Pensioner" ''Long, Long Trail Forum'' 20 June 2016, now no longer accessible.</ref>
'''Ancestry/Fold3'''
<br>Fold3 is an Ancestry owned company. For the following Military records Ancestry has released '''transcribed index records''' on the main Ancestry site, with the images only available on Fold3, which requires an Ancestry All Access subscription, or a separate Fold3 subscription.
*[httphttps://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/61807/ '''UK, Officer Service Records, 1764-1932'''] These records are WO 76: War Office: Records of Officers' Services. Released 9 December 2019. The fold3 database with images is [https://www.fold3.com/browse/310/hA335GV2l UK, War Office: Records of Officers' Services] WO 76, Pieces 1-554 (appears to be all records).*[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=collections/61068 / '''UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Soldier Service Records, 1760-1920'''] "WO 97, Pieces 1278-4287 (various pieces within range)" records. Released November 2016.*[httphttps://searchwww.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=collections/60917 / '''UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Admissions and Discharges, 1715-1925'''] Disability and Royal Artillery Out-Pensions, Admission Books WO 116 records. Released November 2016.*[httphttps://searchwww.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=collections/60908 / '''Ireland, Royal Hospital Kilmainham Pensioner Discharge Documents, 1724-1924'''] WO 119 records. released November 2016.: '''Notes''': [1] WO 76 images are also available on findmypast, refer above, and as a free download from The National Archives. [2] WO 97 images are also available on findmypast, refer above. Ancestry titles appear inaccurate in regarding dates. [23] The National Archives classifies WO 97 records to 1913, not beyond. [34] The WO 116 records available on Ancestry may possibly be derived from the National Archives microfilms, which do not extend past 1882, or 1893, depending on category, which are available as free downloads from the National Archives website, refer below. [4] WO 119 records are catalogued by the National Archives as "1757-1849".
'''Fold3'''
<br>[https://www.fold3.com/browse/1/ Fold3: All Databases]and [https://www.fold3.com/browse/310/ International], which appears to include the British records.<br> One of the databases is titled "UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Admission And Discharge Records" with constituent records [1] Royal Hospital, Chelsea: Disability and Royal Artillery Out-Pensions, Admission Books". In addition to the database This record set only contains one piece. [2] "WO 116: Disability and Out-Pensions, Admissions", whose index records are available on Ancestry, refer above, it also contains . Records to piece 165 (TNA last record WO 116/252); [3] 'WO 117: Length of Service Pensions, Admission Books. Records to piece 77 ; [4] WO 121: Discharge Documents of Pensioners. Records to piece 257; [5] WO 122: Discharge Documents, Foreigners' Regiments", which Records to piece 14. The latter record series do not appear to be indexed on Ancestry. Note, not all pieces may be included. In <br>The fold3 database "Ireland, Royal Hospital Kilmainham Pensioner Discharge Documents" in addition to the WO 119 records indexed by Ancestry, fold3 also includes the database "Royal Hospital, Kilmainham: Pension Admissions", thought to be from WO 118.
<br>Note: WO 117 records are available as a free download from the National Archives website, refer below, and at least some WO 119, WO 121 and WO122 records are available on findmypast, refer above.
Fold3 contains a category [https://www.fold3.com/browse/251/hTGb85NZ8 Military Books] (located in World War II, but covering all periods, or in International) which contains many online Naval & Military Press reprint books relating to both the British Army and the Indian Army. There are also additional titles in categories other than World War II, catalogued under the actual title, (not generally under Military Books, although WWI contains a category Australia Military Book Collection, which also covers other periods, (also located in International) which appear to be original scans from "Gould Genealogy and History"/[https://www.gould.com.au/australian-and-states-military-collection/au0-u24/ "Australian and States Military Collection"]).
Fold3, an American company, generally provides free access for a limited number of days during the year, as an example in 2019 for a few days before and including the military related "Memorial Day", a federal holiday in USA, the last Monday of May.
