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====Miscellaneous online sources====
Many online sources are mentioned in other sections. Other miscellaneous sources may be found by searching the database information of websites such as findmypast Findmypast and Ancestry.*See '''[[Findmypast|findmypast]]'''. Under the tab "Search records" is a category [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/historical-records?SearchedRecordsetRegion=World&sourceID=13&utm_source=affiliate&utm_content=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wiki.fibis.org&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=%20fmp_uk&awc=2114 "A-Z of record sets"] which is a listing of all the record databases.**For Military records from the Search at the top of the webpage, select Military, armed forces & conflict, and scroll the sub categories on the left hand side of the webpage.**Includes the category Military, armed forces & conflict/Medal Rolls and Honours which includes the databases***Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards. This database includes India General Service Medal Pegu (Army) and (Navy) 1852-53 (added c 2022/06/03).***British Army, Recommendations For Military Honours and Awards 1935-1990 (added c 2022/06/03)**Includes the category Armed Military, armed forces & conflict/Regimental & service records which includes the databases
*** "Prisoners Of War 1715-1945" which appears to contain some records from the National Archives records FO 383, including some for Indian Army soldiers.
***"British Army, Women's Army Auxiliary Corps 1917-1920". These records are only a small percentage of the originals due to later war damage in September 1940. From a FMP article, the records are from The National Archives' WO 162 and WO 368 series, including WO 162/54, WO 162/58, WO 162/62, WO 162/65. (Introduced c 2020/03/06).
**Includes the category Armed Military, armed forces & conflict/First World War which includes the databases
***"Silver War Badge Roll 1914-1920" Transcriptions only, no images. Images are available on Ancestry, see [[Medal Rolls]].
***"British Armed Forces, First World War Soldiers' Medical Records", and a related Browse database. Images. This collection comprises The National Archives’ series, MH 106, War Office: First World War Representative Medical Records of Servicemen. Due to data protection, Findmypast has only published records where the admission year is dated back 100 years. For this reason, more records will be released in the coming years. Transcriptions of this record series are available on Forces War Records, see details below. Currently (2018/12/23) findmypast Findmypast appears to have more records. [https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/soldiers/a-soldiers-life-1914-1918/the-evacuation-chain-for-wounded-and-sick-soldiers/classification-of-wounds-using-by-the-british-army-in-the-first-world-war/ List of Classification of wounds] used in MH 106 records. longlongtrail.co.uk. Some RAMC medical abbreviations.<ref>TEW. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/281721-hospital-for-h-g-w/?do=findComment&comment=2890952 Hospital for h g w?] ''Great War Forum'' 21 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.</ref>
***"Wiltshire WW1 Hospital Records" from 3 hospitals for British and ANZAC service personnel 1914-1919 and one hospital up to 1936. From records at the Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre. Indexes only, there are no images. (Introduced c 2022/05/21).
***"British Armed Forces, First World War Disability & Retirement Payments For Officers & Nurses". The National Archives record series Ministry of Pensions PMG 42- 47 (six series). (Introduced c 2020/03/06).
***"Royal Naval Division Records 1914-1919" and "Royal Naval Division Service Records 1914-1920". The Royal Naval Division transferred from the authority of the Admiralty to the War Office on 29 April 1916.
***Databases based on the publications ''The Bond of Sacrifice: a Biographical Record of all British officers who fell in the Great War'' (2 Volumes); ''Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19'' (80 Volumes, HMSO, see titles of the Volumes<ref>[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/292837 FamilySearch Library catalogue entry for ''Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919'']</ref>) and ''Officers Died in the Great War 1914-19'' (the latter two, one database); ''The Roll of Honour. A biographical record of all members of His Majesty's naval and military forces who have fallen in the war'' by the Marquis De Ruvigny (5 Volumes). Databases 2 and 3 are also available on Ancestry.
***Database based on the publication ''The National Roll of the Great War, 1914-1918'', (14 Volumes), published c 1920. The vast majority of entries refer to combatants who survived the Great War, but also covers support staff and people such as nurses, war workers and other civilians. Entries were compliled compiled by subscription, submitted by individuals or families. This database is available on Ancestry as "England, The National Roll of the Great War, 1914-1918" which however contains only 11 of the 14 volumes.***Database based on the publication ''Ireland's Memorial Records, 1914-1918: being the names of Irishmen who fell in the Great European War'' (8 Volumes). The findmypast Findmypast database is "Ireland's Memorial Record: World War 1: 1914-1918", and there is a similar database on Ancestry "Ireland, Casualties of World War I, 1914-1922".
**:Database "Irish Officers Died In The Great War, 1914-1919" based on the book ''Our Heroes'' which covered the period August 1914 to July 1916. (Introduced 2018/08/10). This database is also available for free from [http://ourheroes.southdublinlibraries.ie/ourheroes Our Heros southdublinlibraries.ie].
***"British Jewry Book Of Honour, 1914-1920", a database from the book ''British Jewry Book Of Honour'' published in 1922, with individual images, (but seemingly not the entire book) available. There is similar database on Ancestry (released 2016/10), consisting of index records only, with the book available on the associated pay site [https://www.fold3.com/browse/250/hI6O-ZPHfcypwQeY4 Fold3], located in World War I. Also available to search or read online for free at [https://www.jewsfww.uk/the-british-jewry-book-of-honour-126.php jewsfww.uk].
***"British In Argentina 1914-1919". Both transcripts and images of the original publication, ''Activities of the British Community in Argentina During the Great War 1914-1919'', published in 1920, also available for those in areas such as North America on [https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Activities_of_the_British_Community_in_A.html?id=lDsFAAAAIAAJ Google Books], and for photos [https://www.ukphotoarchive.org.uk/activities-of-the-british-community-in-argentina-during-the-great-war-1914-1919 ukphotoarchive.org.uk].
***"British Army, Deserters and Absentees In Police Gazette 1914-1919". Selected dates only, not a complete range.<ref>Stewart, Graham. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/230741-new-on-findmypast-deserters-and-absentees-police-gazette-1914-1919/?do=findComment&comment=2296337 New on Findmypast - Deserters and Absentees, Police Gazette, 1914-1919] ''Great War Forum'' 15 August 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2018.</ref>, Note that Findmypast/category Newspapers, and British Newspaper Archive include a database "Police Gazette" with available years (at 10 January 2021) 1773-1776, 1829, 1858, 1880, 1898, 1916-1918 with details on a [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/police-gazette BNA page]. Appears to be selected dates only, not a complete range.
**Includes the category Armed Military, armed forces & conflict/Second World War which includes the database
***"Royal Artillery Other Ranks: Casualty Cards 1939-1947". These casualty cards (Form RH) were used to record deaths.
**Includes a database "British Army Schoolchildren and Schoolmasters 1803-1932" (located in Education & work/Schools & education)
**Includes a database "Britain, Royal and Imperial Calendars 1767-1973" (located in Directories & Social History/Directories & Almanacs) which includes at least some military records. See [[Findmypast]].
*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/cardcatalog.aspx '''Ancestry''' Card Catalogue of all Record Databases] (located as an option under the Search tab). Select the Military filter on the left hand side of the page. Some datasets may unexpectedly provide information relating to India. A researcher, who found some relevant records, found the title of "Canada, British Regimental Registers of Service, 1756-1900", to be misleading, as they are actually records of enlistment and any subsequent notable events, based on WO 25 records for a selection of regiments<ref> Email to User:Maureene 15-16 April 2016.</ref>. The databases Include "UK, British Army Lists, 1882-1962" (released 2016/10) consisting of a broken range of unspecified ''Lists'', but these are index records only. However images of most of the pages are available on the associated website Fold3.
:'''Also see Ancestry databases mentioned under findmypast Findmypast above''' (in this section).
:Ancestry includes databases for Medal Rolls, see [[Medal Rolls]].
:Another database is "UK, Naval and Military Courts Martial Registers, 1806-1930", index records only with images on Fold3 under the title UK, Courts Martial Registers.
*'''Forces War Records''', a pay website, (owned by Ancestry since c May 2021) includes the database "Military Hospitals Admissions and Discharge Registers WW1 Collection",<ref> [https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/military-hospital-records Search the Military Hospitals Admissions and Discharge Registers WW1 Collection] and [http://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/blog/2014/11/12/mh106-the-challenges-of-making-these-wwi-medical-records-available-online? Article about the digitisation] forces-war-records.co.uk</ref>consisting of transcriptions taken from TNA records [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10949 MH 106: War Office: First World War Representative Medical Records of Servicemen]. It is possible that the FWR database is only a selection of records from MH 106, which in turn is only a sample.<ref>TEW [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/234729-military-hospitals-admission-and-discharge-register-forces-war-record/?do=findComment&comment=2345354 Military Hospitals Admission and Discharge Register: Forces War Record] ''Great War Forum'' 25 December 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2018.</ref>. Images from this record series are available on findmypastFindmypast, refer above, which also appears to have more records (as at 2018/12/23).
*[http://www.chaplains-museum.co.uk The Museum of Army Chaplaincy] contains an online Search facility for Chaplain Interview Record cards for Anglican (Church of England) clergy who applied to become Temporary Chaplains to the Forces (T.C.F.) between late October 1914 and November 1918.
