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The '''Chaplains Returns''' of baptisms, marriages and burials 1761-1880, also known as '''Army Returns'''. From 1880 they were known as “Army” '''Army''' Births, Deaths and Marriages and from 1959 “Forces” '''Forces''' Births, Deaths and Marriages. These records include the registrations of British armed forces (including serving members who were not British nationals) posted overseas.

These records are part of the category known as '''Statutory Returns''', which have been produced as required by British legislation. In 1914 the Royal Commission on Public Records said ‘There is reason to believe that this class of military record '''has neither been preserved nor transmitted with sufficient care'''’<ref>[httphttps://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/British_Births,_Marriages_and_Deaths_Overseas British Births, Marriages and Deaths Overseas] Family Search Wiki</ref>, so there are many BMD events which are not available.

The Chaplain Returns records were compiled by regimental chaplains and may also be duplicated within the regimental records. The Overseas Section of the [[General Register Office]] in Southport holds these volumes and the indexes can be viewed at [[The National Archives]] (TNA) and online. The Overseas Section  As an example of a record from the [[General Army Birth Returns, a researcher has advised he has a “certified copy” from the GRO taken from “Army Book 112 (Register Office]] also holds additional records of regimental marriages taking place between 1761 and 1924 that have never been indexed. As these additional records have never been indexed, they are not included in Births) of the data on findmypast or other websites-th Bn. If you can provide -th Punjab Regiment for the man's name and regiment, and approximate date six months ending 30th June 19-- reported from the GRO will search their recordsMilitary Station at Isak (North Waziristan)”. Email Note this Regiment was part of the [[General Register Office|GROIndian Army]] . He advised: I suspect the official recording and reporting of such events as births to British or foreign Indian Army soldiers’ wives were likely to have been done almost entirely through their Army channels with GQ not a Chaplain in sight and would be dependent on the British/foreign father reporting the subject header, eg "GQ Regimental Marriage Registers"birth, although one needs to allow for delays in reporting - I was born before the six months specified above In my case it looks as if my father reported my birth to avoid receiving an automated reply. A list his adjutant a couple of months or more after the regiments covered event when he was on operations (that means in a war situation) in the unindexed records used Waziristan. <ref> By email to be availableUser:Maureene, but it is not known if it currently is. 23-24 Feb 2010</ref>"At  The indexes in respect of the FRC [now closed] is a list of overseas registrations are most commonly called the marriage registers, arranged by regiment; '''British Army Overseas Indexes'''. Note that if your regiment is a soldier died on a troopship there, with entries for may be a record in the right period'''GRO Marine Deaths''' indexes, ask at the enquiry desk in the FRC (some of which were noted to be put handwritten, so subject to transcription error) or births may appear in touch with the Overseas SectionGRO Marine Births indexes. ''' Most of the indexes are available online, see below'''. All the records covered by the GRO Indexes, which are classified as Statutory Returns, '''may conduct a search for you." not include records of persons originating [http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/showthread.php?4364-GRO-Regimental-Birth-Indices/page2 Thread from British-Genealogy.com], quoting Scotland and Ireland'''Tracing your Ancestors , and records must be looked for in The Public Record Office'' by Amanda Bevan (Public Record Office Handbook No.19Scotland and Ireland including online sources such as ScotlandsPeople, sixth edition) page 187-188: Section 181see [[Scotland]].1.1 For more details of this book , see the FamilySearch Wiki article below.  Note that if a record is available both in the India Office [[Waiting for reviewChurch records]]</ref>(now available on findmypast (pay website)) and in the General Register Office records, the latter may contain more information, at least for some time periods. By way of example, in 1903 the additional information available for a marriage record was the nationalities of the groom and bride, and the occupations of the fathers of the groom and bride.

As an example There is also a series of records which includes India, (held by the General Register Office, and not on open access), known as the '''Regimental Registers 1761-1924''' which are original entries of a record births/baptisms, marriages and (far fewer) deaths/burials kept by various regiments and relate to the families of officers and other ranks at home and on foreign stations from 1790.<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/British_Births,_Marriages_and_Deaths_Overseas#Regimental_Registers Regimental Registers] FamilySearch Wiki. </ref> Included in this series are records of regimental marriages taking place between 1761 and 1924 that have never been indexed. As these additional records have never been indexed, they are not included in the Army Birth Returnsdata on findmypast or other websites. If you can provide the man's name and regiment, a researcher has advised he has a “certified copy” from and approximate date the GRO taken from “Army Book 112 (will search their records. Email the [[General Register of Births) of Office|GRO]] with GQ in the subject header, eg "GQ Regimental Marriage Registers", to avoid receiving an automated reply.<ref>Downes, Pam [https://www.british-th Bngenealogy. com/threads/4364-GRO-th Punjab Regiment for the six months ending 30th June 19Regimental-Birth-Indices GRO Regimental Birth Indices] 04-03-2005 British- reported from Genealogy.com Forum. Retrieved 6 April 2015.</ref> There is a summary list of regiments and of dates covered for births and marriages in an Appendix to ''My ancestor was in the Military British Army'' by Michael J. and Christopher T. Watts (See pages<ref>[https://archive.org/details/myancestorwasinb0000watt/page/124/mode/2up Garrison and Station at Isak Registers (North WaziristanOriginal Registers)”now held by the GRO] page 124; <br>[https://archive. Note this Regiment org/details/myancestorwasinb0000watt/page/240/mode/2up Pages including Regimental Registers] pages 240-243 ''My ancestor was part in the British Army'' by Michael J. and Christopher T. Watts (Society of Genealogists) 2014 reprint of 2009 edition. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.</ref>) and also of locations, and a further online listing of the regiments<ref> Available on Familyrelatives.com (refer [[Chaplains Returns#Accessing the above British Army Overseas Indexes|Accessing the above British Army Overseas Indexes]]) in the free database "GRO List of Army Registers"</ref> (but no dates) which also includes Army of Black Sea, Salonica Force and Egyptian Garrisons. Indexes for the records which have been indexed, are available on [[Findmypast|findmypast]]. In respect of "Regimental Birth Indexes –[these] may show several index references for the same person. As a soldier moved from one regiment to another, he had to register himself and his family each time for pay purposes. If you find more than one index reference for same person, provide all references and we will produce the entry with the most information".<ref>[http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/most_customers_want_to_know.asp Certificate ordering Service: Most customers want to know...] www.gro.gov.uk (Scroll down)</ref>==FIBIS resources==*FIBIS database [https://search.fibis.org/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=1257&s_id=378 WW1 British Officers of the Indian Armyand Royal Marine]], (consisting of two component databases, which it is possible to search together or separately) located in Military records/Military Rolls & Lists/Casualty Lists, includes some (but not all) index records from the GRO database "War Deaths Indian Services 1914-1921", see below.

He advised==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. 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). (Search may not display if you have increased the magnification of the webpage.) 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 (which may not display if you have increased the magnification of the webpage, in fact you may need to "shrink" the size of the webpage). Scroll to “British Overseas Records Free”, (posted on 30-Jun-13, which was was on page 2 of the articles for me) then select "Browse Overseas 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: I suspect Does not appear to include the official recording databases relating to War Deaths for WW1 and reporting WW2. Also includes a link "Browse Overseas Records" from which the databases may be accessed, provided you are logged in.*[http://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=2114&id=201071 Findmypast] (pay website) contains three separate databases, some Indexes only, called '''British Armed Forces and Overseas Births, Marriages, Deaths''', all of such which contain overseas and some UK events , which include many of the GRO British Army Overseas Indexes, (located within BMD). Alternatively, locate using [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. Some GRO Air [Force] Index records are also included, as are GRO Marine Birth and Deaths Indexes, which may be relevant for events on troopships. (Note, "Overseas" was amalgamated into this database 2018/01.) In addition, the database contains index records for births in the U.K. and overseas, 1761-1924, taken from regimental registers, including births in India. The Armed Forces Deaths database also includes what may be called GRO War Deaths or GRO War Dead,<ref>War Deaths, including World Wars I and II, and the Boer War. [http://web.archive.org/web/20051223043104/www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/research/searchingforoverseasrecords/index.asp Searching for overseas records] GRO, now an archived web page.</ref> including three Naval and one RAF databases. See comment above that GRO Indexes may not include records of persons originating from Scotland and Ireland, noting it is unclear to British or foreign Indian what extent the Army soldiers’ wives were likely and other military records are impacted. There is a charge to search, however the Findmypast records have been done almost entirely through their Army channels with the advantage that at least some (but not GRO Index records) may indicate the relevant regiment.:Note, a Chaplain marriage record was found on the images at familyrelatives.com (see above) which did not appear in sight the Findmypast database, indicating either an omission or a mis-transcription error, or a Search error.:There is also a fourth dataset "British Armed Forces and would Overseas Browse" where some, but not all, record sets may be browsed, but as far as can be dependent determined, the GRO Indexes are '''not''' included.:WO 97 records, which may contain details of marriages, births and deaths, are also available on findmypast, see the Britishsection [[Chaplains Returns#See also|See also]] below.:[https://www.findmypast.co.uk/articles/world-records/full-list-of-united-kingdom-records/life-events-bmds Findmypast article] Scroll down the left side to GRO to see the many GRO Indexes included in the findmypast databases. Note currently (2019/foreign father reporting 07) if you wish to search within the GRO Indexes on findmypast, your only option is to select one of the birthdatabases British Armed Forces and Overseas Births, although Marriages or Deaths, as there is no option to specifically search one needs of the GRO indexes. Note, it does '''not''' seem possible to allow browse through a specific GRO Index on Findmypast. However, should you wish to look at the entire Index (e.g. looking for delays possible mis-transcriptions) it is possible to "create" an Index by looking at the Findmypast description of the database, then category "Sources available" and finding the Archive reference. Then select this Archive reference in the Search and then click on the Search icon, when the results listed should be the entire Index.:'''Update''' "...thousands of new records from The National Archives and the General Register Office" were added 8 October 2021 in the categories Births and Deaths, "births at sea, fallen seamen and more" but specific details were not provided.*GRO "War Deaths Indian Services 1914-1921". The index for this dataset is briefly mentioned in the [https://web.archive.org/web/20070221104808/http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/frc/pdfs/british_in_india.pdf Fact Sheet: The British in India] from the now closed [[Family Records Centre]], a joint venture with The National Archives, but the National Archives has advised it does not hold this Index.<ref> Email from TNA to User:Maureene dated 5 November 2020.</ref> "They relate to the Indian Army, Marines and other services". The AIGS (Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies, or Family History Connections) [https://www.familyhistoryconnections.org.au library] in reporting Melbourne Victoria has reference to this index as a book in its collection, title ''Overseas indexes:'' subtitle ''war deaths in the Indian Services, 1914- I was born before 1921'', number 355.305 GEN, which is however missing surnames "Heale to Meade", and consists of Officers only. :'''Update''' 20 October 2022. The data available from AIGS in Melbourne has been transcribed and is available as part of the FIBIS database "WW1 British Officers of the six months specified Indian Army and Royal Marine", see [[Chaplains Returns#FIBIS resources|FIBIS resources]] above In my case . Note however, as mentioned previously, it is missing surnames "Heale to Meade", and consists of Officers only.:This GRO index database is '''not''' included in either Familyrelatives.com, or findmypast. :"General Register Office Enquiry" (email <nowiki>grofirstpointofcontact@gro.gov.uk</nowiki> current 2020/07) advised it looks as if my father reported my birth is possible to his adjutant "place an order quoting ‘War Deaths Indian Services 1914-1921’ and we can carry out a couple search of months or more after the event when he indexes for you. If the search is unsuccessful, ...a refund will be issued. This is the fee you paid less any administrative costs incurred....". Subsequent advice (2020/07/27) was "The index should include all ranks and not just officers".:Possibly the GRO Index may only apply to those of English/Welsh background, see comment in next item. *GRO "War Deaths Indian Services (1939 to 1948)". This database is included on operations Findmypast, however a 1943 death was seen where there is a CWGC record, but no record in the GRO Index. The reason for the difference is unclear. Perhaps the GRO Index is incomplete, or possibly the GRO Index only applies to those of English/Welsh background, excluding those born in India, or of Scottish, or Irish background. *'''If you have found an index reference and you then want to order a certificate, this can be done [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp online from the GRO]'''. (that means in A charge applies). In the past the certificate has been a transcript, not a war copy of the original document, and this is believed to be the current situation. *:'''Note''': *:*For legal reasons, Overseas and Forces certificates are '''not''' available in (the cheaper) PDF format.*:*If you do not supply the GRO Index reference, the certificate will cost more as there is an additional search fee, and it may take longer to be sent.*:*If a record is available both in the India Office Church record series on [[findmypast]] and in the GRO records, the latter may contain more information, at least for some time periods. By way of example, in 1903 the additional information available for a marriage record was the nationalities of the groom and bride, and the occupations of the fathers of the groom and bride.*:*The GRO certificates for War Deaths only contain limited information, which is taken from Army records, and an example shows it shows only the general terminology "killed in Waziristanaction". <ref> By email to UserEllis1918. [https:Maureene, 23//www.greatwarforum.org/topic/253019-death-certs/?do=findComment&comment=2558394 Death certs?] ''Great War Forum'' 27 August 2017. Retrieved 24 Feb 2010July 2019.</ref>*:*The GRO website currently (2020/05/31) advises "GRO is currently working on a rolling programme to put all of its indexes online".*FamilySearch microfilm/microfiche records relating to various Indexes mentioned above, with [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bkeywords%3ANational%20%2Bkeywords%3AStatist catalogue entry] by keyword search National Statist. These records are expected to be digitised in time. See [[FamilySearch Centres]] for more details.

==Other National Archives records==*Some marriage and baptismal information for Royal Artillery soldiers and their family, including India related details, may be found in the National Archives series WO 69. Some of this information has been transcribed and may be found by entering the surname and “WO69” in the National Archives [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk Discovery Search]. Many of the records in this series were destroyed during the Second World War, so the records are incomplete. Also see [[Royal Artillery]] for more information.*TNA series "War Office: UK and overseas garrisons: Registers of Baptisms, Confirmations, Deaths/Burials, and Marriage [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14363 WO 156]. A TNA Guide says "The indexes registers are relatively few in respect number and mainly date from the 20th century".**Index records (with the possibility that some records may include an image) from some of the overseas registrations TNA series WO 156 are most commonly available in the [[Findmypast]] datasets described above called "British Armed Forces and Overseas Births, Marriages, Deaths". The overseas records appear to be WO 156/106 Cyprus burials; WO 107-110 Egypt burials; WO 156/111-117, 121-122 Malta burials; WO 156/119 Singapore burials; WO 156/594-595 Malta baptisms & marriages; WO 156/596-598 Malta baptisms. These records may also be browsed in the Findmypast dataset "British Army Armed Forces and Overseas Browse".**Ancestry (pay website) introduced 2021/11/01 a database "UK, Military Records of Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages and Burials, 1813-1957" consisting of Indexesand images from WO 156 (located in Birth, Marriage & Death, including Parish). From "Browse this collection"/"browse this image set" it may be seen that the database includes some baptisms from Malta, and burials from Cyprus, Egypt, Malta and Singapore. TNA reference should be included on the images, as an example WO 156/600 Malta baptisms 1913 was noted.**Some of the deaths from this series are available online on the pay website ''deceased online'', for more details see further below, under [[Chaplains Returns#External links|External links]]/Mediterranean area/Malta.*Ancestry (pay website) includes a database [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=60931 UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1730-1960] (located in BMD records). This database consists mainly of Naval records, sourced from the National Archives, with relatively few records in respect of the British Army and does '''not''' include the GRO records referred to above.

The == Other Archives==* See [[LDSScotland]] have microfilmed , for details of the website ScotlandsPeople, which contains equivalent records to some of the indexesrecords mentioned on this page, as listed in this [http://wwwrespect of persons who came from Scotland.familysearch.org*British Armed Forces, Roman Catholic Registers have been digitised from The Scottish Catholic Archives and are available on findmypast (pay website) in the database '''British Armed Forces, Roman Catholic Registers''' 1836-1975 (located within BMDs, introduced 2017/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&keyword=officers%2C+soldiers%2C+%26+their+families%29++11).There is a related Browse database.The registers were created by the Bishopric of the Forces, the religious officials of the Roman Catholic Church responsible for the pastoral care of Roman Catholics in the military.+at+stations+abroad%2C&prekeyword=officers%2C+soldiers%2C+%26+their+families%29++...+at+stations+abroad%2C Library Catalogue entry] and you can order Includes locations in the microfiches and view them at [[Family History Centres]]. HoweverUK as well as bases in Cairo, Cyprus, the indexes are available onlineMalta, see belowand more.

Note that if a record is available both in the India Office [[Church records]] (now available on findmypast) and in the General Register Office records, the latter may contain more information, at least for some time periods. By way of example, in 1903 the additional information available for a marriage record was the nationalities of the groom and bride, and the occupations of the fathers of the groom and bride. ===See also===*[[British Army]] Records. In particular, the **The WO97 records , to 1913, described in Section 4.1.2 Service and pension records, available on findmypast, may include information about marriages, births of children or deaths of family members. It may be helpful to view the WO97 record first, before pursing the records mentioned above. Some muster rolls also include married rolls for the regiment.** See [[British Army#Army personnel serving after January 1921|Service Records for Army personnel serving after January 1921]] (April 1922 for officers) which may '''possibly''' contain relevant family information.*[[General Register Office]]** The series of records RG 34 was noted to include a short roll of "Officers, British Prisoners of War, who have married in Holland" c 1918, including one Indian Army Officer.<ref> [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1993/41814_b157188-00765?pid=84912&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D1993%26h%3D84912%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DOHu1%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=OHu1&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true#?imageId=41814_b157188-00765 Ancestry record] for Alexander John Hew Maclean of Ardgour, British Army, also mentions Captain Mullaly, 9th Bhopal Inf. </ref>**Some Military Death records 1914-21 from various authorities in France and Belgium, of (mainly) British soldiers and officers and a few civilians, may be found in RG 35/45-49.<ref>See External links above "British Births, Marriages and Deaths Overseas" FamilySearch Wiki</ref>**The Lambeth Palace Library, London holds some records for Mesopotamia (Iraq) which includes at least some military records.

== External Links links ==*[http://www.familyrelativescwgc.com/indexorg Commonwealth War Graves Commission].php FamilyrelativesFor more detais see, [[Cemeteries# CWGC| Cemeteries – CWGC]].com] contains the *[httphttps://www.familyrelativesfamilysearch.comorg/searchwiki/search_browseoverseas.php Overseas Indexes]en/British_Births, which include images from the _Marriages_and_Deaths_Overseas British Army Births, Marriages and Deaths Overseas Indexes which you can access for free, (even though most other records ]. FamilySearch Wiki. Based on the site require a subscription) However first you must log in. This site requires a three articles by [httphttps://www.adobefamilysearch.comorg/auwiki/downloads.html?promoid=KAWQL Adobe Flash 11en/User:AnthonyJCamp Anthony Camp] plug-in. Log in from the , formerly Director of [[http://www.familyrelatives.com/index.php Home PageSociety of Genealogists]]. Then select , in 'Search' and then Family Tree Magazine'Overseas Records'[UK] Volume 16, No. 9, 10 and 12 published Then select the database you are interested in. '''NoteJuly, some pages from the indexes appear to be missingAugust and October 2000, so the database is not complete'''. Missing marriage pages have been noted.*available on [httphttps://wwwarchive.awin1.comorg/details/awclick.php?mid=2114&id=201071 findmypast] has the British Army Overseas Indexes for which there is a charge to search. However the findmypast records have the advantage that at least some, (possibly all) indicate the relevant regiment. In addition, the database contains indexes for births in the U.K. and overseas, 1761pt1-camp-1924, taken from regimental registers, including births in Indiajuly2000p13/Pt1CampJuly2000p13. Search in the category Birth recordsjpg Archive. The records themselves are held by the General Register Office, and are not on open access. In respect of "Regimental Birth Indexes –[theseorg] may show several index references for the same person. As a soldier moved from one regiment to another, he had to register himself and his family each time for pay purposes. If you find more than one index reference for same person, provide all references and we will produce the entry with the most information".<ref>*National Archives Guide [httphttps://www.gronationalarchives.gov.uk/grohelp-with-your-research/contentresearch-guides/certificatesbirth-marriage-death-armed-forces/most_customers_want_to_know.asp Certificate ordering Service: Most customers want How to knowlook for records of...Births, marriages and deaths in the armed forces] www*[https://web.groarchive.gov.uk (Scroll down)<org/web/20200715044802/ref> As noted above, WO97 records are also available.*If you have found an index reference and you then want to order a certificate, this can be done [http://www.grosog.govorg.uk/grouploads/content/certificates online from Else_Churchill_-_British_Overseas_Records_in_the_UK.pdf Sources for the British Overseas in the GRO, TNA, Guildhall, SoG Library]by Else Churchill, archived. (A charge applies). This will be a transcriptImages, but minimal text, not one of a copy series of the original document [https://web.archive.*National Archives Guide [org/web/20210225135221/http://www.nationalarchivessog.govorg.uk/recordslearn/lookingwho-do-you-think-you-forare-2013-speakers-personhandouts/birthmarriagedeatharmedforces 2013 presentations].htm Looking for sog.org.uk, archived pages. Images of actual records of a birth, marriage or death in the armed forces]available.*Mediterranean and Middle East area

***[https://web.archive.org/web/20180806125328/http://maltafamilyhistory.com / Malta Family History], now an archived website. Includes data for births, marriages and burials. Also includes data about other areas such as the Ionian Islands, including Corfu and has a section called "Other Mediterranean Cemeteries" which includes Gibraltar and Smyrna, Turkey. The Smyrna database also includes baptisms and marriages (1795 – 1832). Although this site is now archived, most/all of the internal links appear to be available. Note there are two Index pages, the first Index page is linked from the Home Page, and the second Index page is linked from the first Index page.****There is also some information about deaths, including some photographs of grave inscriptions, and also baptisms and marriages, scattered through the regimental pages on [http://www.maltaramc.com/index.html British Army Medical Services and the Malta Garrison 1799 – 1979]. Includes a website Search .

*** The Findmypast datasets described above "British Armed Forces and Overseas Births, Marriages, Deaths" include Malta. There is also a Findmypast newspaper database ''Daily Malta Chronicle and Garrison Gazette'', 1896-1904, 1909-1918, (introduced 31 March 2023), a newspaper for British servicemen which included birth, marriage and death notices.***[https://www.deceasedonline.com deceased online], a website which is free to search but pay to view, has some records for military burials in Malta, also Egypt , Cyprus and CyprusSingapore. These records are described as "Selected pieces from the National Archives WO 156/103-122'", which are "UK and overseas garrisons; Registers of burials". For more details, from the deceased online Home Page, select 'Coverage' and scroll down to " “The National Archives - Military Burials” date added: 12 Dec 2013". Also includes records from the National Archives series ADM 6, ADM 73, ADM 305. The majority/all? of the WO 156 records are also available on Findmypast.***Details of [https://web.archive.org/web/20180723040408/http://website.lineone.net/~mcgoa/malta2.html Malta Registers at The National Archives] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20180723040404/http://website.lineone.net/~mcgoa/malta1.html Registers in Class ADM]. Includes B, M, B. (Note: (selected) burials are now available online, refer above). Alan McGowan’s "Garrison Church Registers", now an archived website.**Gibraltar***Gibraltar National Archives now has a Search facility for free transcriptions of [http://www.nationalarchives.gi/gna/ArchonMilitaryBDM.aspx Military Births, Deaths and Marriages in Gibraltar 1869-1914], based on records from the Gibraltar Civil Register office. Note a previous comment that a certificate obtained in Gibraltar, from the Registrar of Births and Deaths of Gibraltar, contained additional information to the certificate obtained from the [[GRO]] <ref> aitch2o. "Info ommitted from GRO supplied birth cert" ''Who Do You Think You Are? Forum'' 21 November 2015, and later posts. Now no longer available <nowiki>http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/forum/topic12548.html</nowiki></ref>. **:FamilySearch catalogue entry [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/440722 Civil registration, 1848-1990] from the "Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths in Gibraltar", with most of the records digitised microfilm viewable on your home computer.***[https://web.archive.org/web/20150915051406/http://www.iukgenweb.org/gibraltar/newsindex.php /british-overseas-territories British Overseas Territories/select Gibraltar WorldGenWeb Project] from Ireland & United KingdomGenWeb, now an archived website. Select 'Articles/ ‘Cemetery Records' for the databases, including burial records from King’s Chapel (Witham’s Cemetery). Where an occupation is shown, the burials appear to be of British Army soldiers, and seamen. Also includes Select ‘Military Records’ for transcriptions by Donald Brett <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141113092755/http://www.iukgenweb.org/gibraltar/articles.php?cat_id=3 Gibraltar WorldGenWeb Project], now an archived webpage</ref> of the Gibraltar Indexes for the Chaplains Returns, for Deaths and Marriages and Deaths (to 1880). The Gibraltar Chaplains Returns Indexes for Births have been transcribed separately by Donald Brett : [http://www.docserrootschat.com/fileforum/armyindex.php?action=dlattach;topic=527081.0;attach=225043 rootschat.com download] - depending on your browser, you may need to locate this in your downloads folder. (Full records, in respect of these Index records, are available at the GRO). *** [[IGI|FamilySearch]] has some additional records for Gibraltar-chaplainsSee [[General Register Office#External links|General Register Office-returnsExternal links]] for details.***[[findmypast]] includes a group of records from Gibraltar, some baptisms, marriages and burials from St Andrew's Kirk, which appear to be related to the military, or seamen, and some marriage indexes supplied by FamilySearch. From the Search, select A-Z of record sets, then use Search term Gibraltar to locate the record databases.**Egypt had compulsory civil registration for birthsand deaths from 1912 for all, including foreigners. <ref> [https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/isp/013_the_develop_of_the_vital_stat_system_in_egypt.pdf The Development of the Vital Statistics System in Egypt] by Gamal Askar January 1981.</ref> [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Egypt_Genealogy Egypt Genealogy] FamilySearch Wiki.*:A List of Australian Army nurses who married overseas during WW1 includes some who married in Egypt.<ref> frev (Heather Ford) [https://www.greatwarforum.org/blogs/entry/2836-aans-nurses-who-married-overseas-1796during-1880ww1/ AANS NURSES WHO MARRIED OVERSEAS DURING WW1] ''Great War Forum blog'' 15 October 2023, retrieved 18 October 2023.</ref>**Baghdad, Iraq/Mesopotamia. [https://www.stevebusterjohnson.com/raf-hinaidi-burials-rootschatdatabase Burials at Hinaidi RAF Cemetery (now Ma'Asker Al Raschid RAF Cemetery): Searchable Database of 299 Graves] from 1921-51f1246d docser1937. [https://www.stevebusterjohnson.com version/_files/ugd/8b4727_2d077ae0211b4083826259f69fc1773f.pdf Direct pdf, edition 8 July 2022] or ([httphttps://web.archive.org/web/20220708233325/https://www.rootschatstevebusterjohnson.com/forum_files/ugd/index8b4727_2d077ae0211b4083826259f69fc1773f.pdf archived]). 196 of the 299 graves are for Royal Air Force casualties from eight RAF squadrons. There are also 71 graves for British Army personnel, 2 Royal Navy and 30 civilian. There are additional internal links about the cemetery. ''6 Squadron, Books & Early Military Aviation'' website.php?action===Historical books online==dlattach;topic=527081*[https://www.archive.org/stream/miscellaneagenea02bann#page/n9/mode/2up/search/Rocco "Monumental Inscriptions of the British Cemeteries in the Ionian Islands"] by Ortho Alexander, British Consul, pages 13, 71, 110, 146, 320 ''Miscellanea genealogica et heraldica, Volume II, Fourth Series'' 1908. Many Army and Navy entries. Archive.org*[https://archive.org/details/miscellaneagenea5191bann/page/361 "Monumental Inscriptions in the English Cemetery in Ithaca"] [Greek island] by Arthur F G Leveson Gower page 177 ''Miscellanea genealogica et heraldica Volume V Fourth Series'' 1914. Mainly military related. Archive.org*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/637380-the-msida-bastion-cemetery-malta-a-brief-history-of-the-msida-bastion-cemetery-and-the-research-conducted-by-r-g-kirkparick ''The Msida Bastion cemetery , Malta : a brief history of the Msida Bastion cemetery and the research conducted by R. G. Kirkpatrick''] prepared and edited by James Cannon 1990. Includes military and seamen records. FamilySearch Digital Library. You need to sign in to FS to view the book.*[https://archive.0;attach=225043 rootschatorg/details/tracingyourances0000unse/page/72/mode/2up "Section 4.com download version14 Indexes to the Overseas, Marine and Armed Services Registers kept by the General Register Office of England and Wales"]Chapter 4, page 72, ''Tracing your ancestors in the Public Record Office'' by Amanda Bevan, Sixth Edition 2002, published by the (now) National Archives. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. There was a 7th edition published in 2006 ''Tracing your ancestors in the National Archives''.

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