When researching an ancestor that was in the Military there are
a few things that will help get you started in finding them: ·
Name & Regiment · Medals (if applicable) · Date & Area of
service (e.g WW1 in France or WW2 in the Somme) If you don’t
know most of these don’t worry. Finding out about your Ancestors
has become easier than ever, even if you have a name & nothing
else to go with but finding out as much as you can beforehand
doesn’t hurt either. Your best starting point to finding out any
of these is asking members of your family, which if nothing else
should give you a good place to start searching. It is important
to help you find Military Records if you can find out whether
your Ancestor/s were in the Army, Navy or Air Force (RAF for
example). But as far as I’m aware there wasn’t a separate Air
Force until March 1918. Some of the things you may find out
online about your Ancestors are: - Their physical appearance
(e.g. through discharge or pension records or photographs). -
Appearing in the Newspape