FMP takes the opportunity to update its military content on the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
The War Office List: 51,764 New Records
Covering from 1866 to 1921, among the pages of the War Office Lists, find:
- Officer Listings: They included British Army officers’ names, ranks, and regiments.
- Service Information: Some editions provided details on postings, promotions, retirements, and appointments.
- Regimental Details: They outlined the organization of different regiments and corps.
- Government & Administrative Notices: Certain editions included official government announcements about the army.
- Colonial and Indian Army: Some issues covered officers serving in the British Indian Army and colonial forces.
Commonwealth War Graves and Monumental Inscriptions: Italy and Poland
This week, FMP adds 3,579 selected records from Italy (2,624) and Poland (955), drawn from Commonwealth War Graves and other monumental inscriptions. The coverage is not comprehensive. The CWGC commemorates 5,918 Canadians in Italy.
Royal Air Force Lists, 1919–1945
For those who flew or served with the Royal Air Force in the years following its formation through to the end of the Second World War, a new set of RAF Lists may contain the information you’ve been searching for. These records cover ranks, postings, and other official details.
Newspapers
125,548 new pages, ranging from 1853 to 1996, were added this week, including five new titles. There’s a concentration on Northern England (Lancashire and Yorkshire). The Barrow News has the longest (broken) run, from 1888 to 1963. The coverage divides into pre-WW2 and single years from the last 80.
New Titles
- Altrincham Chronicle, 1889–1890
- Barrow News, 1888, 1890–1895, 1897–1898, 1906, 1908–1922, 1925–1934, 1939–1944, 1948–1961, 1963
- Barrow Times, 1876–1877, 1880–1881
- Hastings & St. Leonards Advertiser, 1862, 1873, 1891, 1894–1895, 1897–1900, 1913–1914
- Laisterdyke & Bowling News, 1895–1896, 1899–1911
Updated Titles
- Banffshire Journal, 1979
- Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser, 1894, 1905–1907, 1909
- Bolton Evening News, 1914–1918
- Cannock Chase Chronicle, 1996
- Crowle Advertiser and Isle of Axholme News, 1877, 1884–1886
- Drogheda Advertiser, 1900–1901, 1903, 1907, 1925–1926, 1928
- Forres Elgin and Nairn Gazette, Northern Review and Advertiser, 1993
- Hebden Bridge Times, 1986
- Howdenshire Chronicle, 1893–1894, 1911, 1927
- Lytham Times, 1895, 1910–1911, 1914, 1917–1918, 1931
- Oxford Journal, 1913, 1917, 1919
- Peterborough Evening Telegraph, 1969
- Pudsey & Stanningley News, 1950
- To-day, 1900–1904
- Walsall Chronicle, 1986
- Warrington Guardian, 1914, 1917
- Whitehaven News, 1881, 1883–1885, 1900–1901
- Wigan Examiner, 1853, 1900–1909, 1911–1913