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British Overseas Records FREE
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Regimental Registers - records of births/baptisms, marriages and deaths of British soldiers and their families
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1761-1924
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These records include events which may have taken place in the UK, Ireland and overseas. |
| Chaplains returns of baptisms, marriages and burials |
1761-1880 |
These records were compiled by regimental chaplains and maybe duplicated within the regimental records mentioned above.
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| Ionian Islands records of births/baptisms, marriages and deaths of civilians, soldiers and their families stationed on Corfu |
1818-1864 |
These records relate to the garrison stationed on the islands of Corfu while under British protection after a short period of rule by France.
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| Consular births, marriages and deaths registered by British Consuls |
1849-1994 |
These records relate to registrations made by the British Consul in the country concerned. It should be noted that registration in respect of British citizens or subjects has never been compulsory and therefore a record of the event may not be held.
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| Army births, marriages and deaths |
1881-1965 |
Records relating to members of the British Army or their families where the event has taken place outside of the United Kingdom.
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War Deaths
Includes Boer War (Army) World War 1 (Army/Navy/ some Royal Air Force - for those men in the Royal Flying Corp they were registered by the Army) World War 2 (Army/Navy/Royal Air Force) |
1881-1965
1899-1902
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Please note the information on the records held will only contain name, rank, service number, date (or presumed date) of death and place of death (often just recorded as the theatre of war e.g. 'France') the cause of death will normally be recorded on any certificate as 'killed in action', 'died of wounds' or 'on war service'. More information may be obtained from either the service record of the individual or their memorial.
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| Air births and deaths |
1947-1965 |
Births and deaths which have taken place on British registered aircraft.
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| Births and deaths registered by British High Commissions |
1947-1965 |
Events which have been registered by the British authorities in a Commonwealth country.
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