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Searching Military Records

Researching Australian military service: First World War, 1914-1918 

Australian War Memorial

https://www.awm.gov.au

 

How to search the Australian War Memorial

https://www.awm.gov.au/advanced-search

 Search various areas – All, Military events, Units, Library, People, Articles and Collections

“People” search will bring up further information about their embarkation and personal information.

 

Embarkation Roll.

Embarkation roll includes:

·         Conflict, Roll title – Battalion, Embarkation date, Embarkation port, Embarkation Ship 

This lists personal information that includes:

·         Regimental number, Name, Rank, Age, Trade or calling, Married or single, Address, Next of kin and address of next of kin, Religion, Date of joining, Rate of pay, Remarks (sometimes)

 

Roll of Honour

Names of over 103,000 members of the Australian armed forces who have died during or as a result of warlike service, non-warlike service and certain peacetime operations 

 Roll of honour database at: https://www.awm.gov.au/advanced-search/people?roll=Roll%20of%20Honour

 

First World War Nominal Rolls

Search by Name, Service Number or Unit Name. There are filters on the left hand side of the search screen. Example “Frew” or Service Number “3519” or “3033”

 

Nominal roll information includes:

·        Service number (Officers and nursing sisters were not allocated service numbers), Final rank

·         Surname, first name (including some but not all honours)

·         Unit of service at the time of death or at the end of the war

·         Date of enlistment, Non-effective entry (i.e. how that person became no longer effective, for example Returned to Australia); also referred to as "fate". A blank indicates that the person was still effective abroad at the time of compilation of the roll

·         Date of death or start date of non-effect

 

AIF Project

https://aif.adfa.edu.au/index.html

Contains a lot of information about soldiers that served in WW1 – information is taken from various sources and is a great overview of a soldier’s history of involvement in the war.

The AIF Project (Australian Imperial Force) database is maintained and hosted at UNSW Canberra and has a great searchable index, that lists name of soldier, place of residence and regiment and contains a summary of the soldier’s involvement in the war, including medals awarded and when they died and at what age they died. The regiment link (in the records) also contains all the soldiers who also served in that regiment.

There was a total of 331,781 soldiers in the AIF. These troops served overseas in Egypt, Palestine, Mesopotamia, Great Britain, France, Belgium, and Gallipoli.

The term ANZAC was created with the landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, and stands for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.

Example: Search for frew: then look at “Bertie frew” record – “3033” – note: this information includes history of why he received his “military medal”.

 

National Archives: World War I

http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/explore/defence/service-records/army-wwi.aspx

Search and view original war records related to personnel who fought in WW1 in the National Archives.

 

Discovering Anzacs (discontinued) – Search records via National Archives instead

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/NameSearch.aspx

Original records can include enlistment documentations – with valuable information like age, address, occupation, marital status (if there are any children), height, weight, “next of kin”, colour of eyes & hair and complexion.

Example search “Frew” and look at example “Bertie Frew” and/or “frew 3519” which is Leslie George Frew

Commonwealth War Graves

www.cwgc.org

This is main website for all CWGC cemeteries and burial location details. Advanced search at:

 

Search will list information about person including:

Service number, Regiment, Date of death, Burial location, Country of Service and Additional information (That can include next of kin info) 

Find Records TAB – Find War Dead

https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead/

Example: search “FREW” – First Listed is: “Leslie George Frew 3519”

Also find out Grave Registration information and Headstone information about soldiers killed in the war. (These are original scanned documents)

Images of World War I Australian servicemen

Flick photographic collection from the National Archives of soldiers that fought in WW1 titled “Bonds of Sacrifice”. Photos were donated to the National Archives by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Browse these photo’s of serviceman.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/national-archives-of-australia/collections/72157628184430675/

 

Focus: Military ancestors – National Library of Australia

http://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/family-history/military-ancestors

A list of online and onsite resources related to military personnel held by the National Library of Australia.

Notes for staff: It is possible to get a library card from the National Library of Australia so you can access some of their online genealogy databases. 

To get a Nation Library of Australia library card go to: https://www.nla.gov.au/getting-started/join-us

Trove

www.trove.nla.gov.au

In Trove you can search Australian newspapers from 1803 – 1954.

Example search “Bertie Frew” refine by “newspapers & gazettes” and filter (using facets) by state of “Victoria”. Show first record “FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS. Driver Thrown from Jinker”.

 

South Australian Red Cross Information Bureau

South Australian Red Cross Information Bureau at: https://sarcib.ww1.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/

What is the South Australian Red Cross Information Bureau?

Records of the South Australian Red Cross Information Bureau held in the collection of the State Library of South Australia (SLSA). From 1916 until 1919, the South Australian Red Cross Information Bureau (SARCIB) performed the service of undertaking research into 8,033 enquiries from family and friends of missing Australian Imperial Force (AIF) personnel fighting in World War 1. The collection of documents was donated to the State Library in 1919.

This includes letters of enquiry from people in Australia about soldiers fighting overseas. Personal view in these letters about the war. 

Anzac Portal

www.anzacportal.dva.gov.au

Website contains information about the war as well as a list of education and community web resources. Links to: WW1 & WW2, Korean and Vietnam records. 

Ancestry website – military records

In Ancestry there is a section called “Search Military” search for records in: Australia, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920

 

Australian Military Records on Ancestry Library Edition

• ·         Australia, World War II Second Australian Imperial Forces and Citizen Military Forces Service Records, 1939-1947
• ·         Australia, Royal Australian Air Force Personnel Files, 1921-1948   Military
• ·         ANZAC Memorial, 1914-1918
• ·         New South Wales, Australia, Cowra Military Camp, Selected Personnel Photo Index, 1940-1947
• ·         Queensland, Australia, World War I Soldier Portraits, 1914-1918
• ·         Australia, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920
• ·         Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945
• ·         Web: Australia, University of Sydney Biographical Information Including World War I, 1880-1980
• ·         Australia's Fighting Sons of The Empire. Portraits and Biographies of Australians in the Great War 

Family History: recommended websites – Apr 2024

South Australian Family History

State Library of South Australia: https://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/collections/family-history

GenealogySA at: http://www.genealogysa.org.au/

Centennial Park: http://www.centennialpark.org/
Adelaide Cemeteries: http://www.aca.sa.gov.au/

Grave Secrets at your fingertips: www.headstones.weebly.com

·         Search SA gravestones

Adelaide Hospital admissions - 1840 – 1904: https://archives.sa.gov.au/finding-information/discover-our-collection/health-and-welfare/hospitals#Indexes

·         Excellent site to find information about early settlers: includes how long been in colony, ship that they arrived on, religion 

State Records: https://www.archives.sa.gov.au/finding-information/family-history-research

Lutheran Archives at: https://lutheranarchives.lca.org.au/

·         German or Polish ancestors: Located 27 Fourth Street Brompton T:8340 4009

Australian Family History resources

National Archives: www.naa.gov.au

·         Holds naturalization document records.

National Library of Australia: https://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/family-history

·         Lots of links to Family history sites within Australia.

Trove at: https://trove.nla.gov.au

SA - Births, Deaths & Marriages at: https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/family-and-community/births-deaths-and-marriages/certificates

NSW - Births, Death & Marriages at : www.bdm.nsw.gov.au

State Archives NSW at: https://mhnsw.au/collections/state-archives-collection/

Victoria - Births, Deaths & Marriages at: https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/

Public Record Office of Victoria: https://prov.vic.gov.au/

WA - Births, Deaths & Marriages at: www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au

Searching Western Australian Index online: www.wa.gov.au/service/justice/civil-law/searching-family-history

QLD – Births, Deaths & Marriages at: https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/

Colonial Tasmanian Family Links database: http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8

Tasmania Archives at: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives/

Cora Num: http://www.coraweb.com.au

Ryerson Newspaper Index at: http://ryersonindex.net/search.php 

Aboriginal Family History resources

Aboriginal Family History at: https://guides.slsa.sa.gov.au/Aboriginal_FH

Indigenous Australia: https://ia.anu.edu.au/

State Records - Guides to Aboriginal History: https://www.archives.sa.gov.au/finding-information/discover-our-collection/aboriginal-families/guides-to-aboriginal-history

National Library of Australia - Bringing them home name index: https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/first-australians/bringing-them-home-name-index

 Local History websites where you can search for images and maps

Trove at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/search/category/images

·          Search images, books, manuscripts, maps, pictures, newspapers, musical scores and much more.

Overseas Family History resources

Ancestry Library edition at: https://ezy.sapln.sirsidynix.net.au/login?url=https://ancestrylibrary.proquest.com

·         In Library Access Only

Ancestry.com: www.ancestry.com   and Ancestry UK: www.ancestry.co.uk

·         Pay subscription to access

Family Search: www.familysearch.org (Note: You need to create an account to access)

·         Latter Day Saints site - Genealogy Records and Resources from around the world.

Cyndi's list: www.CyndisList.com

Genuki: www.genuki.org.uk

·         Maps – broken down by counties (click on map) - http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/

BBC Family History at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/get_started/

Free BMD: www.freebmd.org.uk

·         Indexes of Births, Marriages and Deaths in the UK.

Corish records at: https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/

General Register Office (UK) BDM certificates at: https://www.gov.uk/research-family-history

Public Records Office /National Archives (England) : http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Proceedings of the Old Bailey: www.oldbaileyonline.org

Ellis Island: www.ellisisland.org

Italian family history links at:  http://www.cyndislist.com/italy/

 

Newspapers

Trove newspapers at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/

Papers Past (NZ) at: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/

British Newspapers Archive at: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk  search but have to pay to view. Get 3 Free searches

Library of Congress Digitised Newspapers (US) from 1770 to 1963 at: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/

 

Military Records

Australian War Memorial: http://www.awm.gov.au

Commonwealth War Graves at: www.cwgc.org

National Archives Record Search: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/BasicSearch.aspx

AIF project at: https://aif.adfa.edu.au/index.html

Indigenous Australians in service in WW1: https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/wars-and-missions/world-war-ii-1939-1945/resources/indigenous-australians-service-during-world-war-ii

Department of Veteran Affairs Records: https://www.dva.gov.au/recognition/commemorating-all-who-served/records-and-military-history

 

Blog with links to Family History sites

Search ME Now at: http://searchmenow.blogspot.com/search/label/Family%20History

Pay to view Family History websites

Find my past at: www.findmypast.com

Scotlands People: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk – bdm certificates

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