Explore brand new records to reveal stories of family heroes this Findmypast Friday
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- Millions of Findmypast records are free to explore until 14 November
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Prisoners of War Sound Recordings 1916-1918
The first collection of its kind, this new set includes 56 audio recordings of British prisoners of war. Featuring various accents and dialects, all soldiers recite the Passage of the Prodigal Son. You may find notes on their trade, family life, religion, place of origin and the date they were captured. It’s a real tug on the heartstrings to hear voices from over 100 years ago: simply click on the link in the transcript to listen on the British Library’s website. Findmypast also would love to know if anyone finds an ancestor in these precious recordings.
Prisoners of War, General Correspondence, 1915
This new collection is from Findmypast’s partner, The National Archives. It comprises official documents, reports and letters, offering a glimpse into the treatment of First World War prisoners of war in Germany. You might discover more about the treatment of prisoners and the concerns raised by their loved ones back home.
British Rolls of Honour and Nominal Rolls, First World War
An additional 251 records for Coventry have been added into this collection. The information you’ll find record to record will vary, but often you’ll get their birth year, details of their previous occupation, and more information on their time serving in the military. You might even find a photo of your ancestor.
Newspapers
Delve into 18 brand new titles to the newspaper archive this week, including the War Pictures Weekly and London Illustrated Weekly.
New titles:
- Ayrshire World, 1996
- Bolton Advertiser, 1889
- Canterbury Times, 1997
- Chester Chronicle (Frodsham & Helsby edition), 1995-1996
- Dunstable on Sunday, 1997
- East Hull Advertiser, 1995-1996
- Exeter Leader, 1997
- Feltham Chronicle, 1996
- Lanark & Carluke Advertiser, 1996
- Million, 1892-1895
- North Tyneside herald & post, 1997
- Nottingham & Long Eaton Topper, 1997
- Pals, 1895
- Shropshire News, 1868
- Walton & Weybridge Leader, 1995
- War Pictures Weekly and the London Illustrated Weekly, 1914-1916
- West Hull Advertiser, 1996
- Woking Informer, 1996
Updated titles:
- Accrington Observer and Times, 1996
- Anfield & Walton Star, 1995
- Ashby Mail, 1996
- Bebington News, 1996-1997
- Bedfordshire on Sunday, 1993
- Beverley Advertiser, 1996
- Birkenhead News, 1997
- Birmingham Weekly Mercury, 1960
- Blairgowrie Advertiser, 1995
- Bootle Times, 1997
- Boston Target, 1996
- Brent Leader, 1996
- Brentwood Gazette, 1996-1997
- Bristol Evening Post, 1962, 1970
- Burntwood Mercury, 1997
- Burntwood Post, 1997
- Burton Trader, 1996-1997
- Cannock Chase Post, 1996-1997
- Caterham Mirror, 1995
- Cheltenham News, 1996
- Chester Chronicle, 1901-1905, 1907-1909, 1911-1913, 1919-1921, 1925-1926, 1929-1930, 1937, 1946, 1949, 1973-1975, 1977
- Clyde Weekly News, 1996-1997
- Crosby Herald, 1997
- Croydon Advertiser and East Surrey Reporter, 1955
- Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette, 1885
- Dumfries and Galloway Standard, 1998
- Ealing & Southall Informer, 1997
- East Grinstead Observer, 1997
- East Kent Gazette, 1997
- Ely Town Crier, 1996
- Evening Despatch, 1905-1906
- Faversham Times and Mercury and North-East Kent Journal, 1996-1997
- Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald, 1996-1997
- Gainsborough Target, 1997
- Grimsby Daily Telegraph, 1998
- Haltemprice & East Yorkshire Advertiser, 1996
- Haverhill Echo, 1978, 1980
- Hinckley Herald & Journal, 1997
- Holderness Advertiser, 1997
- Horley & Gatwick Mirror, 1997
- Horncastle Target, 1995, 1997
- Ilkeston Express, 1998
- Irvine Herald, 1997
- Isle of Thanet Gazette and Thanet Times, 1998
- Kent & Sussex Courier, 1996
- Leatherhead Advertiser, 1995
- Leek Post & Times and Cheadle News & Times and Moorland Advertiser, 1996
- Lincoln Target, 1997
- Medway News, 1997
- Middlesbrough Herald & Post, 1996
- North Wales Weekly News, 1996
- Northampton Herald & Post, 1996
- Nottingham Evening Post, 1974-1976, 1978
- Nottingham Guardian, 1963
- Nottingham Recorder, 1997-1998
- Oadby & Wigston Mail, 1996
- Oldham Advertiser, 1996-1997
- Plymouth Extra, 1996
- Port Talbot Guardian, 1998-1999
- Potteries Advertiser, 1997
- Prescot Reporter, 1883
- Ripley Express, 1993
- Ruislip & Northwood Gazette, 1998
- Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph, 1941, 1945, 1980, 1990, 1992, 1996-1997
- Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser, 1997
- Skelmersdale Advertiser, 1997
- Southport Visiter, 1997
- Stafford Post, 1996-1997
- Staines Leader, 1996
- Stanmore Observer, 1997
- Stockport Times, 1997
- Stockton & Billingham Herald & Post, 1996
- Sunbury & Shepperton Herald, 1996
- Surrey Herald, 1996
- Surrey-Hants Star, 1996-1997
- Sutton Coldfield News, 1996
- Sutton Coldfield Observer, 1996-1997
- Thanet Times, 1997
- Torbay Express and South Devon Echo, 1934, 1938
- Uckfield Courier, 1996-1997
- Uxbridge Informer, 1997
- Wembley Leader, 1995
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