Researching your Merchant Navy Ancestors – Service with the Red Duster
Join us for an introduction to researching Merchant Seamen and Sailors.
Getting to India
This talk explores how people actually got to India at a time when the East India Company (EIC) was actively trying to control, and restrict, who could travel there. Richard Morgan will explain the authorised routes to India aboard EIC ships, as well as the less official (and often illegal) alternatives using vessels from other nations.
Armed Forces Advice Hour
Military expert Graham Bandy helps with a range of armed forces questions
Armed Forces Advice Hour
Got a photo of an ancestor in uniform that you’re unsure about? Need help with military acronyms on a service record? Or simply not sure where to look next for more information on your armed forces ancestor?
Armed Forces Advice Hour
Have a photo of an ancestor in uniform that you’re unsure about? Need help with military acronyms on a service record? Or simply not sure where to look next for more information on your armed forces ancestor?
Deciphering Military Medical Records
It is always interesting to see ancestors medical records, and of course, this adds another layer of intrigue into the miasma of fug that are army records!
The Story of Nursing in the British Army
There has always been some sort of Nursing care for British Soldiers since time immemorial, but who were the movers and shakers that brought it about?
Armed Forces Advice Hour
Gold Members’ Exclusive Advice session led by Graham Bandy, military history expert.
Getting The Most From ShipIndex.org
Ships make up a critical portion of genealogy, and of world history, but doing that research can be difficult.
Travelling at the Speed of Knots: Pre-war Maritime Movers
Tracing your ancestors across the seas by utilising records such as muster rolls, and exploring the use of naval ships in the transportation of prisoners to the ‘new world’.