Explore brand new military records and memorials

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By Niall Cullen | May 14, 2021

Discover remarkable war stories and more with our latest Findmypast Friday releases.

Like the Netflix of family history, we bring you new releases every single week. That's why Findmypast subscribers enjoy the best value for money - there are always new resources to explore and discoveries to be made. Let's take a look at what's new this week.

Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards

Discover decorated military ancestors in thousands of new medal records. The latest additions cover:

Indian General Service Medals 1854-1895, 1908-1935 and 1936-1939
China War Medal 1900
Second China War Medal 1857-60
General Service Medal 1918-1962
India Medal 1895-1902

You can focus your search on any of the above awards by selecting it from the 'Medal type' filter on the search page. The records can reveal important details for tracing someone's military past including service number, rank, and regiment.

British Army Service Records

Search exclusive Scots Guards' service records from the Second World War and beyond. Some documents even include photos.

Ronald Tillotson from Dewsbury enlisted in 1938. View his full record.

The records range from a couple of pages to complete service histories documented over many different types of army forms. This is the first time this important collection has been digitized and published online and it's only available at Findmypast.

Norfolk, Churchyard Graves and Memorials Image Browse

See if you can spot your Norfolk relatives’ graves or memorials in thousands of unique colour photos.

Gravestones and memorials can be full of useful family tree information. View this photo in detail.

Norfolk resident Louise Cocker provided us with these amazing photos. Louise's mission is to document all of the graves and memorials in her home county and we'll be adding more to the collection over time. Could you take on a similar challenge in your area? Photograph your local cemetery and give the snaps to your local family history society. Genealogists the world over will be forever grateful.

Newspapers

Six new papers come to us from England, Scotland and Ireland this week. And we've added to 17 others. Brand new to the site are:

Ballina Herald and Mayo and Sligo Advertiser covering 1891-1892, 1915-1924, and 1926-1927
Beacon (Edinburgh) covering 1821
Beacon (London) covering 1822
Glasgow Courier covering 1802
Midland Mail covering 1898, 1902-1910 and 1913-1923
Weekly Journal (Hartlepool) covering 1901-1904

And coverage has expanded in:

American Register from 1895
Argus, or, Broad-sheet of the Empire from 1841-1843
Barnsley Telephone from 1918
Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram from 1885
Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram from 1881 and 1886
Glasgow Sentinel from 1821-1823
Lancaster Standard and County Advertiser from 1907
London Daily News from 1912-1920
Lynn Advertiser from 1971-1977, 1980-1989
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer and Clitheroe Division News from 1893
Northern Weekly Gazette from 1924 and 1929
Pictorial Times from 1845 and 1847
Pierce Egan’s Life in London, and Sporting Guide from 1824-1825 and 1827
The Age from 1825, 1828, 1831, 1833-1834, and 1837-1845
Weekly True Sun from 1834, 1836, 1838, and 1840-1842
Weymouth Telegram from 1887
Y Tyst from 1884

Findmypast Fridays live

Regular record releases are just one part of the Findmypast experience and there's so much more to come. We’re preparing a very special week of celebrations all about you, the Findmypast Community. Follow our social media profiles over the coming weeks for all the exciting details.