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Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 36,149 Send Message	Rambling	Report	17 Jan 2015 14:03
	on Ancestry "About UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 This database contains records detailing the money owed to soldiers of the British Army who died in service from 1901 to 1929. A small percentage of soldiers who were discharged as ‘insane’ are also listed here. Records typically include the name of the soldier, his next of kin and their relationship, the date of death and sometimes the place, plus other details. In cases where the soldier was discharged as insane, the place and date of discharge are often recorded in the place and date of death field. The inclusion of the next of kin makes these records particularly valuable to family historians, as this information can help researchers take a family back another generation or distinguish between soldiers with the same name. Early records also list a soldier’s trade before enlistment. Payments went first to widows, or, if the soldier wasn’t married, to a parent (often a mother) or siblings."
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Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	MarieCeleste	Report	17 Jan 2015 18:41
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	I just found that collection today Rose and have been using it extensively. It's proving extremely useful for getting further info on some of the 2,000 casualties we have on our WW1 project database.