A Gift to the Nation

[scoob]

The National Archives of Australia have just released digital copies of the services records of WW1. I have always wondered about my grandfathers role in WW1 and have been on computer all night looking up his service records... although alot of it has been medical records - poor lad was pretty crook over there. It has been excellent to learn about something that i thought i would never know as he never told anyone about his time served...

http://www.naa.gov.au/the_collection/gi ... ation.html

reccommend that if you know of someone who served to have a look, very easy...

[Lunchcutter]

was able to find the enrolment card that my grandfather filled in.. quite emotional.. thanks for the heads up mate

[Aerie]

I haven't been able to get through to the namesearch link. Keeps timing out. Anyone else having problems getting on?

PS. Cheers for the heads up scoob. Can't wait to go through it.

[Lunchcutter]

its a bit hit and miss at the moment.. probably struggling to keep up with the demand... keep trying you should get through

[mick]

Very slow at the moment, should be better in a week or two when the fuss dies down a bit. Pretty impressive from the little bit of searching that I did

[Aerie]

its a bit hit and miss at the moment.. probably struggling to keep up with the demand... keep trying you should get through

Thanks. Tried last night and again today, but no luck yet... will keep trying...

[scoob]

was able to find the enrolment card that my grandfather filled in.. quite emotional.. thanks for the heads up mate

Yeah its a great feeling seeing something your grandfather signed almost 100 years ago... especially something as influential as an enrolment card... that and the fact through his medical records i could trace his footsteps so to speak...thought it was worth passing on coz i got alot out of it!!! will look on this ANZAC day in a new light and admiration

[power01]

The National Archives of Australia have just released digital copies of the services records of WW1. I have always wondered about my grandfathers role in WW1 and have been on computer all night looking up his service records... although alot of it has been medical records - poor lad was pretty crook over there. It has been excellent to learn about something that i thought i would never know as he never told anyone about his time served...

http://www.naa.gov.au/the_collection/gi ... ation.html

reccommend that if you know of someone who served to have a look, very easy...

thanks so much for that info scoob, in the last ten minutes on the site i have learned more about my family in nearly all my forty years. well done!!!!!