Findmypast Adds Thousands of New and Exclusive Military Records

The following announcement was written by Findmypast:

British Army, Honourable Artillery Company, Cardew-Rendle Roll Of Members 1537-1908 

This new collection is a directory of biographies for 17,000 members of the Honourable Artillery Company, covering nearly four centuries. As the oldest British Army regiment, it received its royal charter from Henry VIII in 1537. Details you’ll find will vary from entry to entry, from birth year and residence to remarkable events and great deeds.  

British Army, Honourable Artillery Company Journal 1923-2021 

The first issue of this journal was published in 1923, and documented events and activities of the regiment. Make good use of the optional keyword search field here to find mentions of your ancestor, or key events in this regiment’s history. 

British Army, Coldstream Guards 1800-1981 

Another 48,477 records have been added to this existing collection, which includes records for the oldest continuously serving regiment in the British Army. The new records cover attestation books, discharges, casualties and more. You’ll normally find a rank, regimental number and an event year for your ancestor.  

Newspapers 

Brush up on local history with even more titles and new pages added to the newspaper archive this week.  

New titles: 

Bangor, Anglesey Mail, 1993 

Blackpool Times, 1901-1902, 1904, 1918-1919, 1933 

Brackley Advertiser, 1960 

Cannock Advertiser, 1923 

Cobham News and Advertiser, 1970-1971 

Grimsby News, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1916-1917, 1923, 1928-1930, 1935 

Horwich Chronicle, 1889 

Isle of Man Examiner, 1905, 1916 

Lancaster Observer and Morecambe Chronicle, 1919 

Melton Mowbray Times and Vale of Belvoir Gazette, 1918 

North Middlesex Chronicle, 1874, 1880, 1889, 1899 

South Durham Herald & Post, 1999 

St. Helens Newspaper & Advertiser, 1902-1903, 1916, 1918-1919 

Wilmslow Express Advertiser, 1981 

Updated titles: 

Aldershot News, 1906 

Ayrshire Post, 1993 

Birmingham Mail, 1981 

Bracknell Times, 1995 

Brighton Herald, 1925 

Bristol Evening Post, 1984, 1996 

Burntwood Post, 1998 

Cannock Chase Post, 1998 

Chiswick Times, 1904, 1909, 1911, 1913, 1916 

Croydon Advertiser and East Surrey Reporter, 1967 

Ellesmere Port Pioneer, 1999 

Esher News and Mail, 1994-1995 

Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald, 1998 

Gateshead Post, 1968, 1977, 1982, 1984-1985 

Harrow Gazette, 1907 

Harrow Informer, 1998 

Hertford Mercury and Reformer, 1997 

Herts and Essex Observer, 1997 

Hinckley Herald & Journal, 1999 

Hounslow & Chiswick Informer, 1982 

Huddersfield and Holmfirth Examiner, 1885, 1888 

Hull Daily Mail, 1989, 1992-1993, 1997-1998 

Irvine Herald, 1982 

Isle of Thanet Gazette and Thanet Times, 1989 

Lincolnshire Echo, 1994, 1999 

Liverpool Mercury, 1904 

Llanelli Star, 1996 

Loughborough Mail, 1993 

Macclesfield Express, 1981, 1985 

Manchester Evening Chronicle, 1935 

Nottingham Guardian, 1877 

Rochdale Observer, 1903 

Rugeley Post, 1999 

Salford Advertiser, 1999 

Sandwell Evening Mail, 1998 

South Wales Echo, 1983 

St. Neots Weekly News, 1997 

Sunday Sun (Newcastle), 1967, 1984-1987, 1991, 1994 

Surrey Mirror, 1969 

Wellingborough & Rushden Herald & Post, 1998 

West Hull Advertiser, 1999 

Weston & Worle News, 1999