For my fellow history junkies

[Steve]

https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8160081.stm

The military records of Medieval British soldiers have now been posted online! Link here:

https://www.icmacentre.ac.uk/soldier/database/

 

[vagt6]

That's very interesting, Steve.

I did a search for my surname (Brown), lotsa "archers" and Scottish Marines among them. Also, lots of "John" Browns.

Could be a nice tool for genealogical research.

Cool.

 

[TR6BILL]

What, no "Karam" surnames in their. Oh, I forgot, we were on the other side!

 

[tony barnhill]

hehehehehee.....neat game!

 

[judow]

I also searched some ancestry names. Lots of Dyer's and Thurston's.

 

[Steve]

It's a wonderful project. Hard to believe that they kept such records so far back. The first beaurocracy?

 

[DrEntropy]

I think that was the Chinese, Steve. :wink:

 

[PAUL161]

Thanks Steve, quite interesting. I bookmarked both sites for future reference. PJ