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Rootsweb.com RSS Feed for BENJAFIELD http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BENJAFIELD Rootsweb.com RSS feed for BENJAFIELD en-us Copyright 2005 by MyFamily.inc 2009-01-05T00:14:25-06:00 helpdesk@rootsweb.com helpdesk@rootsweb.com Rootsweb.com 2005-05-01T00:00:00-06:00 1 hourly [BENJAFIELD] Using a digital camera for genealogy, forwarded http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/BENJAFIELD/2009-01/1231139665 >From Eastman's Genealogical Newsletter: I use a digital camera whenever allowed. I currently have a Canon Powershot XS 100 IS, but there are many decent ones out there. It is important to use a macro (close-up) setting so that the page or paragraph-sized information will fill the page. Also, don't forget that you can turn the camera if that will fill the image more efficiently. Move in and focus. You don't need to record the desktop or most of the page margins; you want an image of the information on the page. My camera is small enough that I can shoot with one hand while making the book as flat as possible with the other. (How many times have my fingers been recorded spreading the page flat?) Lay the book on the desk and stand above it, getting your camera shooting as perpendicular to the book as possible. Don't forget to physically turn the camera to a vertical, or portrait, view as most pages are taller than they are wide and you can get closer that way. I take along a pocket-sized tripod, but the ISO (speed) is so high that I haven't needed it. The light in most libraries is sufficient for hand-held legible images. If your camera has an adjustable speed, a higher IOS number will give you the ability to shoot in dimmer conditions. The image deteriorates somewhat under higher speed, but we're not shooting photos for magazine covers and the resulting images will be fine. (Sitting near a window may help, too, though direct sunlight may show distracting paper fibers and shadows so would best be avoided.) Most of the time, I admit, I just use an automatic setting and get good results. Some other hints--- 1. ALWAYS copy the title page and the publication information. I do that first so that I know that the following images are from that book. HOWEVER, it's also recommended to make a written record of the title of the source and which page numbers were copied from that source and subject in case the information is scrambled somewhere between your camera, computer, and photo program. There's nothing worse than finding information on a page which you can use but to not know from which of the 10 sources you searched it comes. 2. Make sure that the page number can be read, even if that means you must take a separate shot of just the page number. This is for the same reason as above, so that you can accurately cite the page number of the information source. Again, you may want to shoot the page number first. Another option is to record the title and page number of a slip of paper or small post-it and include that in the image. 3. As mentioned above, zero in on the information needed. If you find that the information on your relative is only 1/3 of the page, record the page number (hard copy as well as photographing), then turn the camera as needed and move in to record just that part of the page. The image will be large enough to read easily without extraneous information surrounding it. 4. In larger books you may want to move in and record the page in sections, perhaps a third of a page at a time. Make sure that there is some overlap of information in your shots so that the entire page is recorded, if needed, and so that you can recontruct the order of the page correctly. (Don't forget to physically turn the camera to a horizontal or landscape view if that will better serve the purpose.) 5. CHECK your image. Always immediately review your shots. Sometimes you might find that the camera didn't focus properly or that you copied only part of the information you wanted. You can erase and immediately copy a better image. That's much nicer than getting home and discovering that the last numeral in that date you wanted was cut out of the image and you'll have to go back and look it up again. (Or, since you have the source title and page number, you might be able to call the repository and get someone to check for you. Still, a nuisance that can be avoided rather easily with a quick check.) 6. Try to hold the camera steadily and hold your breath as you take the shot, squeezing the shutter button, trying not to jerk the camera as you do so. This should result in decent hand-held images. Note: This is more important in trying to copy a small portion of a page as any movement is more pronounced. Keeping your arms close to your body will help, too. One advantage of using a camera is that you can worry less about transcription errors in your notes as you have an image of the original to refer to. Also, you can copy more information more quickly than by hand. I have found some rather lengthy (several page) histories or genealogies in some books which I can record then read later at home. The ability to look at the information at leisure that evening in your hotel room or home, doing additional research when the repository is closed for the day, gives you time to research for additional information in the repository while it's open. If traveling, of course, you will want to review that information in the evening (or at lunch---You do stop to eat, don't you?) in case it raises new clues which you might be able to check before heading home, especially if the repository is far from home. ************** New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026) RayjudyW@aol.com 2009-01-05T00:14:25-06:00 [BENJAFIELD] Place Name Web Site http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/BENJAFIELD/2009-01/1230860411 Excellent for placenames and everything you ever wanted to know about them. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp ************** New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026) RayjudyW@aol.com 2009-01-01T18:40:11-06:00 [BENJAFIELD] 1911 Census http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/BENJAFIELD/2008-12/1229884205 1911 CENSUS DUE IN THE NEW YEAR As you probably know by now, 2009 will see the online release of the 1911 England & Wales census, which I'm certain will be even more momentous than the release of the 1901 Census. What makes this census particularly special is being able to see the forms that your ancestors filled in themselves - it could well be the first time you've seen their handwriting. No date has been announced, but the amount of coverage in the latest issues of family history magazines suggests that an early date is being aimed for. One thing I do know is that the whole census won't be released at the same time - the census is being digitised in piece number order, so London will be first, followed by the English counties, then Wales, and finally islands and ships. I don't know how the pieces were numbered in 1911, but if it's anything like 1881 we can expect to see the southern counties of England first. Initial access to the census will be through a dedicated website ( www.1911census.co.uk ), and you'll need to buy credits - there won't be a subscription option. At a later stage findmypast.com will be the first subscription site to have the new census, and findmypast.com vouchers will be valid at the census site from the start - so if there's someone who's still wondering what to buy you for Christmasâ€¦.. ************** One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp& icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025) RayjudyW@aol.com 2008-12-21T11:30:05-06:00 [BENJAFIELD] Quebec Passenger Lists, Forwarded, Free http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/BENJAFIELD/2008-12/1229670355 December 18, 2008 New Quebec City Passenger Lists Index 1865-1900 Database Now Online The following announcement is from Library and Archives Canada: > Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce the launch of a > new online database, Quebec City Passenger Lists Index 1865-1900. Through this > online database, researchers can search by name of passengers to access > digitized images of original passenger lists for arrivals at Quebec from 1865 to > 1900 which list the name, age, country of origin, occupation and destination > of each passenger. > > The database is available at: Quebec City Passenger Lists Index 1865-1900: > New Genealogical Database > > > > Library and Archives Canada gratefully acknowledges the contribution of > Ancestry.ca, without which this project would not have been possible. > Additionally, the contributions of many LAC staff were instrumental in the > success of this project, and their efforts are much appreciated. For more > information, please contact us at webservices@lac-bac.gc.ca. > About Library and Archives Canada > The mandate of Library and Archives Canada is to preserve the documentary > heritage of Canada for the benefit of present and future generations and to be > a source of enduring knowledge accessible to all, thereby contributing to the > cultural, social and economic advancement of Canada. Library and Archives > Canada also facilitates co-operation among communities involved in the > acquisition, preservation and diffusion of knowledge, and serves as the continuing > memory of the Government of Canada and its institutions. The Canadian Genealogy > Centre (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/) includes all physical and > online genealogical services of Library and Archives Canada. It offers > genealogical content, services, advice, research tools and opportunities to work on > joint projects, all in both official languages. > About Ancestry.ca > Ancestry.ca offers access to over 7 billion worldwide names contained in > over 26,000 historical record collections from the United Kingdom, United > States, Germany, France and other locations around the globe. Over 410 million > Canadian family history records are available online. In addition to the fully > indexed Censuses of Canada for 1851, 1891, 1901, 1906 and 1911, key Canadian > collections include the Canadian Passenger Lists - 1865 to 1935 and U.S. / > Canada Border Crossings from 1895 to 1956, Quebec Church & Vital Records (Drouin > Collection) - 1621 to 1967, Ontario and British Columbia Church & Vital > records from as early as 1747 and military records from WWI. Ancestry.ca offers an > extensive learning center and robust online tree-building tools. As of > October 2008, over 7.5 million family trees containing 725 million profiles and 12 > million photographs have been created. ************** One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp& icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025) RayjudyW@aol.com 2008-12-19T00:05:55-06:00 [BENJAFIELD] For Mary Bird http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/BENJAFIELD/2008-12/1229480135 Hi Mary, My email to you bounced. Do you have a new one? Love, Judy Rebbeck Watten ************** Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) RayjudyW@aol.com 2008-12-16T19:15:35-06:00 Re: [BENJAFIELD] More Free BMDs, England http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/BENJAFIELD/2008-12/1229017548 Thanks to all who have sent me messages over the past year. I appreciate it very much. Happy holidays to all. Doreen, Winnipeg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gail" <egailb@sympatico.ca> To: <benjafield@rootsweb.com>; <REBBECK-L@rootsweb.com>; <BENJAFIELD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 11:51 AM Subject: Re: [BENJAFIELD] More Free BMDs, England > > Thanks to Judy for her ever helpful updating and monitoring new sites and > records. And a healthy and happy season to you all. Gail B in St. C. > > -----Original Message----- > From: benjafield-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:benjafield-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of RayjudyW@aol.com > Sent: December 4, 2008 2:05 AM > To: REBBECK-L@rootsweb.com; BENJAFIELD-L@rootsweb.com; > DABBADIE-L@rootsweb.com; shellsfarm@dishmail.net > Subject: [BENJAFIELD] More Free BMDs, England > > December 03, 2008 > > 600,000 Additional U.K. Records of Birth, Baptism, Marriage and Burial > > The following announcement was written by Genealogy Supplies (Jersey) > Ltd.: > >> The official U.K. National Archives site for Non Parochial and Non >> Conformist records BMDregisters.co.uk has just added over 600,000 >> records of birth, baptism, marriage and burial. These have not >> previously been searchable online and again contain images of birth >> and baptismal records. The records were previously viewable on microfilm > as part of the RG8 series. >> >> Among the more extensive collections in this series are the registers >> of the British Lying-in Hospital at Holborn, these provide detailed >> maternity records covering the period 1749 to 1868. >> >> The records can include the following information:- >> >> >>> The Date and order of admission, Woman and Husbands Name, Occupation, > Woman' >>> s Age, Parish, Time of Reckoning, Came in, Went out on leave, >>> Returned, Delivered, Child Baptised, Woman Discharged, Recommenders >>> Name >> >> Below is an example from the Register of Births and Baptisms and a >> Register of Deaths in the British Lying-In Hospital in Endell Street, >> St Giles in the Fields, Holborn, Middlesex: >> >> >>> On the 17th June 1758, Rachel Ward wife of John a Staymaker aged 27 >>> of the parish St Martin in the Fields was admitted. She gave birth to >>> a boy on the 17th June who was then baptised on the 25th June with >>> the name Thomas. She was Discharged 5th July. Rachel Ward was >>> recommended to the hospital by Lady Carpenter. >> >> Both the original record of the hospital entry and the baptism images >> can be viewed, printed or downloaded plus the details viewed and a >> small tree printed. >> The "Lying in" hospital records provide a level of detail that just >> isn't available in parish records. >> This new release also has registers of burials in the Victoria Park >> Cemetery, the New Burial Ground, Southwark, Bunhill Fields Burial >> Ground, Hackney, and the Bethnal Green Protestant Dissenters Burying >> Ground; registers of Chapels Royal at St James's Palace, Whitehall and > Windsor Castle. >> The royal chapel records can be very interesting with diary like >> entries:- >> >> >>> "February 2nd 1684/5 Candlemas Day, being Monday Be it remembered >>> that his majesty King Charles II was seised with a most violent fit >>> of an apoplexy, which terminated in an intermittent fever of which he >>> died about 12 the Friday following being February 6th. In the >>> afternoon of which day his Royal Highness James Duke of York and >>> Albany etc was proclaimed at Whitehall-gate at Temple Bar and at the >>> Old Exchange in the City, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, > etc." >> >> In addition there are further non conformist records of births and > baptisms. >> The rest of the series contains the archive of the Russian Orthodox >> Church in London, 1721-1927. The records include not only registers of >> births, marriages, deaths and conversions, but also comprehensive >> general records on the day-to-day workings of the church. The usual >> language is Russian, with some Greek; there are a few documents such >> as certificates, letters and passports in English, French and German. >> These records are freely searchable on www.BMDregisters.co.uk > > > > > > > > > > > > > ************** > Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in > one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp& > icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) > Check out these websites > [http://www.allenbird.co.uk/|My Tree] > [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~benjafield/|Dave Benjafield] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BENJAFIELD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > Check out these websites > [http://www.allenbird.co.uk/|My Tree] > [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~benjafield/|Dave Benjafield] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BENJAFIELD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message "Doreen" <dmamos@mts.net> 2008-12-11T10:45:48-06:00 Re: [BENJAFIELD] More Free BMDs, England http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/BENJAFIELD/2008-12/1228931493 Thanks to Judy for her ever helpful updating and monitoring new sites and records. And a healthy and happy season to you all. Gail B in St. C. -----Original Message----- From: benjafield-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:benjafield-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of RayjudyW@aol.com Sent: December 4, 2008 2:05 AM To: REBBECK-L@rootsweb.com; BENJAFIELD-L@rootsweb.com; DABBADIE-L@rootsweb.com; shellsfarm@dishmail.net Subject: [BENJAFIELD] More Free BMDs, England December 03, 2008 600,000 Additional U.K. Records of Birth, Baptism, Marriage and Burial The following announcement was written by Genealogy Supplies (Jersey) Ltd.: > The official U.K. National Archives site for Non Parochial and Non > Conformist records BMDregisters.co.uk has just added over 600,000 > records of birth, baptism, marriage and burial. These have not > previously been searchable online and again contain images of birth > and baptismal records. The records were previously viewable on microfilm as part of the RG8 series. > > Among the more extensive collections in this series are the registers > of the British Lying-in Hospital at Holborn, these provide detailed > maternity records covering the period 1749 to 1868. > > The records can include the following information:- > >> >> The Date and order of admission, Woman and Husbands Name, Occupation, Woman' >> s Age, Parish, Time of Reckoning, Came in, Went out on leave, >> Returned, Delivered, Child Baptised, Woman Discharged, Recommenders >> Name > > Below is an example from the Register of Births and Baptisms and a > Register of Deaths in the British Lying-In Hospital in Endell Street, > St Giles in the Fields, Holborn, Middlesex: > >> >> On the 17th June 1758, Rachel Ward wife of John a Staymaker aged 27 >> of the parish St Martin in the Fields was admitted. She gave birth to >> a boy on the 17th June who was then baptised on the 25th June with >> the name Thomas. She was Discharged 5th July. Rachel Ward was >> recommended to the hospital by Lady Carpenter. > > Both the original record of the hospital entry and the baptism images > can be viewed, printed or downloaded plus the details viewed and a > small tree printed. > The "Lying in" hospital records provide a level of detail that just > isn't available in parish records. > This new release also has registers of burials in the Victoria Park > Cemetery, the New Burial Ground, Southwark, Bunhill Fields Burial > Ground, Hackney, and the Bethnal Green Protestant Dissenters Burying > Ground; registers of Chapels Royal at St James's Palace, Whitehall and Windsor Castle. > The royal chapel records can be very interesting with diary like > entries:- > >> >> "February 2nd 1684/5 Candlemas Day, being Monday Be it remembered >> that his majesty King Charles II was seised with a most violent fit >> of an apoplexy, which terminated in an intermittent fever of which he >> died about 12 the Friday following being February 6th. In the >> afternoon of which day his Royal Highness James Duke of York and >> Albany etc was proclaimed at Whitehall-gate at Temple Bar and at the >> Old Exchange in the City, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, etc." > > In addition there are further non conformist records of births and baptisms. > The rest of the series contains the archive of the Russian Orthodox > Church in London, 1721-1927. The records include not only registers of > births, marriages, deaths and conversions, but also comprehensive > general records on the day-to-day workings of the church. The usual > language is Russian, with some Greek; there are a few documents such > as certificates, letters and passports in English, French and German. > These records are freely searchable on www.BMDregisters.co.uk ************** Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp& icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) Check out these websites [http://www.allenbird.co.uk/|My Tree] [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~benjafield/|Dave Benjafield] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BENJAFIELD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message "Gail" <egailb@sympatico.ca> 2008-12-10T10:51:33-06:00 [BENJAFIELD] DNA Advertisement http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/BENJAFIELD/2008-12/1228935850 Familybuilder Debuts Familybuilder DNA Tests The following announcement was written by Familybuilder > Familybuilder DNA Enables Consumers to Discover Their DNA with the Most > Affordable Kit Worldwide > > NEW YORK, NY â€“ New York City-based Familybuilderâ€š ( > http://www.familybuilder.com), the fastest-growing genealogy service on the Internet used by more > than 5 million people on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Hi5, and Orkut, today > announces the release of Familybuilder DNA, its line of popularly-priced home > genealogy DNA tests. > > Familybuilder DNA (https://dna.familybuilder.com) available for a limited > time at the special introductory price of $59.95, offers both paternal (YDNA) > and maternal (mtDNA) tests. 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(http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp& icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) RayjudyW@aol.com 2008-12-10T12:04:10-06:00 [BENJAFIELD] More Free BMDs, England http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/BENJAFIELD/2008-12/1228374306 December 03, 2008 600,000 Additional U.K. Records of Birth, Baptism, Marriage and Burial The following announcement was written by Genealogy Supplies (Jersey) Ltd.: > The official U.K. National Archives site for Non Parochial and Non > Conformist records BMDregisters.co.uk has just added over 600,000 records of birth, > baptism, marriage and burial. These have not previously been searchable online > and again contain images of birth and baptismal records. The records were > previously viewable on microfilm as part of the RG8 series. > > Among the more extensive collections in this series are the registers of the > British Lying-in Hospital at Holborn, these provide detailed maternity > records covering the period 1749 to 1868. > > The records can include the following information:- > >> >> The Date and order of admission, Woman and Husbands Name, Occupation, Womanâ€™ >> s Age, Parish, Time of Reckoning, Came in, Went out on leave, Returned, >> Delivered, Child Baptised, Woman Discharged, Recommenders Name > > Below is an example from the Register of Births and Baptisms and a Register > of Deaths in the British Lying-In Hospital in Endell Street, St Giles in the > Fields, Holborn, Middlesex: > >> >> On the 17th June 1758, Rachel Ward wife of John a Staymaker aged 27 of the >> parish St Martin in the Fields was admitted. She gave birth to a boy on the >> 17th June who was then baptised on the 25th June with the name Thomas. She >> was Discharged 5th July. Rachel Ward was recommended to the hospital by Lady >> Carpenter. > > Both the original record of the hospital entry and the baptism images can be > viewed, printed or downloaded plus the details viewed and a small tree > printed. > The â€œLying inâ€ hospital records provide a level of detail that just isnâ€™t > available in parish records. > This new release also has registers of burials in the Victoria Park > Cemetery, the New Burial Ground, Southwark, Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, Hackney, > and the Bethnal Green Protestant Dissenters Burying Ground; registers of > Chapels Royal at St James's Palace, Whitehall and Windsor Castle. > The royal chapel records can be very interesting with diary like entries:- > >> >> â€œFebruary 2nd 1684/5 Candlemas Day, being Monday >> Be it remembered that his majesty King Charles II was seised with a most >> violent fit of an apoplexy, which terminated in an intermittent fever of which >> he died about 12 the Friday following being February 6th. In the afternoon >> of which day his Royal Highness James Duke of York and Albany etc was >> proclaimed at Whitehall-gate at Temple Bar and at the Old Exchange in the City, >> King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, etc.â€ > > In addition there are further non conformist records of births and baptisms. > The rest of the series contains the archive of the Russian Orthodox Church > in London, 1721-1927. The records include not only registers of births, > marriages, deaths and conversions, but also comprehensive general records on the > day-to-day workings of the church. The usual language is Russian, with some > Greek; there are a few documents such as certificates, letters and passports in > English, French and German. > These records are freely searchable on www.BMDregisters.co.uk ************** Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp& icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) RayjudyW@aol.com 2008-12-04T00:05:06-06:00 [BENJAFIELD] Family Relatives, Commercial http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/BENJAFIELD/2008-12/1228252920 Familyrelatives.com Releases a New Online Military Collection The following announcement was written by Familyrelatives.com: > New military collection released online commemorates the 90th Anniversary > of First World War I > > In commemoration of the 90th anniversary since the end of the First World > War Familyrelatives.com is proud to announce the release of a new military > collection online today. > > The Artists Rifles Roll of Honour, the Anzac Roll of Honour and the New > Zealand Roll of Honour as well as the Waterloo Roll call, Commissioned Sea > Officers of the Royal Navy 1660-1815 and the British Naval Biographical Dictionary > 1849, all form part of the new collection. > > > > The Artists Rifles was formed in 1859 as part of the great Volunteer Corps. > It comprised various professional painters, sculptors, engravers, musicians, > architects and actors raised to defend the British Isles from a French > invasion. The regiment became part of the Corps of the Rifle Brigade which was > subsequently transformed into the famous 21 Special Air Service Regiment S.A.S > (Artists Reserve). > In the 20th century the Artists Rifles was a popular unit with volunteers > and attracted recruits from public schools and universities. Over fifteen > thousand men passed through the battalion during the war, more than ten thousand > of them becoming officers and served in almost every unit of the British Army. > The battalion fought in France in the Great War, its battle honours include > Passchendaele, the Somme 1918, Cambrai 1918, Pursuit to Mons, and suffered > higher casualties than those of any other battalion. Members of the Regiment > won eight Victoria Crosses, fifty-six Distinguished Service Orders and over a > thousand other awards for gallantry and honour. > The Artist Rifles Roll of Honour provides the name of the Artist, rank, > regiment, date and where they died. A list of honours, decorations and > commissions are among the records provided. > Prominent members of the unit included Noel Coward, and Sir Barnes Wallis, > CBE, FRS and the war poets Siegfried Loraine Sassoon and Wilfred Edward Owen > who was killed in action on 4 November 1918, only one week before the end of > the war. > The Anzac Roll of Honour 1914 â€“ 1918 commemorates those soldiers who served > in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) and died in the fateful > Dardanelles campaign as well as other Great War battles. > The Roll of Honour, lists nearly 20,000 Australians and New Zealand soldiers > who died in the war. In addition to the soldiersâ€™ names, their number, rank, > unit. The place and cause of death and date of death are also detailed. > The collection is comprised of a number of sections including Soldiers > Verses, photographs stories, notes, letters and diary entries which provide a > unique insight of a soldierâ€™s life at war. An official summary of the â€œPeace > Treatyâ€ terms is also available. > New Zealand Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918 > The Roll of Honour, lists over 18,000 New Zealand soldiers and officers who > died in the war. The list contains members of the New Zealand Expeditionary > forces killed in action or died from wounds inflicted, accidents, or disease > contracted while on Active Service or those who died after discharge. > In addition to the soldiersâ€™ names, number, rank and unit are detailed as > well as the place, cause and date of death. > As part of the new collection the records go back to Royal Navy Sea Officers > all the way from 1660 to 1815 including the Napoleonic Wars. The military is > not overlooked with the roll call of the Duke Wellingtons Army at Waterloo > in 1812. > Waterloo Roll Call > The Waterloo Roll Call includes Commissioned and Non â€“ Commissioned Officers > who fought at Waterloo. 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