Ancestry acquires Forces War Records

Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk) has announced that it has acquired Forces War Records (www.forces-war-records.co.uk):

The following is the official announcement (https://www.ancestry.com/corporate/blog/forces-war-records-joins-ancestry-family):

Forces War Records Joins the Ancestry® Family

At Ancestry, we know how crucial it is to connect with the military heroes in our family trees so we can preserve their stories and honour their sacrifices. From regimental databases to medal rolls and POW records to casualty lists, military records hold rich and important information about our ancestors. That is why we are pleased to announce that Ancestry has acquired Clever Digit Media, which owns and operates Forces War Records. 

With more than 26 million military records from the UK and other commonwealth countries, Forces War Records is the leading British military genealogy-specialist website with a unique product that helps people both discover and contextualize their family’s military history. Through Forces War Records, people can discover details about their ancestors like their regiment, base or ship they served on, the battles they fought, and the medals they were awarded. 

For over a decade, Forces War Records has been connecting its users with these wartime stories and Ancestry is excited to help expand their product and bring these collections to new customers worldwide. We are proud to welcome Forces War Records to the Ancestry family and to offer even more resources, tools and records to empower our customers on their journeys of personal discovery.

COMMENT: Forces War Records certainly has some unique UK military content on its site, it will be interesting to see what Ancestry now brings to the party.

(With thanks to Kirsty Wilkinson)

 

 

Chris

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