Ancestry adds Aberdeen, Scotland, Roll of Honour, 1914-1918, 1939-1945

Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk) has added a new military database:

Aberdeen, Scotland, Roll of Honour, 1914-1918, 1939-1945
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62588/
Source: Aberdeen City Rolls of Honour: https://data.aberdeencity.gov.uk/en/dataset/aberdeen-city-rolls-of-honour. Aberdeen, Scotland: Aberdeen City Council.

About Aberdeen, Scotland, Roll of Honour, 1914-1918, 1939-1945

General collection information

This collection is made up of a comprehensive list of citizens from Aberdeen, Scotland who lost their lives in service to the military. This collection is index-only and includes valuable personal information, such as aircraft serial numbers, which may be hard to find in other collections. Records date from the First World War through the Gulf War Campaign.

Using the collection

The collection may include the following information:

• Name
• Name of conflict
• Rank
• Regiment
• Branch of service
• Unit
• Base
• Birthplace
• Birth date
• Role while in service
• Date of death
• Age at death
• Cause of death
• Place of burial/memorial
• Honours and awards
• Vessel name or serial number

The records found in this collection aren't just for military personnel. Anyone who died while aiding the British Armed Forces may be included and records may include Civil Defense Civilians, non-combatants, nurses, and members of the Merchant Navy. While most records are for men, women are also represented among the records.

Chris

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