Ancestry adds Second World War army casualty lists 1939-1945

New Second World War military records added to Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk) this week:

UK, World War II Army Casualty Lists, 1939-1945
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62623/
Source: WO 417: Army Casualty Lists, 1939-45 War. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives.

About UK, World War II Army Casualty Lists, 1939-1945

This collection includes images of casualty records for the British Army during the Second World War. The records have names and information about soldiers killed or wounded and those missing following battles between 1939 and 1945. Many of the records are arranged chronologically according to the date of the casualty. The records are typed, and casualties were often reported on a daily basis.

Using this collection

Records in this collection may include the following information:

• Name
• Alias
• Rank
• Service number
• Regiment
• Unit
• Death date and place
• Missing date and place
• Military enlistment date and place

The records in this collection can be used to verify the date and place that your ancestor was killed, wounded, or reported missing. The information about your ancestor's military service can lead you to histories about their units or regiments, which may explain what happened during the battle in which your ancestor was a casualty.

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Chris

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