PRESS RELEASE
PR 4927
6 July 2010
For Immediate Release
What did Great-Grandad do in the war?
Have you ever wondered whether your family has any hidden war stories? If
your predecessors fought for their country, were taken prisoner, or even won
medals?
Thanks to an easy-to-use guide from the Record Office in Wigston Magna for
anyone who wants to trace their family’s war history, finding out about your
ancestors' exploits is now easier than ever.
World War Ancestry offers an introduction to the wealth of local military
information from the two World Wars available to all at the Record Office for
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland
This includes enlistment registers for the Royal Leicestershire Regiment and
the Leicestershire Yeomanry, war diaries for battalions, letters from soldiers,
photographs of troops, copies of The Green Tiger (the local regiment’s journal)
and many rare specialist books on local military history.
World War Ancestry, which is the first in a series of guides to the Record
Office, also contains useful contact addresses and tips on where to begin and
what clues to look for, and is a vital aid for family and military historians alike.
David Sprason, Leicestershire County Council’s Lead Member for Adults &
Communities said, “the interest in our military history seems to grow with each
passing year, and this handy guide is a great help to anyone researching their
ancestors’ experiences of the two world wars.”
World War Ancestry is available from the Record Office in Wigston Magna
priced £4.50, or £5 including P&P.
For further details contact Robin Jenkins on (0116) 257 1080, email
robin.jenkins@leics.gov.uk or visit the Record Office for Leicestershire,
Leicester & Rutland, Long Street, Wigston Magna, LE18 2AH
For more details about the Record Office please go to :
www.leics.gov.uk/recordoffice or http://twitter.com/RecordOffice
Public Relations Unit, Chief Executive’s Department
Leicestershire County Council, County Hall, Glenfield, Leicestershire LE3 8RA
Telephone: 0116 305 6274
www.leics.gov.uk
Fax: 0116 305 6266