Tracing Your Great War Ancestors: Ypres (Paperback) by Simon Fowler 

Tracing Your Great War Ancestors: Ypres by Simon Fowler is a comprehensive and practical guide for family historians seeking to uncover the stories of ancestors who served in or around Ypres during the First World War.

The book focuses on the four major battles fought in the Ypres Salient and provides readers with tools to trace the roles their relatives may have played in these pivotal events. Fowler outlines the course of the fighting, offering historical context and guidance on how to interpret military records.

Key features include:

• Step-by-step advice on researching soldiers, including those who were casualties, decorated for gallantry, court-martialed, or taken as prisoners of war.
• Guidance on accessing archives such as The National Archives and the Imperial War Museum.
• Tips for using online resources, literature, museums, and monuments to enrich your understanding.
• Coverage of Dominion and Indian troops, women in Flanders, and war in the air.
• .A Section on tourism, helping readers plan visits to battlefields and memorials.

This book is ideal for anyone with a personal connection to the Great War or an interest in military history and genealogy.

ISBN : 9781473823709

£12.99

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