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 Wigston Record Office 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.

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 wi th each p assing year, and this ha ndy guide is a great help to anyone researching their ancestors’ war experiences.”

A limited run of 500 copies of World War Ancestry is available now from Wigston Record Office priced £4.50 (which covers guide book production costs), or £5 including P&P.

For more details about the Record Office please go to :
www.leics.gov.uk/recordoffice or http://twitter.com/RecordOffice