AIR FORCE RECORDS for FAMILY HISTORIANS — Public Record Office Readers' Guide No. 21 —
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Characteristics
| ISBN-13 | 9781873162934 |
| ISBN-10 | 1873162936 |
| Book cover finish(es) | Perfect paperback |
| Special Features |
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. |
| Condition | Like NEW |
| Author(s) | William Spencer |
| Publisher | Public Record Office |
| Number of pages | 114 |
| Published date | 2000 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Collection / Series | Public Record Office Readers' Guide No. 21 |
| Size | 19 x 24,5 x 1 cm |
| Categorie(s) | • AVIATION MILITAIRE • AVIATION NAVALE • BIOGRAPHIES |
Description
AIR FORCE RECORDS FOR FAMILY HISTORIANS
An essential research guide for those tracing an ancestor who served in Britain's air forces.
This book explains how to use the wealth of records held at the Public Record Office and elsewhere to trace the careers of officers and other ranks. It allows the reader to build up a picture of the operations and campaigns that an individual took part in.
In addition to the RAF and the WRAF, the guide covers records of the Royal Engineers' balloonists, Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service, Fleet Air Arm, and the Glider Pilot Regiment.
Invaluable additional chapters show the reader:
- how to use the operational records to build a picture of individual units' activities
- how to trace campaign medals and other awards
- how to use the Public Record Office's photographic archive
A final chapter provides guidance on air force records held outside the Public Record Office.
William Spencer served in the Royal Navy before joining the Public Record Office in 1993 where he is now Specialist Reader Adviser in Defence Policy and Military History Records. He is co-author of Army Service Records of the First World War and Army Records for Family Historians, and has revised Records of the Militia and Volunteer Forces 1757-1945, all Public Record Office publications.