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Archival research packages tailored to uncover and commemorate your ancestor’s First World War journey.

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Why Specialist Research?

  • Even when primary service records are missing, secondary records—pension records, Silver War Badge rolls, and hospital muster books—preserve critical evidence.

  • Records only tell half the story. We match your ancestor's company to daily unit diaries to place him on the map at the Somme, Passchendaele, or Gallipoli.

  • Military abbreviations and shorthand can be impenetrable. Every research dossier translates complex codes into an accessible, chronological family history.

Surviving Medal Index Card showing frontline theatre entry date and regiment service numbers.

What We Offer

  • Tier 1 - Soldier's Record Check

    1–2 Page Digital Summary

    • Ideal for: Preliminary identification or verifying family oral history.

    • Turnaround: 5 - 7 working days

    • What’s Included:

      • Confirmation of service number, battalion/regiment, and enlistment details.

      • Medal Index Card (MIC) and Medal Roll transcription (entitlement to 1914 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, etc.).

      • Casualty records check (Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Silver War Badge, or casualty lists if applicable).

      • A clear, 1-to-2 page digital summary document outlining what primary records survive.

      • Price: £35

  • Tier 2 - Comprehensive Soldier's Dossier *MOST POPULAR CHOICE*

    Full Narrative PDF Dossier + War Diary Excerpts

    • Ideal for: Families looking to reconstruct a full wartime journey from enlistment to demobilisation or death.

    • Turnaround: 10–14 working days

    • What’s Included:

      • Everything in Tier 1, plus:

      • Full search and transcription of surviving Service and Pension records (the Burnt and Unburnt document series).

      • Unit movements contextualised using official Battalion War Diaries (actions, trench sectors, major battles).

      • Period trench maps indicating unit locations during key engagements.

      • A bound PDF narrative dossier: full chronological timeline, badge/insignia identification, and high-resolution document scans.

      • Price: £95 – £135

  • Tier 3 - Bespoke Commemorative Report

    Bound Hardcopy Presentation Folder Supported By A Deep Archive Search

    • Ideal for: Commemorative gifts, complex records (e.g., transfers across regiments, RFC/RAF, Royal Navy, Gallipoli), or clients wanting a physical presentation piece.

    • Turnaround: 3–4 weeks

    • What’s Included:

      • Everything in Tier 2, plus:

      • Deep-dive archival tracking (honours and awards citations, local newspaper archives for photographs/obituaries, hospital/casualty clearing station records).

      • Complete operational context of his specific company/battery.

      • High-quality printed presentation folder or hard-copy dossier dispatched by post, along with the complete digital archive pack.

      • Price: £195 – £275

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