WW1
Research Service
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PLEASE
NOTE: Due to a backlog of research and
also because I am working on a new book about
WW1, the Research Service is currently suspended
until March 2010.
If
you have already ordered a pack, it will be
complete around 16-20 weeks after you ordered
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Researching a
soldier who fought in the First World War? Using years
of experience, author and historian Paul Reed is
at your disposal to offer a fixed-price research
service.
All you have
to do is provide details of the soldier(s) you would
like researched; sometimes we can trace a man even if you
only have a name and some idea of where he was from. If
you only have limited details always email
me first.
At the moment,
three options are available. These are offered post-free
in the UK, and for an additional £5 airmail for overseas. And
remember - the cost of all copying is included in the
price - no hidden extras!
If
you pay with Paypal please remember to EMAIL
me as well with the details of the soldier(s) you would
like researched.
OPTION
1 - BASIC PACKAGE
This package
provides you with the basic information about the
soldier you are researching and includes the following:
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Print out
of details from Soldiers Died in the Great War
- this includes full military details, plus where
born, enlisted and living, and if there was previous
service in another unit.
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Copy of colour
Memorial Scroll personalised to the soldier,
from Soldiers Died in the Great War.
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List of
men from the same unit who died the same date -
learn the names of the comrades who died with him.
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Full
colour trench map showing the battlefield
where he died (Western Front only).
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Extract
from the 'Official History' of the war giving
details of what was happening on the day he died
(note - the amount of information varies from a line
to several pages).
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Search of Paul
Reed's personal library and archive for further
information relating to the action in which the
soldier died - typically this will be a search for
any unit or divisional histories, memoirs mentioning
the unit or battle, plus a check to see if we hold
any original photographs of the unit he served in.
Copies of any material found are provided.
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Detailed
summary and conclusions explaining the research sent
to you.
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Research
presented in an attractive folder with colour cover
page showing regiment/unit badge.
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Cost: £30.00
Overseas
Cost: £35.00
OPTION
2 - FULL PACKAGE
This package
provides you with the basic information about the
soldier you are researching (including all the material
mentioned above) plus the following extra research at
the National Archives in London:
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Copy of Medal
Index Card giving details of the campaign medals
awarded to the soldier.
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Copy of
the original war-time unit War Diary for the
day the soldier died, explaining what the unit was
doing that day: note, this can be from just a few
lines to many pages.
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Plus the
usual detailed summary and conclusions explaining
the research sent to you.
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Research
presented in an attractive folder with colour cover
page showing regiment/unit badge.
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Cost:
£50.00 / £55.00 Overseas
UPDATE:
Please email me
if you would like research undertaken, explaining
details of what you would like researched. Please
note that due to high demand I will not be taking any
new research until early September.
OPTION
3 - SOLDIERS WHO SURVIVED
Researching
soldiers who survived the war can be more difficult, but
this package provides you with the basic information
about the soldier you are researching using the
following sources at the National Archives in
London:
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Copy of Medal
Index Card giving details of the campaign medals
awarded to the soldier.
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Copy of Medal
Roll - which often shows all the battalions
served in.
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Search for
a surviving Service Record: note that many have not
survived. When they do survive, typically they can
be 15/20+ pages. If survived, copies will be
made.
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Search of Paul
Reed's personal archives and photographic collection
for any related material.
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Plus the
usual detailed summary and conclusions explaining
the research sent to you.
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Research
presented in an attractive folder with colour cover
page showing regiment/unit badge.
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Cost:
£60.00 / £65.00 Overseas
UPDATE:
Please email me
if you would like research undertaken, explaining
details of what you would like researched. Please
note that due to high demand I will not be taking any
new research until early September.
ALL
PAYMENT IS BY UK STERLING CHEQUE or
PAYPAL
NOW ALSO ACCEPTED
Due to the popularity of this service, your research is normally completed and received
in around 16+ weeks.
Email your requirements to:
IMPORTANT
- PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME
&
POSTAL ADDRESS
EMAIL: [email protected]
Last
Updated: 07 December 2009
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