To commemorate Remembrance Sunday, TheGenealogist has released 1,090,293 new Casualty List Records from The First World War, covering the period 8th April 1918 to 4th March 1919, completing their coverage of the War Office Casualty Lists. This significant addition helps researchers and families trace those who were killed, wounded, reported missing, or taken prisoner in …
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Lost War Diary Unearthed by Fraser and Fraser Reveals Remarkable Life of London Mother During the Blitz
As the nation prepares to mark Remembrance Day, a newly uncovered wartime diary is shedding light on the extraordinary courage of ordinary civilians who lived through the Blitz. The diary, written by Marion Marden, a mother from East London, was discovered by leading probate and genealogy firm Fraser and Fraser during their investigation into an …
DNA, Genealogy Sites Help Solve Decades-Old Sex Assault in Belleville, Ontario
It was a vicious attack that has haunted Belleville, Ont., for more than two decades: a woman sexually assaulted and beaten inside a hotel change room during a festival weekend in the summer of 2000. Nearly 25 years later, DNA evidence found on a cigarette butt helped police identify the man responsible. William Dale, 54, …