peter.l Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Researching and replacing my grandfathers lost army medals. The medals are engraved with name, rank, number and unit around the rim and need to make sure I have the right details before ordering replacements.I have his medal record card. All I need now is his military/enlistment record which should be on "Ancestry" website. This is a one off search and not happy about handing over debit card numbers not knowing if they have what I want, or paying for something that's not there. They have a 14-day free search offer but still require a card number.Has anyone had any experience with Ancestry? How 'Free' is their free offer? There's always too many one sided terms and condition for my liking. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 As far as I remember that is where I got my grand aunt's husband's records from. I did have a paid membership but once that lapsed I haven't had to pay again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 peter you have mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie P Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) I just googled "ancestry.co.uk trial review" and lots of helpful information came up. Most of it seemed to be positive. Hope that helps! Edited February 19, 2015 by Davie P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances144 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 I have used Ancestry.com with great results but that was for my family tree which I did as a project in the wee small hours during one long winter. The forums (fora?) are useful and full of knowledge. One thing, though, when I was using it the 1911 Census (which is very useful) was only available for more money which did annoy me. Things might've changed since then as that was a few years back. Also, things Scottish are much harder to find as much of their Births, marriages, deaths, etc are not on public digital record. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 1911 is just part of normal fee now.found match for peters ref its not his. sadly the soldier died in 1916.i would say scottish records are not harder just more expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter.l Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 I orginally intended to wear my grandfathers medals on the right side of my blazer at Remembrance Day Parades but now find the practice is frowned upon. No matter. I would still like to get replacements to complete a display of three generations of medals. The medal record card I got from National Archives was not my grandfather as first though. Some new info has tunrned up so there's hope yet Davie P 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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