Summary Once again, over the last few months, I’ve been focusing on my new job so have not had too much time to dedicate to the project. That said, I have managed to grab a few hours here and there Read more…
Summary The last couple of months, I’ve been back at work full time, so have had much less time to work on the project. That said, progress is still being made as I work through the nominal roll for the Read more…
Summary This month I’ve continued the second pass through the nominal roll. The first time I did this, my main objective was to quickly find ancestors via Ancestry family trees to attempt to gather more information. On reflection, I didn’t Read more…
Summary Image Catalogue finally completed My main focus for January was to finish the Image Catalogue and I’m pleased to say that this is finally done. The aim of the catalogue is to group the pictures of the Brigade together Read more…
Its taken a long time, but I’ve finally managed to get the Image Catalogue up and running. Thanks to the generosity of so many people, I have a wide range of fantastic pictures and documents relating to the Brigade. Unfortunately, Read more…
Summary My plan for December was to focus on the Image Library and to start a second run through family trees on Ancestry. Although I did make progress on both of these, as usual I got a bit distracted and Read more…
Summary Filling the 1908 service gaps & Searching for Casualty Photos As promised last month, I started this month off working my way through the gaps in the 1908 service numbering sequence. A lot of men only have a 1917 Read more…
Summary As we approach Remembrance Day, for the first time I have put a direct focus on researching the Brigade’s casualties. At a high level, it is quite noticeable how few casualties the Brigade suffered in action as opposed to Read more…
Summary 953 – Men identified with service number (+1 this month) 746 – Confirmed ’08 service numbers (+2) 87 – Men identified without service number (+1) 55 – Portraits (+11) 47 – Descendants contacted (+6) 31 – Profiles drafted (+5) Read more…
Summary 952 – Men identified with service number (+3 this month) 744 – Confirmed ’08 service numbers (+2) 86 – Men identified without service number 50 – Portraits (+10) 41 – Descendants contacted (+16) 26 – Profiles drafted August was Read more…
