The "Burnley in the Great War" site receives many requests for more information on family members who served in the Great War, and usually refers the enquiry to Croonaert Research Services who provide an excellent specialist military research service. This provides the details of his military service, but, in all but the most comprehensive package on offer, excludes information on the environment he lived in prior to him being "called to the colours".

To square the circle we have now combined forces with Croonaert Research Services to provide a comprehensive picture of the military life
of your relative

This will comprise of the following :

Option One (Soldiers who survived)

1 : search for surviving service papers -although between 60-70% of these papers were destroyed during the blitz, if they do survive they can reveal a wealth of information. This could range from his physical description : height, chest size, colours of his eyes, distinguishing marks to details of his wife and children, brief details of his military service- where he served and when, any misdemeanors he committed. It may also contain correspondence from both during and after the war by the soldier or his relatives. (If service papers do survive copies will be provided at an additional 15p per page )

2 : A search of the Medal Rolls and Medal Index Cards, this will reveal which Great War Medals he was entitled to

3 : A photograph of the street he lived in (if available) either recent or contemporary

4 : A copy of a contemporary street plan showing the location of his address

5 : A photograph of the location he worked at (if available) either recent or contemporary

6 : Replica King's message for returning prisoners of war and war disabled (if applicable)

All the above will be supplied on a CD ROM along with a "Certificate of Service" on parchment paper, ideal for framing, as in the example below:

Price £25 - other ranks £30 officers

Option Two (Soldiers who lost their lives)

All of option one plus:

1 : Transcript or the Regimental War Diary for the week in which he was killed

2 : Transcript from the Regimental History for the month in which he was killed

3 : Trench map or IGSN type map extract of the area in which he was killed

4 : Replica memorial scroll and replica King's condolence message

Price £35