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This collection includes birth, marriage, and death records from armed forces personnel, civilians traveling or working abroad, and individuals at sea. British citizens or members of the armed forces who were born, married, or died outside of the British Isles may have had the event recorded with the British Consul or High Commissioner. Some regime...
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Search the indexes of overseas registrations and armed forces birth, marriage and death records registered with the General Register Office at Findmypast (charges apply). Armed forces...
Search for a range of different types of British Army and Royal Navy birth, marriage and death records (£), including baptism and burial records and registers of marriages and deaths, at...
Armed forces service records containing records of individuals' service in the British armed forces. Pre First World War and general: Annotated copies of published Army Lists recording...
Searching by type allows you to limit your search by armed forces, at sea events, or consular service. Findmypast has brought together records from the General Register Office and The National Archives in one collection of birth and baptism records of those born overseas and at sea.
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www.findmypast.co.uk (British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages. Search records of British armed forces members and civilians who were married abroad and at sea. The collection has been compiled from records held by the General Register Office and The National Archives)