General index of personnel for the First World War
Production date
1914-1919
Description
Card index. Each card records name, address, dates of service, rank and particulars of duties. May also include previous engagements under Joint War Committee, details of service, detachment number and honours awarded.
Personnel recorded include home workers, VADs, General Service members, drivers and others who served with the British Red Cross.
Personnel recorded include home workers, VADs, General Service members, drivers and others who served with the British Red Cross.
Collection Type
Archives
Level of Current Record
series
History
The cards appear to have been completed in several ways: returned by the Commandant of the unit; returned by the individual; completed centrally. By the end of the war there were over 90,000 members of BRCS detachments. This index is believed to be almost complete.
Catalogue Number
0060A/1