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That elusive digger : tracing your Australian military ancestors / Lieutenant Colonel Neil C. Smith, AM
Bib ID 6254434
Format BookBook [text, still image, volume]
Author
Smith, Neil C., author
 
Description St Agnes, SA : Unlock the Past, 2013 
©2013 
56 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits, 1 facsimile ; 22 cm. 
ISBN 9781921956195 (paperback)
Series

Unlock the past.

Summary

"Herein are provided handy summaries of Australia's military history both in peace and war; a glimpse of where to looks and what to look for, all leavened with brief forays into how to understand and so get the most from military records. For those seeking to search out their Australian military ancestors, there is no better place to start." -- back cover.

Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subjects Australia. Army -- Personnel records.  |  Australia. Army -- Officers.  |  Soldiers -- Australia -- Genealogy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.  |  Genealogy -- Archival resources.  |  History - Genealogy and family history.  |  Defence - Armed forces - Air Force.  |  Defence - Armed forces - Navy.  |  Research - Methodology and techniques.  |  Defence - Armed forces - Army.  |  Australia -- Genealogy.  |  Australian

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