Yesterday, 93-year-old Yarram resident Marjorie Whitford smiled joyously when told that her DNA sample has confirmed the identity of her uncle, Private Harry Willis. Pvt Harris is one of the 75 of the lost Diggers of Fromelles that will have a name, a headstone – and a family to grieve his passing.
All 249 lay together under [...]
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Research carried out by a group of archaeologists from the Centre for Prehistoric Archaeological Heritage Studies of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (CEPAP_UAB) at the Cova Gran site (Lleida) has contributed to stirring up scientific debate about the appearance of the first ‘modern’ human beings on the Iberian Peninsula and their possible bearing on the [...]
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Chelsea Pensioners service records from 1883 to 1900 Catalogue can now be found online at findmypast.co.uk. Each individual soldiers record is full of fascinating details that are invaluable to family and military historians.
via Royal Hospital Chelsea pension records 1883-1900 now online | The National Archives.
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Active fathers may have been a key factor in why our early ancestors were able to have many children, a study suggests.
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If you are researching merchant seamen who served in the Second World War then you might be interested to know that an index to Merchant Navy Gallantry awards in series T 335 is now available through The National Archives online catalogue. You can search for awards by the individual seaman or by their ship.
The records show the date the award was gazetted, the medal awarded and the rating of the person at the time as well as the ship he was serving on. However, probably of most use are the citations which give the reasons why the medal was awarded in the first place.
(NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine) A family history of Alzheimer’s is one of the biggest risk factors for developing the memory-robbing disease, which affects more than 5 million Americans and is the most common form of senile dementia. Now an international collaboration led by NYU Langone Medical Center researchers has found the likely basis for this heightened familial risk — especially from the maternal side.
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(Henry Ford Health System) In the largest study of its kind to date using cardiac computed tomography angiography, people with a family history of early signs of coronary artery disease are at higher risk of developing obstructive coronary artery disease and plaque in their arteries, Henry Ford Hospital researchers say.
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) Shahriar Koochekpour, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of microbiology and genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, led research that has discovered, for the first time, a genetic mutation in African-American men with a family history of prostate cancer who are at increased risk for the disease. Dr. Koochekpour identified an inheritable genetic defect in the receptor for the male hormone, androgen (testosterone), that may contribute to the development of prostate cancer and its progression.
’Ancestors’ magazine will be discontinued and the last publication will be the April issue (no 94), available from Thursday 25 March.
via Changes to magazine publishing at The National Archives | The National Archives.
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From Tuesday 6 April 2010 the eight separate fees currently charged by the General Register Office GRO for ordering a certificate will be reduced to two – one for standard orders and one for the priority service.
read more at IPS – General Register Office introduces new charges.
