How to Find Microfilm Numbers for the British World War I records in the FamilySearch Catalog

The FamilySearch Library has copies of the World War I records known as Burnt Docs (WO 363) and Unburnt Docs (WO 361) and a collection of misplaced documents (WO 364). You can find the microfilm number(s) for these records in the FamilySearch Catalog.


 * 1) Go to www.familysearch.org.
 * 2) Hover over the Search tab, then click Catalog.
 * 3) Type Great Britain (in the Places field) and click Search.
 * 4) Click Great Britain in the search results.
 * 5) Click the topic “Military records - Army - World War, 1914-1918.”
 * 6) Click on one of the titles “Military records of the British Army, 1914-1920”
 * 7) Click View Film Notes to see the microfilm numbers.