Finding British World War I Records in the FamilySearch Library Collection

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.


 * Go to familysearch website.
 * Click the Library tab.
 * Click FamilySearch Catalog.
 * Type Great Britain and click Search.
 * Click Great Britain in the search results.
 * Scroll down and click the topic Military records - Army - World War, 1914-1918.
 * Click on one of the titles Military records of the British Army, 1914-1920.
 * Click View Film Notes to see the microfilm numbers.