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by Thunder
08 Apr 2024, 22:19
Forum: Genealogy chat
Topic: New CEO at TNA
Replies: 0
Views: 65

New CEO at TNA

Unfortunately he has no background in history, what does that say about TNA?.

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/abo ... -archives/
by Thunder
25 Mar 2024, 00:07
Forum: Genealogy chat
Topic: Second World War Army service records
Replies: 0
Views: 55

Second World War Army service records

IMO it is really poor to have no less than 207 files in series WO 423 (Other Ranks and Nurses) where the Christian name of the person is missing from TNA's Discovery catalogue and is catalogued as "[Unspecified]", including the one below which has no name at all. WO 423/188943: [1939-1963]...
by Thunder
18 Mar 2024, 15:32
Forum: Genealogy chat
Topic: Digitisation of Home Guard records
Replies: 7
Views: 292

Re: Digitisation of Home Guard records

Yes, alas TNA is a mere shadow of it's past with a lack of experienced staff and woke. An example is the opening of court indictments from 2003 after 19 years when they were supposed to be closed for 100 years and they still haven't sorted it out, they must have known court records are not opened af...
by Thunder
18 Mar 2024, 00:22
Forum: Genealogy chat
Topic: Digitisation of Home Guard records
Replies: 7
Views: 292

Re: Digitisation of Home Guard records

Thank you Adrian Yes we did supply a DC, but only a copy. He was born in 1911 so that doesn't fit. It took a year to get to the point of refusal. I wish I had applied directly to the Army but thought TNA would be quicker!! If I may I will PM you re this. Sally TNA are not dealing well with the FOI ...
by Thunder
14 Mar 2024, 19:22
Forum: Genealogy chat
Topic: Digitisation of Home Guard records
Replies: 7
Views: 292

Re: Digitisation of Home Guard records

This sounds good but the contract will run for 10 years!. We must keep an eye on TNA about the transfer of the original records to TNA and make sure they don't plan to do a 'Ministry of Justice' and destroy the original files when the records are digitised. Given the very poor listing of the Second ...
by Thunder
05 Mar 2024, 09:02
Forum: Genealogy chat
Topic: TNA closures
Replies: 0
Views: 179

TNA closures

TNA will be closed on 23 and 24 March for maintenance as well as opening at 10 am on 13 March.

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/abo ... arch-2024/
by Thunder
02 Mar 2024, 19:08
Forum: Genealogy chat
Topic: Planned destruction of wills by Ministry of Justice
Replies: 8
Views: 3162

Re: Planned destruction of wills by Ministry of Justice

This is the response I got from the Ministry of Justice, I await their response, I see most organisations have put their submissions online but not TNA (assuming they have made any response). !The Government is currently consulting on the storage and retention of original will documents submitted wi...
by Thunder
24 Feb 2024, 22:14
Forum: Genealogy chat
Topic: Planned destruction of wills by Ministry of Justice
Replies: 8
Views: 3162

Re: Planned destruction of wills by Ministry of Justice

We will now see what the MoJ do, will they ignore researchers?. I would really like to see what TNA said to them!!.
by Thunder
18 Feb 2024, 21:46
Forum: Genealogy chat
Topic: 1921 census transcription issues
Replies: 2
Views: 158

Re: 1921 census transcription issues

There are many errors, it was after all TNA who gave FMP after the contract after TNA admitted that they should never have given them the contract after the mess FMP made of the 1939 Register. I sent in an amendment two years ago to FMP regarding them mis-spelling my grandfather's name and they stil...
by Thunder
28 Jan 2024, 02:58
Forum: Genealogy chat
Topic: Planned destruction of wills by Ministry of Justice
Replies: 8
Views: 3162

Re: Planned destruction of wills by Ministry of Justice

I have just signed the Petition against the destruction of Wills. I run two Family History groups locally so I will encourage everyone to do likewise. It is important to prevent this. If it went ahead, what would be next? Thank you. As you say what next set of records would be digitised and the ori...