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A head's up for the above project from the Imperial War Museum. My company's part is we've scanned all the records from the UK's old Midland Bank and we're beta-testing a crowdsourced transcription service. They're quite short entries, name, rank, regiment,DOB, date joined bank, date enlisted. What makes them fascinating is the notes on the back.
Today was a good day as most of the ones I transcribed in spare moments made it back ("resumed his duties as Bank Staff"). Not all. One 2nd Lt - 3 years training in England.
Jul 1 - to France
Aug 1 - wounded in head by sniper.
Aug 3 - died from wound.
Others as we know came back wounded in body and spirit.
Other companies are doing similar things or contributing in different ways. It should be interesting.
A head's up for the above project from the Imperial War Museum. My company's part is we've scanned all the records from the UK's old Midland Bank and we're beta-testing a crowdsourced transcription service. They're quite short entries, name, rank, regiment,DOB, date joined bank, date enlisted. What makes them fascinating is the notes on the back.
Today was a good day as most of the ones I transcribed in spare moments made it back ("resumed his duties as Bank Staff"). Not all. One 2nd Lt - 3 years training in England.
Jul 1 - to France
Aug 1 - wounded in head by sniper.
Aug 3 - died from wound.
Others as we know came back wounded in body and spirit.
Other companies are doing similar things or contributing in different ways. It should be interesting.
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