Q. What records are held for overseas births, marriages and deaths?

A. Births, marriages and deaths registered by the British Forces and the British Consul or High Commission in the country where they took place, from 1849.

• Deaths that occurred in the Boer War and both World Wars.
• British Army Regimental records of births, baptisms and marriages dating back to 1761.
• Marine Births and Deaths, from 1837, which took place on British registered vessels.
• Aircraft Births and Deaths, from 1948, which took place on British registered aircraft.