• TheGenealogist.co.uk has released the records of 29,000 British servicemen who were decorated with the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) up to 1920. Researchers can view an image of the medal card with the theatre of war, with details including the name, rank, regiment and service number. The site has also digitised 1.4m passenger records from the 1940s.
Find details at www.thegenealogist.co.uk/news
• Findmypast’s new additions include several collections of Irish family history records from The National Archives to celebrate St Patrick’s Day, including documents relating to subscribers and nominees of the Irish Tontines Annuitants (a tontine was an investment plan for raising capital), 1766-1789; visit https://blog.findmypast.co.uk/latest-records