Ernest enlisted in Brisbane 10 December 1914. He was a machinist (probably at the Albion sawmill) and he had previously served in the Field Artillery for 2 years and 5 months (from attestation papers). His physical description shows him to be 5’8 3/4″ tall with a dark complexion, brown eyes and black hair. The distinguishing marks column is blank. He joined the 5th Light Horse as 2nd reinforcements and his unit embarked from Brisbane aboard the Itria 9 February 1915.  Per his service record downloaded from the Australian National Archives and also available on Discovering Anzacs website ..read more

I have been a subscriber and used Findmypast in my research since the earliest days of them being online. My father was born in England in 1940, with most of his family still resident there, so their English records have been fantastic. Along with so many Australians I have Irish ancestry and the increasing amount of Irish records has been wonderful. If you have Irish research you need Findmypast! Their increasing Irish related collections help research the Irish Diaspora, with the Catholic parish registers from the USA, England helping find the emigrating cousins, the Irish Newspaper collecti ..read more

Dr Jonathan Richards  will be presenting “Lost records Hurt Historians” Saturday 4.55-5.40pm Could you please tell us a little about your background? I am a professional historian. How has genealogy/family history/history/heraldry improved or changed your life? Archive research has changed my life completely What do you love most about history? The search, and possible discovery, of key records that tell us about past lives Have you attended the State Conference in previous years? Yes, attended the Gold Coast conference What are your key topics for the Waves in Time Conference? History can be ..read more

Meet Waves In Time Speaker: Louise Coakley Louise will be presenting The Almighty DNA Tree Saturday 1.50-2.50pm The Next DNA Wave- Testing Family Relics Sunday 9.30-10.15am Could you please tell us a little about your background? My background is in business and information technology.  I’ve been researching family history for more than 20 years, and I now specialise in genetic genealogy and spreading awareness of the use of DNA testing as a part of researching your family history. How has genealogy/family history/history/heraldry improved or changed your life? Genealogy and DNA has connected ..read more