Ancestry.com has added a new database titled "Australia, WWI Service Records, 1914-1920" which includes 50 people stating they were born in Greece. Below are the names of those born in Greece along with a detailed description of the records.  With a subscription to Ancestry.com you can view the actual record, otherwise try contacting the National Archives of Australia. NAMES: Constantine Aroney Stavros Kakulis Roy Ralph Speridon Florin Spiros Athos Elias James Basel Zimbulis Peter Rados Arthur Halkas George Marinys Pandelis Cosopodiotis Emaniol Salikis John William Florence Sam Faftos Nicholas Paidas Thermistocles Copeleas George Cretan Theodore Dooris Constantine Malaxos Nicholas Rodakis Demitrius Likiardopalus Con Kailis Emanuel Fardouly Agapitos Michael George Pippinaris Harry Polites Sinto Frances Constantine Passaris Arthur Kyriako George Patrs Nicholas Magaulas Anastasi Rebea Harry Miner Peters Christoforos Paizes Charalampos Pa...

FamilySearch.org has added a new FREE database titled " Utah, World War 1 Army Servicemen Record Abstracts, 1914-1918 " that includes 324 people recorded as being born in Greece, and 16 people born in Turkey (several with names that sound Greek). Description This collection contains World War I statement of service cards (service records abstracts) for Utah servicemen for the years 1917-1918. These records are from the United States Adjutant General's Office. Microfilm of the original records are held at the Utah State Archives in Salt Lake City, Utah. Type of Information Included Name Serial number Race Residence Where enlisted Organizations Engagements Wounds Over seas service Discharge date

FamilySearch.org has a new FREE database titled "Utah, World War I Service Questionnaires, 1914-1918" .  It includes 46 people born in GREECE. What is in This Collection? This collection consists of World War I service questionnaires and photographs completed by veterans or their families. The collection is Series 85298 from the Utah Division of Archives and Records Service. What Can These Records Tell Me? Name of Soldier Rank Name of first training camp Other organizations belonged to Time spent in each camp Discharge date Citations for bravery Overseas deployment date Overseas destination

FamilySearch.org has a new FREE database titled "Michigan, Census of World War I Veterans with Card Index, 1917-1919" .  It includes 969 people whose birthplace is listed as GREECE.  There are some additional Greek sounding names listed with the birthplace of TURKEY. Description Census of World War I Veterans and a Card Index for years 1917-1919. The census documents contain, on printed forms, name of Veteran; serial number; address; place and date of birth; nationality; color; occupation before and after the war; marriage date; wife's name, birthplace and date; names of children and their birth dates; parents' names and addresses; first camp entered and date; rank, company, and regiment; transfers and promotions; battles engaged in; discharged date and reason, and additional information. The card index is arranged alphabetically by county, then alphabetically by name of the veteran and includes names of the soldiers' parents and addresses. Microfil...

FamilySearch.org has a new FREE database titled "Hawaii, World War I Service Records, 1917-1919" that includes 4 people born in Sparta, Greece. World War I Service Records for Hawaii WWI veterans who served in 1917-1919. Congress ordered that a service record for each person serving in 1917-1918 be created and provided to the Adjutant General of each state. That record consisted of a card that contained information abstracted from the service record of each veteran. Clerks in the War Department and Navy Department executed the work. Digital capture of the original records are located at the Hawaii State Archives. What Can These Records Tell Me? Name of service member Serial number Birth place Race When inducted Organizations Military grade Wounds received in action If served overseas Date of discharge If disabled

FamilySearch.org has a new FREE database titled "Oregon, World War I, County Military Service Records, 1919-1920". There are 72  people listed as having Greece as their place of birth .   You will be able to view transcriptions of these records online.   To view the actual images you must do one of the following: Sign in to FamilySearch as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Access the site at a  family history center Access the site at a  FamilySearch affiliate library Description -  This is a collection of WWI Military Service Records for various counties in the state of Oregon. The records are arranged alphabetically by county name, then numerical by the school district and alphabetical by surname. This series documents an individual's military service in Oregon during WWI and used as a basis for medal distribution.

The Florida Memory State Library & Archives of Florida ( www.floridamemory.com ) has a collection of World War I Service Cards available online. There are 80 cards in this collection for people listing Greece as their place of birth.  The following link will lead you to those results - https://www.floridamemory.com/solr-search/results/?q=%28greece%20OR%20tt%3Agreece%5E10%29%20AND%20collection:%22World%20War%20I%20Service%20Cards%22&searchbox=9&gallery=&compact=0&query=greece&pc=&cid=&county= ----------------------------- SERIES DESCRIPTION Series Description - World War I Army Card Roster, 1924 Series Number: S 1204 Creator: Florida. Military Dept. Title: World War I Army Card Roster, 1924 Quantity: 8.00 cubic ft. 11.00 microfilm reel 16 mm. Arrangement: Original records are alphabetical by surname; microfilm copy is alphabetical by county, then by surname. Description: This se...

BISBEE DAILY REVIEW Bisbee, Arizona 26 October 1922 ----- Former U.S. Soldier Spurns Decorations Awarded by France PITTSBURG, PA - Oct. 25 - CHRIST A. MELETIS of Pittsburg, who served in France with the 28th division and was wounded six times, today returned to President Millerand of France the Croix de Guerre and citation which had been conferred upon him by the French government. "A good bit of me is left in France but the wounds I received from the enemy were nothing in comparison to the wounds received when I learned that France was helping the Turk," said Meletis' letter which exemplified the decorations.  "I am doing this to express to you and your government my personal disapproval of the policy of France in the Near East." Meletis is vice-president of the Greek-American world war veterans, recently organized here.

PONTIAN CLAIMS AT PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE 1919, TOYNBEE'S COMMENTS Published in The National Herald, July 29 - August 4, 2017 Issue Authored by Stavros T. Stavridis ------------------------------ I am excited to announce that  The National Herald  has given Hellenic Genealogy Geek the right to reprint articles that may be of interest to our group.  ------------------------------ ----------------------- In February 1919, Constantine G. Constantinides and Socrates Oeconomos submitted a memorandum on behalf of the Unredeemed Greeks of the Euxine Pontus to the Paris Peace Conference, claiming an independent republic along the shores of the Black Sea. They would have been influenced by President Wilson's 14 points, especially Point 12, which would allow minorities under the Ottoman rule to determine their own "autonomous development." The British were unimpressed with the Pontian claim. Pontus was once a part of the Byzantine Empir...

April 3, 2017  Ancestry.com  added a new database titled  U.S. Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939  that  contains 4,657 people recorded as having lived in Greece.   If you do not have a subscription to Ancestry.com, remember that you can access the program at most of your local libraries for  FREE. ----- Description of collection: About This Collection The U.S. Army Transport Service (ATS) was established in 1899 as part of the Army Quartermaster Department. It was originally created to manage the transport of troops and cargo on Army ships that travelled between U.S. and overseas ports during the Spanish-American War. During World War I, the Quartermaster Corps managed the Army's deepwater fleet. The records in this collection consist of passenger lists created between 1910 and 1939. These lists recorded details on all persons arriving at U.S. ports on ATS ships. In addition to troops, passengers could also in...

Ancestry.com added a new database named CANADA, WWI CEF PERSONAL FILES, 1914-1918 which covers surnames beginning with A through G,   At the end of this posting you will find a listing of the 130 people born in Greece.  If you locate an ancestor's name, you can go to the website for the Library and Archives of Canada to do a search for FREE -  http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx ABOUT THIS COLLECTION Shortly after the British declaration of war in August 1914, Canada offered an initial contingent of 25,000 for service overseas. A second contingent was offered in the autumn of 1914. The 1st Canadian Division was formed from units of the first contingent in January 1915, and was fighting in France the following month. In September 1915, the Canadian Corps was formed, incorporating the 1st and 2nd Canadian Divisions, and the Canadian Cavalry Brigade. Further contingents and reinforcement d...