ABSTRACT This article offers a societal provenance analysis of the First World War personal service records held at the National Archives of Australia as Commonwealth Records Series B2455. It describes the communities of people and communities of records with which the series has its origins. Since creation, the records have enabled intricate interactions between individuals, families, government agencies and communities. They have facilitated personal, local, and national processes of grieving and commemoration, and bridged spatial, temporal and emotional distances. They have contributed to national projects such as the Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial, and the provision of pensions and support for veterans and their families. Their use by historians continues to shape our understanding of the history of the war. Access to the records helps build new personal identities, and new online communities of users. It is suggested that all these interactions are part of the history of the records we now have. The losses in the records, the gaps and silences, are also identified.

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澳大利亚国家档案馆保存的第一次世界大战服役记录的社会来源分析

摘要 本文提供了澳大利亚国家档案馆保存的第一次世界大战个人服务记录的社会来源分析，作为联邦记录系列 B2455。它描述了该系列起源的人和记录社区。自创建以来，这些记录使个人、家庭、政府机构和社区之间能够进行错综复杂的互动。它们促进了个人、地方和国家的哀悼和纪念过程，并弥合了空间、时间和情感的距离。他们为澳大利亚战争纪念馆的荣誉榜等国家项目做出了贡献，并为退伍军人及其家人提供了养老金和支持。历史学家对它们的使用继续影响着我们对战争历史的理解。访问记录有助于建立新的个人身份和新的用户在线社区。建议所有这些相互作用都是我们现在拥有的记录历史的一部分。记录中的损失、空白和沉默也被确定。