Help & FAQs about the Waterguard Web Site

HELP - Page contents:

• CONTRIBUTING TO THE SITE
•  :::  or direct to the page  :::  
• ENQUIRIES
• FAMILY HISTORY & GENEALOGY
•  :::  or direct to the page  :::  

• NAVIGATING THE SITE
• THE SEARCH FACILITY
• THE STRUCTURE OF THE SITE
• VALUE ADDED TAX
• WHAT WAS THE WATERGUARD

• WHAT WAS THE WATERGUARD'S RELATIONSHIP WITH HM CUSTOMS & EXCISE

One way or another, this site attracts queries about HM Customs & Excise in general, the Preventive Waterguard and the Waterguard service, as well as queries about the history, the officers and their work. These queries, from casual browsers, researchers and other organisations, can usually be answered by a further, in depth browsing of the site. However, if you can't find the answer you're looking for, fill out and 'SUBMIT' the C&E Enquiry Form available from the 'button' on the right and we'll try to help you as soon as pssible.

If you would like to contribute to this site there is a guide to contributing which can be seen by selecting the 'button' on the right.

Navigation around the site is achieved by selecting the appropriate navigation 'buttons'.  

The links shown below  are for descriptive  purposes only and have been disabled!

• Form Buttons - used to select a form which can be completed and sent to the web sites 'management'.

C&E Enquiry Form

• Main Menu Buttons - arranged in a block of three rows, inside a rectangle, at the top and bottom of each page.

• The top two rows consist of buttons to select pages that are the Subject Matter of the site - The Waterguard.

• The bottom row consists of buttons to select pages that are About the Site - Housekeeping - plus three additional 'links to' buttons.

• Sub Menu Buttons - used within a main page to select a page with explicit or more details of the subject.

:::  Aberdeen Division  :::

• Navigation Buttons - positioned on the right of a page.

• Selects another web page - either a Waterguard sub-page with greater detail of the subject, part of an 'external' web site or an other function.

• Selects an e-mail to send.

• Selects a Roll of Honour web page.

• Selects a PDF image of an item.

• Selects a Video 'clip'

• 'Arrow' Buttons - positioned within or at the end of text indicates a link to an 'external'  site.

• Page Contents Lists - Most pages have a 'Page contents:' list below the heading which lists, and links to, the sections into which the page is divided.

• Some 'Page contents:' sections also contain a red Navigation Button following a heading. These buttons select the sub-page that gives greater detail of that subject.

CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT -   :::  or direct to the page ::: 

• Underlined Words -  either in the text, in a list or in a heading, indicates a link to assist navigation - usually within that page.

London Division   or   ---- Top of the page ---   ----

Select  the main menu 'button', as shown on the right. Type the subject, a name, a keyword or phrase in the box displayed and select 'search'.

For best results enter just one or two words. Searches on more than one word will be treated 'as a phrase'.

::: search the site :::

There are many pages, and sub-pages, that make up this site. A full list of all these pages and sub-pages, showing their relation to one another, can be seen by on the site's 'home' page which can be seen by selecting the 'button' on the right.

Further information and help on Family History research involving HM C&E staff can be seen by selecting the 'button' on the right.