Maps
Maps provide a way of understanding the distances travelled by those involved in wars and the nature of the terrain encountered en route.
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Discharge / Pension Records, Service Records, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Newspapers, Maps |
| Title: | 25th County of London Cycle Battalion, London Regiment |
| Link: | http://www.25thlondon.com/ |
| Description: | 25th County of London Cycle Battalion, London Regiment |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War I, Aircraft, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Maps |
| Title: | A Pilot's War 1915-18 |
| Link: | http://www.apw.airwar1.org.uk/ |
| Description: | A Pilot's War 1915-18 |
| Extra Info: | This site records the First World War experience of Major F W Smith as a pilot in the British Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and later the RAF. List of 62 Squadron crew, claims and losses and those from 62 Squadron who lost their lives in France in 1918. |
| Classification: | Navy, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Maps |
| Title: | Battle of Jutland 1916 |
| Link: | http://www.battle-of-jutland.com/ |
| Description: | Battle of Jutland 1916 |
| Extra Info: | Includes a background to the battle, profiles of the commanders, descriptions and animations of the battle, details of losses and more. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Maps |
| Title: | Bombardier Charles Bertram Spires RFA, War Diary from WWI |
| Link: | http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/tedspires/ |
| Description: | Bombardier Charles Bertram Spires RFA, War Diary from WWI |
| Extra Info: | In the diary Bombardier C B Spires, Royal Field Artillery, describes his experiences from the day he landed in France. He mentions unit casualties with dates and locations as well as a wealth of information on his movements. |
| Classification: | Navy, Army, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Pictures / Photographs, Maps |
| Title: | British Battles - Analysing and Documenting British Battles |
| Link: | http://www.britishbattles.com/ |
| Description: | British Battles - Analysing and Documenting British Battles |
| Extra Info: | Britishbattles.com the site that gives you the battles fought by Britain and its Empire forces from the 18th Century to the end of the 19th Century, illustrated and mapped. |
| Classification: | World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Maps, Information |
| Title: | British History Online |
| Link: | http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ |
| Description: | British History Online |
| Extra Info: | A variety of records and documents relating to the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War II, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Maps |
| Title: | Burma Star Association |
| Link: | http://www.burmastar.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Burma Star Association |
| Extra Info: | The website is dedicted to all those who served in HM and Allied Forces or the Nursing Services in the Burma Campaign of the 1939-45 war. Includes a diary of the campaign and memories of thise who served. |
| Classification: | World War I, World War II, Maps |
| Title: | Creech St Michael at War |
| Link: | http://www.creechstmichael.net/about/creech-at-war... |
| Description: | Creech St Michael at War |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Maps |
| Title: | First World War Cemeteries |
| Link: | http://www.webmatters.net/ |
| Description: | First World War Cemeteries |
| Extra Info: | Lots of cemeteries in France and Belgium - searchable, with photographs of the cemeteries. Also maps of the battle areas. |
| Classification: | Maps |
| Title: | Genmaps, Old and Interesting Maps |
| Link: | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~... |
| Description: | Genmaps, Old and Interesting Maps |
| Extra Info: | Many online maps, some as early as 1550. |
| Classification: | Napoleonic Wars, Maps, Information |
| Title: | Napoleon Series - Military History Articles |
| Link: | http://www.napoleon-series.org/ |
| Description: | Napoleon Series - Military History Articles and Information |
| Extra Info: | Click on military for many articles, images and maps, including dates of battles, combat and campaigns, nicknames of the regiments and much more. Scholarly exploration of the Napoleonic Age. |
| Classification: | Maps |
| Title: | National Library of Scotland - Online Maps |
| Link: | http://maps.nls.uk/ |
| Description: | National Library of Scotland - Online Maps |
| Extra Info: | The site has many military maps of Scotland, including plans of works for sites such as Edinburgh Castle. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Medals / Awards, Maps |
| Title: | Old Front Line Battlefields of WWI |
| Link: | http://battlefields1418.50megs.com/ |
| Description: | Old Front Line Battlefields of WWI |
| Extra Info: | Includes some memorials to the soldier that died, battlefield maps, descriptions of some of the battles and much more. |
| Classification: | Maps |
| Title: | Old Maps of England, Scotland and Wales |
| Link: | https://www.old-maps.co.uk/index.html#/ |
| Description: | Old Maps of England, Scotland and Wales |
| Extra Info: | As well as maps this site also includes a gazetteer of place names. |
| Classification: | World War II, Maps |
| Title: | Operation Pedestal Route Map |
| Link: | http://www.atallcoststhebook.com/pedestalmap.htm |
| Description: | Operation Pedestal Route Map |
| Extra Info: | Map of the route taken by the Malta convoy, operation pedestal. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, Marines, Pictures / Photographs, Maps |
| Title: | Pembroke Dock Community Project |
| Link: | http://www.pembroke-dock.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Pembroke Dock Community Project |
| Extra Info: | Click on history. Includes details of those in the military cemetery, details of regiments in Pembroke Dock 1847 to 1967, and those based at Llanion Barracks. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Aircraft, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Maps |
| Title: | RAF Fiskerton |
| Link: | http://www.fiskertonairfield.org.uk/ |
| Description: | A brief study of an old Bomber Command airfield in Lincolnshire. |
| Classification: | World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Muster / Militia Rolls, Maps |
| Title: | Ramsdale Family History |
| Link: | http://www.ramsdale.org/ |
| Description: | Ramsdale Family History, Including Selected Militia Lists 1781 and 1782 |
| Extra Info: | Click on site map. It includes details of the new army battalions 1914-18, information and chronology about the Battle of The Somme 1916. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War I, World War II, Medals / Awards, Maps |
| Title: | Royal Air Force Organisational History |
| Link: | http://www.rafweb.org/ |
| Description: | Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation |
| Extra Info: | Comprehensive archive of information. Use its Quick Menu and Main Menu buttons. |
| Classification: | Army, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Medals / Awards, Maps |
| Title: | Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-1880 |
| Link: | http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/ |
| Description: | Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-1880 |
| Extra Info: | An online resource for the Second Anglo-Afghan War of 1878-1880. Also a database of names, family histories and stories concerning those who participated. Also lists regiments, maps, medals and more. |
| Classification: | World War I, Maps |
| Title: | The Battle of the Marne 1914 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/battleofmarn00perr |
| Description: | The Battle of the Marne 1914 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes details of the battles of the Marne, the Ourcq, Charleroi, Grande Couronne, the Marshes of St Gond and Vitry-le-Francois. Index at end of book. |
| Classification: | World War I, Maps |
| Title: | The Battles of the Marne / the Ourcq 1914 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/battleofmarne00manu |
| Description: | The Battles of the Marne / the Ourcq 1914 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes maps and diagrams of the battles. With photographs of the area. Published 1917. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Other Transport, Hospitals / Nursing, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Maps |
| Title: | The Long, Long Trail |
| Link: | http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/ |
| Description: | The Long, Long Trail - The British Army in th First World War |
| Extra Info: | A site with a wealth of information, including war diaries, commanders despatches, details about the regiments and battalions, trench maps, list of prisoner of war camps and much more information. |
| Classification: | World War I, Maps |
| Title: | The Marne Campaign 1914 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/marnecampaig00whit |
| Description: | The Marne Campaign 1914 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Published 1917. Includes a chapter for each day of the battle, some maps and a comprehensive index. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Uniforms / Badges, Maps |
| Title: | The Museum of World War II |
| Link: | http://museumofworldwarii.org/ |
| Description: | The Museum of World War II |
| Extra Info: | Located in the USA. The Virtual tour sections have many photographs and other information. |
| Classification: | Navy, Marines, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Maps |
| Title: | The Short Life and Assumed Death of Jack Clegg |
| Link: | http://www.jackclegg.com/ |
| Description: | Barnsley's Royal Marines WW1 |
| Extra Info: | Includes the Plymouth Marines at the Dardanelles and Barnsley men who served with various branches of the Marines. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Maps |
| Title: | World War I - Trenches the Web |
| Link: | http://www.worldwar1.com/trenchesontheweb.htm |
| Description: | World War I - Trenches the Web - A History of the Great War |
| Extra Info: | Lots of information. Includes a timeline of war, search feature, diaries of war, war memorials and more. Worth going to 'reference library' and scroll down the page to see what is on the site. |
| Classification: | World War I, Maps |
| Title: | Ypres and the Battles for Ypres |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/ypresbattlesofyp00cler |
| Description: | Ypres and the Battles of Ypres 1914-1918 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes details of the battles, maps and photographs. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Discharge / Pension Records, Officers' Records, Service Records, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Other Transport, Hospitals / Nursing, Academy / Training / Cadets, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards, Uniforms / Badges, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Newspapers, Maps, Information, Other |
| Title: | Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia |
| Link: | http://en.wikipedia.org/ |
| Description: | Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia |
| Extra Info: | Comprehensive general reference for most military topics. Use its search box to find your areas of interest. |
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