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Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Discharge / Pension Records, Hospitals / Nursing
Title:Genes Reunited
Link:Genes Reunited
Description:Genes Reunited' Military Records
Extra Info:Includes prisoners of war, medal rolls, some service records and more.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Prisoners of War, Discharge / Pension Records, Officers' Records, Service Records, Medals / Awards, Uniforms / Badges
Title:Military records
Link:Military records
Description:Ancestry.co.uk's Military records
Extra Info:Find the war heroes in your family in Ancestry.co.uk's millions of service records, medal records, casualty lists and other Army records and Navy records.
Classification:Army, World War I
Title:17th (Northern) Division
Link:https://17thdivison.tripod.com/
Description:17th (Northern) Division History 1914- 1918
Extra Info:A history of the division at the start of WWI, later years not yet completed.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I
Title:21st Division 1914-18, A Divisonal History
Link:https://www.21stdivision1914-18.org/
Description:21st Division 1914-18, A Divisonal History
Extra Info:Includes a list of battle honours, commanding officers, details of some of the battles fought, some of the individual soldier's stories and more.
Classification:Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:8th (S) Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20180722234403/http://...
Description:8th (S) Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment - Abridged World War One Diary
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available. The information on the site is taken from a booklet, published after WW1. Includes a diary of events involving the Battalion and a list of commanding officers.
Classification:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Newspapers
Title:A Multimedia History of World War One
Link:https://www.firstworldwar.com/
Description:A Multimedia History of World War One
Extra Info:A site with much information about WWI, details and dates of each battles, source documents, photographs, diaries and much more.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Aldershot Military Museum
Link:https://www.hampshireculture.org.uk/aldershot-mili...
Description:The story of Aldershot Military Town and the civil towns of Aldershot, Farnborough and Cove
Extra Info:Located in Hampshire.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:AMS Museum
Link:https://www.museumofmilitarymedicine.org.uk/
Description:Army Medical Services Museum
Extra Info:Army Medical Services Museum - four collections of the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC), Royal Army Veterinary Corps (RAVC), Royal Army Dental Corps (RADC) and Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC) Located in Mytchett, Surrey.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:APTC Museum
Link:https://www.raptcmuseum.co.uk/
Description:Army Physical Training Corps Museum
Extra Info:Located in Aldershot, Hampshire.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, Medals / Awards
Title:Army Catering Corps Association
Link:https://accassociation.org/
Description:Army Catering Corps Association
Extra Info:May not display fully in all browsers.
Classification:Army, Pictures / Photographs
Title:Army Catering Corps Unofficial Site
Link:https://www.armycateringcorps.co.uk/new/
Description:Army Catering Corps Unofficial Site
Classification:Army, Other
Title:Army Deserters (1828-1840)
Link:https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records/army-deserters-1828-1840
Description:Other Records Collection 1320-1996 - including Army Deserters (1828-1840)
Extra Info:This index of army deserters includes over 17,000 born in England, Wales or overseas, over 5,000 born in Scotland, and over 12,000 born in Ireland.
Classification:Army, Napoleonic Wars, Muster / Militia Rolls
Title:Army Lists and Roll Calls from Find My Past
Link:Army Lists and Roll Calls from Find My Past
Description:Search Army Lists and Roll Calls
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War II
Title:Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945
Link:Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945 from Find My Past
Description:Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945
Extra Info:The source is the Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945, an original document held under shelf reference WO304 at The National Archives.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War II
Title:Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
Link:Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945 from Ancestry.co.uk
Description:Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
Extra Info:Information recorded on the Roll of Honour includes: Name of soldier : Initials, titles, and decorations : Birthplace : Residence : Enlisted rank : Rank at time of death : Enlisted Regiment : Regiment at time of death : Country where died : Death Date
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, Pictures / Photographs
Title:Battle of Cambrai
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20170305114403/http://...
Description:Battle of Cambrai 1917
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer live. Most information still seems to be available. May be slow to load. Details of the battle, photographs of then and now and the memorials.
Classification:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War II, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:BBC - WW2 People's War
Link:https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/catego...
Description:BBC - WW2 People's War
Extra Info:The BBC asked the public to contribute their memories of World War Two - this archive of 47,000 stories and 15,000 images is the result.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment Museum
Link:https://www.culturetrust.com/take-partour-collecti...
Description:Wardown House - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment Museum
Extra Info:Stories from the men and boys of the Beds and Herts Regiment. The museum is located within the Wardown Park Museum, Luton. Click on galleries for details.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Border Regiment Museum
Link:https://www.cumbriasmuseumofmilitarylife.org/
Description:Border Regiment Museum
Extra Info:Cumbria's museum of military life. Located in Carlisle.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Other Transport, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:Britain's Small Wars
Link:http://www.britainssmallwars.co.uk/
Description:Britain's Small Wars - Forgotten Wars
Extra Info:Details of many of Britain's 'forgotten' conflicts, with details of memorials and stories.
Classification:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Medals / Awards
Title:Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards
Link:Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards from Find My Past
Description:Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards
Classification:Army, World War I, Medals / Awards
Title:British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards
Link:British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
Description:British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
Classification:Army, World War I, Discharge / Pension Records
Title:British Army WWI Pension Records
Link:British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
Description:British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
Classification:Army, Service Records
Title:British Army WWI Service Records
Link:British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
Description:British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
Classification:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Information
Title:British Nationals Armed Forces Banns and Marriages
Link:Search British Nationals Armed Forces Banns and Marriages
Description:Search British Nationals Armed Forces Banns and Marriages
Classification:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Information
Title:British Nationals Armed Forces Births and Baptisms
Link:Search British Nationals Armed Forces Births and Baptisms
Description:Search British Nationals Armed Forces Births and Baptisms
Classification:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Information
Title:British Nationals Armed Forces Deaths and Burials
Link:Search British Nationals Armed Forces Deaths and Burials
Description:Search British Nationals Armed Forces Deaths and Burials
Classification:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Other Transport, Hospitals / Nursing, Academy / Training / Cadets, Information, Other
Title:British Pathe Film Archive
Link:https://www.britishpathe.com
Description:British Pathe Film Archive 1896-1970
Extra Info:All sorts of social and military history on film.
Classification:Army
Title:British Regiments at the Front: The Story of Their Battle Honours
Link:http://archive.org/details/britishregiments00hoddu...
Description:British Regiments at the Front: The Story of Their Battle Honours, Published 1914
Extra Info:Online book. Includes regimental nicknames and how they came about, battle honours for many regiments.
Classification:Army, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts
Title:British Regiments in Canada
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~crossroads/genealog...
Description:British Regiments in Canada
Extra Info:The site attempts to identify the dates and deployments of various British military units prior to 1870 within Canada and elsewhere in the western hemisphere. Includes some regimental deserters who stayed in the US and Canada.
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:https://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:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War II, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Maps
Title:Burma Star Memorial
Link:https://burmastarmemorial.org/
Description:Burma Star Memorial
Extra Info:The Burma Star Memorial Fund is a charity dedicated to the legacy and commemoration of all those who served in the Allied forces during the Burma Campaign of the Second World War.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Cheshire Military Museum
Link:http://www.cheshiremilitarymuseum.co.uk/
Description:Cheshire Military Museum - Soldiers of Cheshire
Extra Info:Exhibition depicting the history of four famous Army Regiments connected with the County of Cheshire from 1685 to the present day .
Located in Chester.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Pictures / Photographs, Information
Title:Commando Veterans Archive
Link:http://www.commandoveterans.org/
Description:Commando Veterans Archive
Extra Info:Information and data on the Commandos from the time of their formation In 1940 to the present day.
Classification:Army, Crimean War
Title:Crimean War Research Society
Link:http://cwrs.russianwar.co.uk/
Description:Crimean War Research Society
Extra Info:Honours those that fell in the war, studies the war, from mainstream topics (deaths from disease in the Crimea; the naval confrontation in the Baltic), to little-known aspects of the war (naval actions in the Pacific; possible use of poison gas) and more.
Classification:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Museums
Title:D-Day Museum
Link:https://theddaystory.com/
Description:D-Day Museum
Extra Info:Located in Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Classification:Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:Diary of Lt Victor Edward Borgonon
Link:https://www.borgognon.net/VEBdiary.html
Description:Diary of Lt Victor Edward Borgonon 1918
Extra Info:The diary is the record of an ordinary junior officer's duties in the latter part of the WWI, after he was a gas casualty on the front, and subseqeuntly posted to Salonika, a suitable posting for soldiers returning to active service after convalescence.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Durham Light Infantry Museum
Link:https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/durham-light-infantr...
Description:Durham Light Infantry Museum
Extra Info:Located in Durham.
Classification:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Museums
Title:Eden Camp Museum
Link:https://edencamp.co.uk/
Description:Eden Camp Museum
Extra Info:Located in Ryedale, Yorkshire.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Essex Yeomanry Association and Museum
Link:https://www.essex-yeomanry.org.uk/
Description:Essex Yeomanry Association and Museum
Extra Info:Located in Chelmsford, Essex.
Classification:Army, World War I, World War II
Title:Find My Past's The Military Collection
Link:Find My Past's Military, armed forces & conflict
Description:Find My Past's The Military Collection
Extra Info:An extensive military collection to help you to locate your ancestors who served in World War One and World War Two.
Classification:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, Information
Title:Flags of the World
Link:https://www.fotw.info/flags/index.html
Description:Flags of the World
Extra Info:Click on UK, England, Ireland, Isle of Man, Scotland, Wales, Jersey, Guernsey for district/county flags, ensigns, flags of the armed services and more.
Classification:Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:From Gallipoli to Baghdad - William Ewing MC DD
Link:http://archive.org/details/fromgallipolitob00ewinr...
Description:From Gallipoli to Baghdad - William Ewing MC DD, Chaplain to the Forces, Published 1917
Extra Info:Online book. William Ewing MC DD wrote a day to day account of what was happening and sent this weekly to his congregation back home, some letters were published in newsapapers and journals of the day.
Classification:Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:Gallipoli - John Masefield
Link:http://archive.org/details/gallipoli00maseuoft
Description:Gallipoli - John Masefield, Published 1916
Extra Info:Online book. John Masefield was asked so many times about his experiences that he decided to publish the book to answer all the question he kept being asked.
Classification:Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:Gallipoli Diary - Major John Graham Gillam DSO
Link:http://archive.org/details/gallipolidiary00gillric...
Description:Gallipoli Diary - Major John Graham Gillam DSO, Published 1918
Extra Info:Online book. Major John Graham Gillam DSO, explains in his preface how he came to publish his diary about Gallipoli, it includes illustrations and photographs.
Classification:Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:Gallipoli Diary - Sir Ian Hamilton
Link:http://archive.org/details/cu31924088057223
Description:Gallipoli Diary - Sir Ian Hamilton, Published 1920, Volume 2
Extra Info:Online book. Sir Ian Hamilton published his diary and account of Gallipoli soon after the war so that any challenges to what he had written could be made whilst he was still alive. Includes the index to volume 1 and 2.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I
Title:Gommecourt, 1st July 1916
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20180330005716/http://w...
Description:Gommecourt, 1st July 1916
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be availble. Includes details of the battle plan, the men involved, the battle itself and a list of those who gave their lives.
Classification:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Newspapers
Title:Guardian Newspaper
Link:https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/31/-sp-...
Description:Guardian Newspaper - How it Covered the Last Century
Extra Info:The newspaper articles cover the period 1899-1999.
Classification:Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:Harry's World War One
Link:https://www.trenchesandtrees.org/
Description:Harry's World War One - Trenches and Trees, War Memories.
Extra Info:Harry Wiliams' war, an account from his signing up, to the battlefields of world war one.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, Pictures / Photographs
Title:Home of Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry
Link:https://www.sherwoodrangers.org.uk/
Description:Home of Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry
Classification:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Museums, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Aircraft, Ships, Information
Title:Imperial War Museum
Link:https://www.iwm.org.uk/
Description:Imperial War Museum - links to the museums at London, Duxford, IWM North, HMS Belfast and Churchill Museum
Extra Info:Located in London, Salford Quays & Duxford.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry Museum
Link:https://www.sharpshooters.org.uk/
Description:Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry Museum
Extra Info:Located in Kent.
Classification:Army, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Museums, Officers' Records, Pictures / Photographs
Title:King's Own Royal Regiment Museum Lancaster
Link:http://www.kingsownmuseum.com/
Description:King's Own Royal Regiment Museum Lancaster
Extra Info:Located in Lancaster.
Classification:Army, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:Leinster Regiment Infomation
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20160424150632/http://...
Description:Leinster Regiment Infomation
Extra Info:Click on site map, the scroll down to find information on the the Leinster Regiment.
Classification:Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:Letters of Lieutenant J N Wreford Brown during the Great War
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20121011162306/http://w...
Description:Letters of Lieutenant J N Wreford Brown during the Great War
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that seems to be no longer available. May take a few moments to load. The site includes the letters of Lieutenant J N Wreford Brown 12th Div. 9th Battalion Essex Regiment in 1917.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Liverpool Scottish Regimental Museum Trust
Link:http://www.liverpoolscottish.org.uk/
Description:Liverpool Scottish Regimental Museum
Extra Info:Located in Liverpool.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:London Scottish Regiment : UK Territorial Army Regiment
Link:https://www.londonscottishregt.org/index.php/en/
Description:London Scottish Regimental Museum
Extra Info:Located in London. Includes a history and timeline for the regiment.
Classification:Army, World War I
Title:Manchester Regiment City Battalions
Link:https://findmypast.sjv.io/c/124526/1814440/20225?u...
Description:Manchester Regiment City Battalions 1914-1916
Extra Info:From Find My Past. Search approximately 11,000 records of men, by platoon, who served with the so-called 'Manchester Pals' battalions:
Classification:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Army, Museums
Title:Manx Aviation Preservation Society
Link:http://www.maps.org.im/
Description:The Manx Aviation and Military Museum
Extra Info:Located between Douglas and Castletown. Dedicated to the memory of those who served in a military capacity on the Island.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Museum of Army Chaplaincy
Link:https://chaplains-museum.co.uk/
Description:Museum of Army Chaplaincy
Extra Info:Located in Amport, Hampshire.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, Museums
Title:Museum of the Manchester Regiment
Link:https://www.tameside.gov.uk/museumsgalleries/mom
Description:Museum of the Manchester Regiment
Extra Info:Located in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside. Click on regimental history for roll of honour for Manchester Regiment for WWI, battle honours and details of many of the battalions, including the Pals battalions.
Classification:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Army, World War I, World War II, Napoleonic Wars, Service Records, Hospitals / Nursing, Medals / Awards, Other
Title:National Archives - Online Army Records and Indexes
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:National Archives - Online Army Records and Indexes
Extra Info:Includes army campaign medals from WWI, service records for Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, prisoners of war reports and interviews and much more.
Classification:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Army, World War I, World War II, Napoleonic Wars, Service Records, Hospitals / Nursing, Medals / Awards, Information, Other
Title:National Archives - Online Records and Indexes
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:National Archives - Online Records and Indexes (UK)
Extra Info:Includes army, navy, air force, marines, merchant seamen and more. Many detailed records require payment.
Classification:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Other
Title:National Archives - Selected Cabinet Papers
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/cabinetpapers/
Description:National Archives - Selected Cabinet Papers 1915-1979
Extra Info:Collection of cabinet papers, covering topics such as Ireland's independence, world war one, the cold war, marriage allowances in the Navy and much more.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:National Army Museum
Link:https://www.nam.ac.uk/
Description:National Army Museum
Extra Info:Located in Chelsea, London.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I
Title:National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918
Link:National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918
Description:National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Newcastle Discovery Museum
Link:http://www.lightdragoons.org.uk/museums.html
Description:15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars and Northumberland Hussars
Extra Info:Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Newhaven Fort Museum
Link:https://www.newhavenfort.org.uk/
Description:Newhaven Fort Museum
Extra Info:Located at Newhaven, East Sussex
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Northamptonshire Regiment and Northamptonshire Yeomanry Collection
Link:https://www.northamptonmuseums.com/directory/2/Col...
Description:Northamptonshire Regiment and Northamptonshire Yeomanry Collection
Extra Info:Located at Abington Park Museum, Northampton.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts
Title:Officers Died Website
Link:https://glosters.tripod.com/memindex3.htm
Description:Officers Died Website
Extra Info:Includes many different battles, but includes specific details of the Gloucester Regiment in WWI and WWII.
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:Army, Museums
Title:Old Gaol of Buckingham
Link:https://www.buckinghamoldgaol.org.uk/
Description:Buckinghamshire Military Museum Trust Collection
Extra Info:Located in Buckingham.
Classification:Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:On Two Fronts - Major H.M.Alexander DSO
Link:http://archive.org/details/ontwofrontsbeing00alexr...
Description:On Two Fronts - Major H.M.Alexander DSO, Published 1917
Extra Info:Online book. On Two Fronts are the adventures of an Indian mule corps in France and Gallipoli. Mostly written from memory and a few diary entries.
Classification: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, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Information, Other
Title:Open Library
Link:http://openlibrary.org/
Description:Open Library - Scanned Books Online
Extra Info:Use the search facility and select e books only. Can also search within book text easily. Includes many books about all aspects of British Military History. Includes lots of accounts of voyagers of exploration by naval ships.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum
Link:https://museum.maidstone.gov.uk/our-museums/queens...
Description:Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum Collection
Extra Info:Located in Maidstone.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment
Link:https://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/
Description:Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment
Extra Info:Located in Guildford, Surrey.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Redoubt Fortress & Military Museum
Link:https://www.visiteastbourne.com/heritage
Description:Redoubt Fortress & Military Museum
Extra Info:Located in Eastbourne.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Regimental Museum of the 9th/12th Lancers
Link:https://royallancersmuseum.co.uk/
Description:Regimental Museum of the 9th/12th Lancers
Extra Info:The Regimental Museum Display is located in Derby.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:REME Museum of Technology
Link:https://www.rememuseum.org.uk/
Description:The Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Museum of Technology
Extra Info:Located near Reading.
Classification:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, Museums
Title:Reserve Forces in Greater London
Link:https://www.glrfca.org/
Description:Reserve Forces in Greater London
Extra Info:Includes the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Territorial Army, Royal Auxiliary Air Force.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Royal Dragoon Guards Museum and Regimental Association
Link:https://www.rdgmuseum.org.uk/
Description:Royal Dragoon Guards Museum and Regimental Association
Extra Info:Located in York.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Royal Engineers Museum and Library
Link:https://www.re-museum.co.uk/
Description:Royal Engineers Museum and Library
Extra Info:Located in Gillingham, Kent.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum
Link:https://www.royalhampshireregiment.org/
Description:Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum
Extra Info:Located in Winchester, Hampshire.
Classification:Army, Information, Other
Title:Royal Logistic Corps Digital Library
Link:https://www.rlcarchive.org/
Description:Royal Logistic Corps Digital Library
Extra Info:Subscription / Pay-per-view site.The RLC Digital Library is a searchable archive containing digital images of a number of documents and books held in the Corps Library and also in the Museum.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Royal Norfolk Regimental Museum
Link:http://www.royalnorfolkregimentalmuseum.org.uk/
Description:Royal Norfolk Regimental Museum
Extra Info:Located in Norwich.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Royal Northumberland Fusiliers Museum
Link:https://www.northumberlandfusiliers.org.uk/
Description:Royal Northumberland Fusiliers Museum
Extra Info:Located in Alnwick.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Royal Signals Museum
Link:https://www.royalsignalsmuseum.co.uk/
Description:Royal Signals Museum
Extra Info:Located in Dorset.
Classification:Army, World War I, Medals / Awards
Title:Sandall's History of the 5th Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment
Link:http://www.sandall.drgavinrobinson.uk/
Description:Sandall's History of the 5th Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment
Extra Info:The history of the battalion was written in 1922 at the suggestion of the commanding officer of the battalion Lieut.-Col. H. G. Wilson, DSO.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Other Transport, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:Science and Society Picture Library
Link:https://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk
Description:Science and Society Picture Library
Extra Info:Over 50,000 images including many images of war, poster campaigns, letters from the wars and more.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Napoleonic Wars, Officers' Records, Service Records, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards, Information
Title:Search UK Military Records 1760 to 20th Century
Link:Search UK Military Records 1760 to 20th Century
Description:Search UK Military Records 1760 to 20th Century
Classification:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Army, Museums
Title:Secret Bunker
Link:https://www.hackgreen.co.uk/
Description:Hack Green Secret Bunker
Extra Info:Located near Nantwich, Cheshire.
Classification:Army, World War I, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Museums
Title:Soldiers of Gloucestershire Military Museum
Link:https://www.soldiersofglos.com/
Description:Soldiers of Gloucestershire Military Museum, Including a Database of Soldiers
Extra Info:Located in Gloucester. The website also has a database of all the 28th North Gloucestershire Regiment during the 19th Century and all who served with the Gloucestershire Regiment in the First World War.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Soldiers of Oxfordshire
Link:https://www.sofo.org.uk/
Description:Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Collection
Extra Info:Located in Bicester.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Soldiers of Shropshire Museum
Link:https://www.soldiersofshropshire.co.uk/
Description:Soldiers of Shropshire Museum
Extra Info:Located in Shrewsbury.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I
Title:Soldiers who Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Link:Soldiers who Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Description:Soldiers who Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Extra Info:Includes Officers Died.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts
Title:Soldiers' Memorials Website
Link:https://www.angelfire.com/mp/memorials/memindz1.ht...
Description:Soldiers' Memorials Website
Extra Info:Includes some memorials by conflict and some by regiment.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Somerset Military Museum
Link:https://swheritage.org.uk/museum-of-somerset/explo...
Description:Somerset Military Museum - Research, Regimental Histories, Reading List and Museum Shop
Extra Info:Located in Taunton.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:The AGC Museum
Link:https://agcmuseum.org.uk/
Description:The Museum of the Adjutant General's Corps
Extra Info:Located in Winchester.
Classification:Army, World War I
Title:The Battle of The Somme
Link:http://archive.org/details/battlesomme00buchgoog
Description:The Battle of The Somme, John Buchan, Published 1917
Extra Info:Online scanned book. The Battle of The Somme includes maps and illustrations about the battle with details about the trenches, regiments and more. Easy to search contents.
Classification:Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:The Battles of the Somme
Link:http://archive.org/details/battlessomme00gibbuoft
Description:The Battles of the Somme, Philip Gibbs, Published 1917
Extra Info:Online scanned book. Includes maps and is a collection of articles written day by day over the months of battle. Easy to search contents.
Classification:Army, World War I
Title:The Dardanelles - Major-General Sir C.E. Callwell KCB
Link:http://archive.org/details/dardanelleswithm00call
Description:The Dardanelles - Major-General Sir C.E. Callwell KCB, Published 1919
Extra Info:Online book. Compiled from documents and information available at the time.
Classification:Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:The Dardanelles Campaign - Henry W. Nevinson
Link:http://archive.org/details/dardanellescampa00neviu...
Description:The Dardanelles Campaign - Henry W. Nevinson, Published 1918
Extra Info:Online book. Henry W. Nevinson says he wrote the book to record events as they occurred with details of the history that was necessary or accessible to him.
Classification:Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:The Diary of Pte Mark Foreman
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20181108185134/http://...
Description:The Diary of Pte Mark Foreman 1916-1917
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. The diary is written by Pte Mark Foreman in the months between receiving the diary in October 1916, as a birthday present from Alma Harris, and the final entry in May 1917.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:The Duke of Wellingtons Regiment (West Riding) Regimental Association
Link:http://www.dwr.org.uk/
Description:The Duke of Wellingtons Regiment (West Riding) Regimental Association
Extra Info:Located in Halifax, Yorkshire.
Classification:Army, World War I
Title:The Fifth Army in March 1918
Link:http://archive.org/details/fiftharmyinmarch00spar
Description:The Fifth Army in March 1918, W. Shaw Sparrow, Published 1921
Extra Info:Online book. Details the Fifth Army through March 1918 and its involvement in the Battle of The Somme.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:The Fusilier Museum
Link:https://www.fusiliermuseum.com/
Description:The Fusilier Museum
Extra Info:Located in Bury, Lancashire the museum is is home to the collection of the Lancashire Fusiliers and the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
Classification:Army, World War I, Medals / Awards
Title:The Gallipoli Association
Link:https://www.gallipoli-association.org/
Description:The Gallipoli Association
Extra Info:The association aims to keep alive the memory of the Gallipoli Campaign(1915) and ensure that the men who fought and died are not forgotten. Includes a campaign overview with details of the regiments involved.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Muster / Militia Rolls, Information
Title:The Genealogist's Military Records
Link:The Genealogist's Military Records
Description:The Genealogist's Military Records
Extra Info:They currently have 92 Army Lists available ranging from 1661 to 1940 and 28 Navy Lists ranging from 1689 to 1944. Army Lists can contain rank and regiment of officers, details of those stationed abroad and recipients of the Victoria Cross.
Classification:Army, Crimean War, Museums
Title:The Green Howards
Link:https://greenhowards.org.uk/
Description:The Green Howards
Extra Info:Located in Richmond, Yorkshire.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:The Guards Museum
Link:https://theguardsmuseum.com/
Description:Her Majesty's Household Division
Extra Info:Located in London.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:The Gurkha Museum Winchester
Link:https://thegurkhamuseum.co.uk
Description:The Gurkha Museum
Extra Info:Located in Winchester. May be slow to load.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:The HAC, Home to the Honourable Artillery Company. London
Link:https://hac.org.uk/index.php
Description:Honourable Artillery Company
Extra Info:Located in London.
Classification:Army, World War I, Medals / Awards
Title:The Irish on the Somme
Link:http://archive.org/details/irishonsommebein00macdu...
Description:The Irish on the Somme, Michael McDonagh, Published 1917
Extra Info:Online book. As well as the main Irish regiments, mentions the Irish of other regiments, with their awards and exploits.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:The Keep Military Museum
Link:https://www.keepmilitarymuseum.org/
Description:The Keep Military Museum
Extra Info:Located in Dorchester, Dorset. The Keep Military Museum in Dorchester offers a fascinating insight into local military history.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:The Kohima Museum
Link:http://www.kohimamuseum.co.uk/
Description:The Kohima Museum
Extra Info:Located in York.The Battle of Kohima in North East India, close to its border with Burma, took place between 4th April and 22nd June 1944 and marked the limit of the Japanese Army's advance into India.
Classification:Army, World War I
Title:The Lochnagar Crater, 1st July 1916
Link:https://www.lochnagarcrater.org/
Description:The Lochnagar Crater, 1st July 1916
Extra Info:Over 20 years ago Richard Dunning purchasd the land surrounding the Lochnagar Crater with a view to preserving the memory of the soldiers who fought and died in Battle iof the Somme, 1916.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:The London Irish Rifles - British Territorial Army Regiment - London UK
Link:https://www.londonirishrifles.com/
Description:The London Irish Rifles - British Territorial Army Regiment - London UK
Extra Info:Located in London.
Classification:Army, World War I, Other Transport, Hospitals / Nursing, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Maps
Title:The Long, Long Trail
Link:https://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:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Army, Museums, Other Transport
Title:The Muckleburgh Military Collection
Link:https://www.muckleburgh.co.uk/
Description:The Muckleburgh Military Collection
Extra Info:Located in Norfolk, this museum claims to be the UK's largest privately owned working Military Museum.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:The Museum of Army Flying
Link:https://www.armyflying.com/
Description:The Museum of Army Flying
Extra Info:Located in Andover, Hampshire.
Classification:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Prisoners of War, Service Records, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:The National Archives Online Collections
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Description:The National Archives - Collection of Digitised Public Records
Classification:Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:The New Zealanders at Gallipoli, Major Fred Waite DSO NZE
Link:http://archive.org/details/newzealandersatg00waitu...
Description:The New Zealanders at Gallipoli, Major Fred Waite DSO NZE, Published 1921
Extra Info:Online book. The book was written as part of the popular history series in New Zealand - to present inspiring stories of its sons and daughters overseas. It includes maps and illustrations and many references to British troop actions.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Museum
Link:https://pwrrqueensmuseum.co.uk/
Description:The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Museum
Extra Info:Located in Dover.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:The Queen's Lancashire Regiment Museum
Link:https://www.lancashireinfantrymuseum.org.uk/queens...
Description:The Queen's Lancashire Regiment Museum
Extra Info:Located in Preston, Lancashire.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:The Royal Anglian Regiment Museum
Link:http://royalanglianmuseum.org.uk/
Description:The Royal Anglian Regiment Museum
Extra Info:Located in the IWM at Duxford.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:The Royal Artillery Museum
Link:https://www.royalartillerymuseum.com/
Description:The Royal Artillery Museum
Extra Info:Located in Woolwich, London.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:The Royal Green Jackets Museum
Link:https://rgjmuseum.co.uk/
Description:The Royal Green Jackets Museum
Extra Info:Located in Winchester, Hampshire. Includes details of the regiments that merged to form the Green jackets in 1966.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:The Royal Hospital Chelsea
Link:https://www.chelsea-pensioners.co.uk/
Description:The Royal Hospital Chelsea - The Home of Chelsea Pensioners
Extra Info:Located in London.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum (Royal Warwickshire)
Link:https://www.fusiliermuseumwarwick.com/
Description:Museum of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum (Royal Warwickshire)
Extra Info:Located in Warwick.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I
Title:The Story of the 6th Battalion, the Durham Light Infantry
Link:http://archive.org/details/6thbattaliondur00ainuof...
Description:The Story of the 6th Battalion, the Durham Light Infantry : France, April 1915-November 1918
Extra Info:Online book. Written to provide soldiers with a written history of their battalion, however due to heavy losses in the early part of WWI, and hence few soldiers to ask, some of the details may be missing.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:The Suffolk Regiment Museum
Link:http://www.suffolkregimentmuseum.co.uk/
Description:The Suffolk Regiment Museum
Extra Info:Located in Bury St Edmunds.
Classification:Army, Museums, Other Transport
Title:The Tank Museum
Link:https://tankmuseum.org/
Description:The Tank Museum - bringing the history of tanks and tank crew to life
Extra Info:Located in Bovington, Dorset.
Classification:Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:The Truth About the Dardanelles
Link:http://archive.org/details/truthaboutdardan00moseu...
Description:The Truth About the Dardanelles - Sydney A. Moseley, Published 1916
Extra Info:Online book. Sydney A. Moseley was the official correspondent with the Mediterranean expeditionary forces. The book was written after he collected the evidence by speaking ti those involved and reviewing many documents.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:The Wardrobe - The Rifles (Berkshire and Wiltshire) Museum
Link:https://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/index.php?url=home
Description:The Rifles (Berkshire and Wiltshire) Museum
Extra Info:Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Classification:Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:Trenching at Gallipoli
Link:http://archive.org/details/trenchingatgalli00gall
Description:Trenching at Gallipoli - Personal Narrative of a Newfoundlander, John Gallishaw, Published 1917
Extra Info:An online book, Trenching at Gallipoli is the personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition. Easy to search contents.
Classification:Army, World War I, Medals / Awards
Title:War History of the 18th (S.) Battalion Durham Light Infantry
Link:http://archive.org/details/warhistoryof18th00lowe
Description:War History of the 18th (S.) Battalion Durham Light Infantry
Extra Info:Online book. Includes a roll of officers, a history of the battalion from its formation in 1914 to the end of the first world war.
Classification:Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:War History of the 18th (S.) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
Link:http://archive.org/details/warhistoryof18th00lowe
Description:War History of the 18th (S.) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, Lieut.-Col. W.D.Lowe DSO, MC
Extra Info:Online book. From its formation in 1914 to 1918 during the battles of the first world war, including the Somme.
Classification:Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:When the Somme Ran Red
Link:http://archive.org/details/whensommeranred00dugmri...
Description:When the Somme Ran Red, A Radclyffe Dugmore, Published 1916
Extra Info:Online book. A personal account of his experiences and observations from the early days of the war in Belgium to the Battle of The Somme, with photographs and maps.
Classification:Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Newspapers
Title:World War One
Link:https://ww1.osborn.ws/
Description:World War One - A Diary from Gallipoli
Extra Info:Includes the diary of Sergeant D Moriarty of the 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers, at Gallipoli.
Classification:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Hospitals / Nursing
Title:World War One - Photographs and Pictures
Link:https://www.ww1photos.com/
Description:World War One - Photographs and Pictures
Extra Info:Includes postcards of WWI, many photographs of the trenches, a special gallery of Gallipoli photographs, animals in war and more. Many free photos, others may be purchased.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:York and Lancaster Regimental Museum
Link:https://www.cliftonpark.org.uk/homepage/31/the-yor...
Description:York and Lancaster Regimental Museum
Extra Info:Located in Rotherham, Yorkshire.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:British Army Museums and Records at Army Museums Ogilby Trust
Link:https://www.armymuseums.org.uk/
Description:British Army Museums and Records at Army Museums Ogilby Trust
Extra Info:Comprehensive list of army museums, including museums without web sites.
Classification:Navy, Army, Muster / Militia Rolls, Other
Title:GENUKI Country Page for England
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/
Description:General Information for England
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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