England, England : Classification : Diaries / Log Books / Letters
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | 8th (S) Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment |
| Link: | http://website.lineone.net/~eebo/8thbattn.htm |
| Description: | 8th (S) Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment - Abridged World War One Diary |
| Extra Info: | The information on the site is taken from a small booklet, published after the First World War, and is an abridged diary of events involving the Battalion. Includes a list of commanding officers. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC, Navy, Army, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Newspapers |
| Title: | A Multimedia History of World War One |
| Link: | http://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: | RAF / RFC, Navy, Army, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Other Transport, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Britain's Small Wars |
| Link: | http://www.britains-smallwars.com/ |
| Description: | Britain's Small Wars - The History of British Military Conflicts since 1945 |
| Extra Info: | Includes details of the RAF search and Rescue, the regiments and battalions involved in many of the wars, |
| Classification: | Army, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | British Army Soldiers Research |
| Link: | http://www.the-dicksons.org/firstindex.htm |
| Description: | British Army Soldiers Research |
| Extra Info: | Information on the Leinster Regiment, also a complete list of British Army Regiments 1881 and later and some guidance on finding British army ancestors. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC, 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: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Diary of Lt Victor Edward Borgonon |
| Link: | http://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, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | From Gallipoli to Baghdad - William Ewing MC DD |
| Link: | http://www.archive.org/details/fromgallipolitob00e... |
| 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://www.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://www.archive.org/details/gallipolidiary00gil... |
| 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://www.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: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Harry's World War One |
| Link: | http://www.harrys-ww1.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Harry's World War One - Trenches and Trees, War Memories. |
| Extra Info: | Harry Wiliams' war, an account from his sign on to the battlefields of world war one. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Letters of Lieutenant J N Wreford Brown during the Great War |
| Link: | http://www.btinternet.com/~james.fanning/rowley/ |
| Description: | Letters of Lieutenant J N Wreford Brown during the Great War |
| Extra Info: | The site includes the letters of Lieutenant J N Wreford Brown 12th Div. 9th Battalion Essex Regiment in 1917. |
| Classification: | Navy, Marines, World War I, World War II, Service Records, Ships, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | National Archives - Documents Online - Navy Records and Indexes |
| Link: | http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline... |
| Description: | National Archives - Documents Online - Navy Records and Indexes |
| Extra Info: | Includes navy and marine service records, medals awarded and much more. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, World War I, World War II, Service Records, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Medals / Awards, Uniforms, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Information |
| Title: | Naval-History.Net |
| Link: | http://www.naval-history.net/ |
| Description: | Naval-History.Net |
| Extra Info: | Comprehensive history of the British Navy with full search facility. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | On Two Fronts - Major H.M.Alexander DSO |
| Link: | http://www.archive.org/details/ontwofrontsbeing00a... |
| 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, 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, Boer Wars, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Private Alfred Louis Collett's Diary |
| Link: | http://www.muralartist.co.uk/diary/diary.htm |
| Description: | Private Alfred Louis Collett's Diary of the Second Boer War 1899-1901 |
| Extra Info: | A diary by Private Collett of the 2nd Middlesex Regiment, South Africa 2nd December 1899. An ordinary man's diaries of two years as a mounted infantryman in the second Boer war, 1899-1901. |
| Classification: | World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Russia, the Balkans and the Dardanelles |
| Link: | http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924027947120 |
| Description: | Russia, the Balkans and the Dardanelles - Granville Fortescue Published 1915 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Granville Fortescue was the special correspondent for the Daily Telegraph. |
| Classification: | World War I, World War II, Hospitals / Nursing, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Scarlet Finders - British Military Nurses |
| Link: | http://www.scarletfinders.co.uk/index.html |
| Description: | Scarlet Finders - British Military Nurses |
| Extra Info: | Includes the war diary of the Matron-in-Chief, British Expeditionary Force for 1914-1919. Also list of British general hospitals in WWII and nursing rolls from WWII. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC, 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: | http://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: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The Battles of the Somme |
| Link: | http://www.archive.org/details/battlessomme00gibbu... |
| 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, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The Dardanelles Campaign - Henry W. Nevinson |
| Link: | http://www.archive.org/details/dardanellescampa00n... |
| 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: | http://www.markswar.co.uk/ |
| Description: | The Diary of Pte Mark Foreman 1916-1917 |
| Extra Info: | 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, World War I, Other Transport, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Maps |
| Title: | The Long, Long Trail |
| Link: | http://www.1914-1918.net/ |
| 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, Navy, Army, Prisoners of War, Service Records, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The National Archives Documents Online |
| Link: | http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline... |
| 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://www.archive.org/details/newzealandersatg00w... |
| 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: | Navy, Marines, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Maps |
| Title: | The Short Life and Assumed Death of Jack Clegg |
| Link: | http://freespace.virgin.net/jack.clegg/ |
| 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: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The Truth About the Dardanelles |
| Link: | http://www.archive.org/details/truthaboutdardan00m... |
| 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, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Trenching at Gallipoli |
| Link: | http://www.archive.org/details/trenchingatgalli00g... |
| 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, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | War History of the 18th (S.) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry |
| Link: | http://www.archive.org/details/warhistoryof18th00l... |
| 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://www.archive.org/details/whensommeranred00du... |
| 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: | World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | With the Twenty-Ninth Division in Gallipoli |
| Link: | http://www.archive.org/details/withtwentyninthd00c... |
| Description: | With the Twenty-Ninth Division in Gallipoli, A Chaplains Experiences, Rev. O. Creighton CF, Published 1916 |
| Extra Info: | Online book, with illustrations and maps. Rev. O. Creighton managed to keep a diary for the six months he was with the 29th Division. |
| Classification: | World War II, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | World War II, a British focus |
| Link: | http://www.warlinks.com/ |
| Description: | World War II, a British focus - numerous war diaries and other histories |
| Extra Info: | Click on the Site Map link. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Newspapers |
| Title: | World War One |
| Link: | http://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: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC, 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, 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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