Northumberland, England : Classification : World War II
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Other Transport |
| Title: | Airfields and Aviation Memorials |
| Link: | http://airfields.pikfu.net/ |
| Description: | Airfields and Aviation Memorials |
| Extra Info: | As well as the memorials has details about the airfields |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Pictures / Photographs, Ships |
| Title: | All at Sea Website |
| Link: | http://www.allatsea.co.za/ |
| Description: | All at Sea Website - Includes War Memorials |
| Extra Info: | Mainly related to the Boer wars. Also includes some photographs of HMS Belfast. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | APPERLEY One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.wells-genealogy.org.uk/apperley/ |
| Description: | APPERLEY One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Includes some of the medals awarded to Apperleys. |
| 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, World War I, World War II, Muster / Militia Rolls |
| Title: | BAALHAM Resource Centre |
| Link: | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~... |
| Description: | BAALHAM Resource Centre and One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Includes militia lists for BAALHAM's. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC, World War II, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Battle of Britain History |
| Link: | http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/BattleofBritainRollo... |
| Description: | Battle of Britain History |
| Extra Info: | Includes a roll of honour and more. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Medals / Awards, Newspapers |
| Title: | Black Sheep Index |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20100722053825/http://w... |
| Description: | Black Sheep Index - Archived Copy |
| Extra Info: | May take a few moments to load. The black sheep index is not available at the present time, however this is a link to and archived copy. Note that some of the files are not available. Includes an index to obituaries, medal awards for WWI, and WWII index. |
| 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, 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: | http://www.britishpathe.com/ |
| Description: | British Pathe Film Archive 1896-1970 |
| Extra Info: | All sorts of social and military history on film. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War II |
| Title: | Civilian War Dead Roll of Honour for Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire |
| Link: | http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Indexes/NE_WarDea... |
| Description: | Civilian War Dead Roll of Honour for Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire |
| Extra Info: | It lists civilians killed directly or indirectly by enemy action in the North East during the 1939 to 1945 war. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.cluett.org.uk/ |
| Description: | CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Part way down the home page is the Search link. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
| Title: | COXON - History of the Coxon Name |
| Link: | http://freespace.virgin.net/harry.coxon/ |
| Description: | COXON - History of the Coxon Name |
| Extra Info: | Includes COXON deaths in WWI and WWII. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Discharge / Pension Records, Service Records, Muster / Militia Rolls |
| Title: | DIBDEN One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.angelfire.com/ar3/dibden_onename/ |
| Description: | DIBDEN One Name Study, Including Variants |
| Extra Info: | Many military references to the DIBDEN name. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
| Title: | DOIG and Variants One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.doig.net/ |
| Description: | DOIG and Variants One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Includes war graves for DOIG's, some have details of parents, units and place of death. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | DRING Family History |
| Link: | http://www.dring.org.uk/ |
| Description: | DRING Family History |
| Extra Info: | Includes DRING recipients of WWI campaign medals and DRING's killed in action. |
| Classification: | World War II |
| Title: | DUXBURY Family History |
| Link: | http://www.duxburymk.net/ |
| Description: | DUXBURY Family History |
| Extra Info: | Includes a description of the battle for Leros in 1943. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
| Title: | East Lancashire War Memorials |
| Link: | http://www.eastlancsmemorials.co.uk/ |
| Description: | East Lancashire War Memorials |
| Extra Info: | Also includes some war memorials from other areas. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
| Title: | ELWICK Family History and One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.elwick.info/ |
| Description: | ELWICK Family History and One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Look under heroes and villains. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Prisoners of War |
| Title: | Family Relatives |
| Link: | http://www.familyrelatives.com/ |
| Description: | Family Relatives - Military Records |
| Extra Info: | Subscription site. Includes WW1 & WW2 deaths and much more. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars |
| Title: | Find My Past's The Military Collection |
| Link: | Search military records 1656 - 2005 |
| Description: | Find My Past's The Military Collection |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
| Title: | For the Fallen: British and Commonwealth War Memorials and War Graves |
| Link: | http://www.forthefallen.co.uk/ |
| Description: | For the Fallen: British and Commonwealth War Memorials and War Graves |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, World War I, World War II, Prisoners of War, Discharge / Pension Records, Service Records, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | FOSKETT One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.foskett-genealogy.co.uk/ |
| Description: | FOSKETT One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Includes FOSKETT military and naval records. |
| Classification: | Navy, World War II, Other |
| Title: | Global Shark Attack File |
| Link: | http://www.sharkattackfile.net/ |
| Description: | Global Shark Attack File |
| Extra Info: | List of shark attacks worldwide, fatal and non fatal, at least one Wren mentioned from an attack in WW2. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC, 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: | http://century.guardian.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Guardian Newspaper - How it Covered the Last Century |
| Extra Info: | The newspaper articles cover the period 1899-1999. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
| Title: | HOLLEBONE Family Website |
| Link: | http://www.hollebone-family-worldwide.co.uk/ |
| Description: | HOLLEBONE Family Website and One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Also Hollebon, Hollibone, Hollibone, Hollobon , Hollobone, Hollybon and Hollybone. |
| Classification: | Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Crimean War, Discharge / Pension Records, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | ISMAY One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.geocities.com/cdcnixon1/ |
| Description: | ISMAY One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Includes military information for many Ismay's. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, Army, Marines, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships |
| Title: | Malta Family History |
| Link: | http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/ |
| Description: | Malta Family History |
| Extra Info: | British men and women in Malta, including details of the military cemetries and the army chapel school. Also has an index of men of the British Fleet in Malta in 1881. |
| Classification: | World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Pictures / Photographs, Uniforms, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Information |
| Title: | Military Badges and Military Images |
| Link: | http://www.militarybadges.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Military Badges and Military Images |
| Extra Info: | May not work correctly in all browsers. Information about military badges, also has thousands of war photographs, including hospital staff and patients. Also a diary of Signaller L. D. Richards of the 1/4th Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment in WWI. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC, Army, World War I, World War II, Napoleonic Wars, Service Records, Hospitals / Nursing, Medals / Awards, Other |
| Title: | National Archives - Documents Online - Army Records and Indexes |
| Link: | http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline... |
| Description: | National Archives - Documents 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: | 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: | RAF / RFC, World War I, World War II, Service Records, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | National Archives - Documents Online - RAF Records and Indexes |
| Link: | http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline... |
| Description: | National Archives - Documents Online - RAF Records and Indexes |
| Extra Info: | Includes RAF service records, air combat reports, medal index cards and much more. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Other |
| Title: | National Archives - Selected Cabinet Papers |
| Link: | http://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: | RAF / RFC, World War I, World War II, Aircraft, Ships, Newspapers |
| Title: | Newspapers Online via Google |
| Link: | http://news.google.com/newspapers |
| Description: | Newspapers Online via Google |
| Extra Info: | Many newspapers are being put online. Currently there are only a handful from the UK and Ireland, but this is growing. Many newspapers from USA and Canada that mention British ships and British events. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts |
| Title: | North East England War Memorials Project |
| Link: | http://www.newmp.org.uk/ |
| Description: | North East England War Memorials Project |
| Extra Info: | This project aims to cover every war memorial, of whatever type, located in Northumberland, Newcastle-on-Tyne and County Durham as defined by the Pre 1974 boundaries. |
| Classification: | World War II, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | North-East Diary 1939-45 |
| Link: | http://www.ne-diary.bpears.org.uk/ |
| Description: | North-East Diary 1939-45 |
| Extra Info: | A detailed account of the war years in the North East compiled by Roy Ripley. Includes a list of warships built in the North East. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts |
| Title: | Officers Died Website |
| Link: | http://glosters.tripod.com/index.html |
| Description: | Officers Died Website |
| Extra Info: | Includes specific details of the Gloucester Regiment in WWI and WWII. |
| Classification: | World War I, World War II, Newspapers |
| Title: | Online Historical Newspapers |
| Link: | http://www.ukpressonline.co.uk/ukpressonline/ |
| Description: | Online Historical Newspapers |
| Extra Info: | Includes the Daily Mirror and Daily Express from the early 1900's. Subscription site. |
| 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: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Pictures / Photographs, Newspapers |
| Title: | People's Network |
| Link: | http://www.peoplesnetwork.gov.uk/discover/simple |
| Description: | People's Network |
| Extra Info: | Items from a range of libraries, museums and archives including images and audio. Includes photographs of war memorials, reminscences of war and more. |
| Classification: | World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts |
| Title: | POWDITCH Family History |
| Link: | http://www.powditch.plus.com/ |
| Description: | POWDITCH Family History |
| Extra Info: | Includes military details for many POWDITCH's. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
| Title: | PUNSHON One Name Study |
| Link: | http://ampfamilyhistoryservices.parks.officelive.c... |
| Description: | PUNSHON One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Includes a roll of honour for the PUNSHON name. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
| Title: | RAINE Family Genealogy |
| Link: | http://www.rainegenealogy.com/ |
| Description: | RAINE Family Genealogy |
| Extra Info: | Scroll down to bottom of burial information. |
| 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: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC, 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 1656-2005 |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Search UK Military Records 1656-2005 |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
| Title: | SEDGWICK Genealogy |
| Link: | http://www.sedgwickuk.org/ |
| Description: | SEDGWICK Genealogy |
| Extra Info: | Lists the SEDGWICK's who fell in WWI and WWII, with some histories for them. Click on UK, then library. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts |
| Title: | Soldiers' Memorials Website |
| Link: | http://www.angelfire.com/mp/memorials/memindz1.htm |
| Description: | Soldiers' Memorials Website |
| Extra Info: | Includes some memorials by conflict and some by regiment. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
| Title: | STONER Genealogical Databases |
| Link: | http://www.stoner.org.uk/ |
| Description: | STONER Genealogical Databases |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
| Title: | STRANGE, STRAINGE and Variants One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.yourtotalevent.com/people/idxpepl.htm |
| Description: | STRANGE and STRAINGE Family History |
| Extra Info: | Look under miscellany for those who fell in battle. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC, World War I, World War II, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The Pilots of 41 Squadron RAF 1939-1945 |
| Link: | http://brew.clients.ch/RAF41Sqdn.htm |
| Description: | The Pilots of 41 Squadron RAF 1939-1945 |
| Extra Info: | Includes selected combat reports, flying log book entries, details of the aircraft and more. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships, Other Transport |
| Title: | The Roll of Honour |
| Link: | http://www.roll-of-honour.com/ |
| Description: | The Roll of Honour - Lest We Forget |
| Extra Info: | As well as the main rolls of honour the site includes an overview of the Somme, information about tanks and submarines in WWI and much more. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War II, Prisoners of War |
| Title: | The Story of the Taiwan POW Camps and the Men who were Interred in Them |
| Link: | http://www.powtaiwan.org/ |
| Description: | The Story of the Taiwan POW Camps and the Men who were Interred in Them |
| Extra Info: | The site contains descriptions of the former camps, as well as an honour roll of the prisoners of war. |
| Classification: | World War II, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | The Wilkinson's Lemonade Factory Disaster - North Shields Air Raid 1941 |
| Link: | http://www.northshields173.org/ |
| Description: | North Shields 1941 Air Raid Disaster |
| Extra Info: | The air raid alert sounded over North Shields, locals went to the air raid shelter beneath Wilkinson's lemonade factory. At midnight, a single bomb scored a direct hit on the three storey building. 107 people, 41 of them children under 16, were killed. |
| Classification: | World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Pictures / Photographs, Muster / Militia Rolls |
| Title: | Tomorrow's History in North East England |
| Link: | http://www.tomorrows-history.com/ |
| Description: | Tomorrow's History in North East England |
| Extra Info: | Click on search and select category for a list of photographs. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts |
| Title: | UK National Inventory of War Memorials |
| Link: | http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/ |
| Extra Info: | This site does not list every person mentioned on the memorials, however it does list individual memorials with details and sometimes photographs. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | University of Glasgow - Roll of Honour |
| Link: | http://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/ww1-intro/ |
| Description: | University of Glasgow - Roll of Honour |
| Extra Info: | Includes details of the medals and awards that individuals received for their service in WWI. Also has details about the university and its preparations for WWII. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
| Title: | University of Glasgow Story |
| Link: | http://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/ |
| Description: | University of Glasgow Story |
| Extra Info: | Includes all members of the university community who served in WWI, those who served and fell in WWII, many with biographies and more. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | Victoria Cross Holders |
| Link: | http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Victoria Cross Holders |
| Extra Info: | Includes grave locations for Victoria Cross holders. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
| Title: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.wanlessweb.org/ |
| Description: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study of the surnames surnames Wanless, Wandless, Wanlass, Wandlass, Wanliss, and Wanlace |
| Extra Info: | Look under research data, then England. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
| Title: | WESTAWAY One Name Study |
| Link: | http://westawayfamily.co.uk/ |
| Description: | WESTAWAY One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Includes nationality, regiments and family details for the WESTAWAY heroes. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC, Navy, Army, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | WW2 Combined Operations Website |
| Link: | http://www.combinedops.com/ |
| Description: | WW2 Combined Operations Website |
| Extra Info: | The Roll of Honour is dedicated to the memory of all those who died in combat or training while serving the Allied cause under the Combined Operations Command in WW2. Lots of information from ship locations, insigia in use, landing craft tanks and more. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts |
| Title: | YEO Society and One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.yeosociety.com/ |
| Description: | YEO Society and One Name Study |
| 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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