Genealogy research and family history links - Military records

Links - Military and Maritime research

nationalarchives.gov.uk/militaryhistory - Military and Maritime research guides from the National Archives. Some records are available to download (usually £3.45) or may be available at FindMyPast or Ancestry

British Army Unit war Diaries 1914-1922 - Guide to the diaries held at The National Archives some more detailed than others with reports of daily operations. Sometimes they contain information about particular people but they are unit diaries, not personal diaries. Diaries from units in France and Belgium can be downloaded (£3.45)

Armed Forces Deaths - British Armed Forces deaths and burials can be searched on FindMyPast (subscription required). Certificates can then be ordered from GRO

findmypast.co.uk - Military records including index of war deaths from 1796 - WWI, WWII and Boer War. For naval records go to 'A-Z of record sets' and search Navy (need to subscribe annually or pay monthly but FREE access to FIndMyPast in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire City Libraries)

Ancestry.co.uk - British Army WWI service and pensions records, medal cards, records of Indian army, Royal Irish Constabulary, WWII newsreels (need to subscribe annually or pay monthly but FREE access to Ancestry in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire County Libraries)

Ancestry's Naval Records - UK, Naval Officer and Rating Service Records 1802-1919 (need to subscribe annually or pay monthly but FREE access to Ancestry in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire County Libraries)

cwgc.org - Commonwealth War Graves Commission, details of all personnel killed in WWI and WWII with location of graves and memorials

livesofthefirstworldwar.org - Imperial War Museum project to record the lives of all those from Britain and the Commonwealth who took part in the First World War whether they died as a result or survived. Search for people known to you and 'remember' them. You can add detail, photographs and link to documents you've found to help build the picture.

gov.uk/requests-for-personal-data-and-service-records - Info and forms to apply for service records from 2nd World War and later

armymuseums.org.uk - Army Museums Ogilby Trust - guide to the regimental and corps museums of the British Army

roll-of-honour.com - Roll of Honour for those who died in all wars including 15,000 of the 24,000 who died in the Boer War

iwm.org.uk - Imperial War Museum website includes downloadable guides to tracing Army, Navy and RAF ancestors as well as POWs. Well worth a visit or search their online collection of images. They do not hold personal service records.

nam.ac.uk - National Army Museum - about the museum and Templer Study Centre. Alsosearch the online images collection

1915crewlists.rmg.co.uk - search over 39,000 crew lists of the British Merchant Navy from 1915. FREE from the National Maritime Museum

forces-war-records.co.uk - Forces war records and military genealogy. Free to search, subscribe to see records

The Gazette - search for publication of military and civilian awards including WW1 notices

British Red Cross - search for Red Cross volunteers at home and overseas

longlongtrail.co.uk - The Long, Long Trail - discover the British army and its soldiers of the First World War

westernfrontassociation.com - The Western Front Association remembering the Great War of 1914-1918. A wealth of information and resources

firstworldwar.com - Including WWI memoirs, diaries, maps, photos

Find a Soldier's Will - Search for the will of a soldier who died while serving in the British armed forces between 1850 and 1986

bombsight.org - mapping the London Blitz 7th October 1940 to 6th june 1941

redcoat.info/memindex3.htm - Details of officers killed during 18th and 19th century, including some obituaries

angelfire.com/mp/memorials/memindz1.htm - As above for NCOs and Privates

Links - Military and Maritime research

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