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==General Military Information==
  
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'''British Military Records Through The Ages'''
  
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When you are searching for Military Service Records there are a few important pieces of information that you need to have. These are:
  
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*Full name of the individual. If you have as full a name as possible this will make tracking your individual easier. E.g. John Brown. There must be hundreds of John Browns. If you have a middle name it will make things a bit easier. E.g. John W Brown.
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*The Service in which he served. Army, Royal Navy or Air Force.
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*Rank and Regiment or Naval Ship or Squadron. Having the service number can be particularly helpful.
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*Find out when the person served; pre First World War, First World War and after 1920.
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*The more details you have the better. Having the dates of enlistment and demobilisation can be helpful as well.
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*'''[[Military_Research|Military Records]]'''
  
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*'''[[Uniforms]]'''
  
  
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*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/militaryhistory/?homelink=main_military Researching Military History at The National Archives]
  
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*[http://www.britishmedals.us/kevin/intro.html The Asplin Military History Resources]
  
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*[http://www.onwar.com/aced/index.htm Wars of the World]
  
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*[http://www.historyofwar.org/index.html Military History Encyclopedia]
  
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*[http://www.britishbattles.com British Battles]
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! width="25%"|[[ World War One]]
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*[http://www.iwm.org.uk Imperial War Museum London]
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! width="25%"|[[ The Army]]
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*[http://www.solarnavigator.net/maritime_history.htm Solar Navigator History Pages]
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|[[ The Royal Air Force ]]
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*[http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk/qryPhotoImg.asp Imperial War Museum Photograph Search]
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|[[British Army Regiments]]
 
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*[http://www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/ British Military & Criminal History in The Period 1900 to 1999]
  
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*[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ Information about various wars]
  
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*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/forces.htm British Empire: Armed Forces]
  
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==General Military Information==
 
  
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'''British Military Records through the ages'''
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*[http://www.lewcock.net/index.php?option=com_magazine&func=show_edition&id=9&Itemid=77 Family Tree Forum Online Magazine ~ November 2007]
  
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When you are searching for Military Service Records there are a few important pieces of information that you need to have. These are:
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*[http://ftfmagazine.lewcock.net/index.php?option=com_magazine&func=show_edition&id=12&Itemid=131 Family Tree Forum Online Magazine ~ November 2008]
  
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*Full name of the individual. If you have as full a name as possible as this will make tracking your individual easier. E.g. John Brown. There must be hundreds of John Browns. If you have a middle name it will make things a bit easier. E.g. John W Brown.
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*The Service in which he served. Army, Royal Navy or Air Force.
 
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*Rank and Regiment or Naval Ship or Squadron. Having the service number can be particularly helpful.
 
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*Find out when the person served; pre First World War, First World War and after 1920.
 
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*The more details you have the better. Even the Enlistment date and Demob dates are helpful as well.
 
  
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==Before 1914==
  
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'''Researching Prisoners of War'''
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*[http://www.icmacentre.ac.uk/soldier/database/search.php The Soldier in later Medieval England (Databases)]
  
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The International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva keeps lists of all known POWs and internees of all nationalities for the Second World War. Enquiries concerning these lists should be directed to:
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*[http://www.napolun.com/mirror/napoleonistyka.atspace.com/default.htm Napoleon, His Army and Enemies]
  
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Archives Division and Research Service<br>
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*[http://www.garethglovercollection.com/index.htm Original Source Material from the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815]
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International Committee of the Red Cross<br>
 
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19 Avenue de la Paix,<br>
 
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Geneva CH-1202,<br>
 
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Switzerland
 
  
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email: archives.gva@icrc.org
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*[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/ The Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-1880]
  
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*[http://www.wartimesindex.co.uk/ Archive of Victorian Wars]
  
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''' POW Links'''
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*[http://www.victorianwars.com/index.php Victorian Wars Forum]
  
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*[http://www.1914-1918.net/POW/index.php Prisoners of war - The Great War Military executions -desertion]
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* For India: [[India#Military_History|India: Military History]]
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*[http://www.shotatdawn.org.uk/ 306 labelled deserters, later pardoned]
 
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*[http://www.cofepow.org.uk/ COFEPOW Site]
 
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*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/saatwar/prisoners.htm Australian POW]
 
  
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* For the New Zealand Wars: [[New_Zealand#Military_History| New Zealand: Military History]]
  
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'''Book! Prisoners of War, British Army, 1939 - 1945'''
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* For the Anglo-Boer Wars: [[South_Africa#Military_History| South Africa: Military History]]
  
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That lists alphabetically over 107,000 British Army POWs of all ranks held in
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Germany or in German occupied territories in World War Two. It gives each
 
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POW's camp, POW number, surname, initials, rank, army number and
 
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regiment/corps.
 
  
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It was re-published in 1990, by J B Hayward and Sons of Polstead, Suffolk (cost £38) ISBN 0-903754-61-
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==After 1914==
  
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*'''[[World War One]]'''
  
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==Useful Links==
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*'''[[World War Two]]'''
  
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*[http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/ The Wartime Memories Project]
  
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*[http://www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/index.htm 20th Century Espionage]
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*[http://www.pasttimesproject.co.uk/lsl_browse.php?subsite=ll&cat=Wartime Tales From WW1 & WW2]
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*[http://www.naa.gov.au/The_Collection/recordsearch.html National Archives of Australia]
 
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*[http://www.tankmuseum.co.uk/home.html The Tank Museum]
 
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*[http://www.homesweethomefront.co.uk/web_pages/hshf_homeguard_pg.htm#top The Story of the Home Guard]
 
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*[http://www.fortunecity.co.uk/meltingpot/oxford/330/hg/hg.html The Home Guard]
 
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*[http://met.open.ac.uk/group/jwl/hg_manual/homeguard.htm Home Guard Pocket Manual]
 
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*[http://rafbridgnorth.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/index.html RAF Bridgnorth]
 
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*[http://www.forcesreunited.org.uk/ ForcesReunited]
 
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*[http://www.seniorsnetwork.co.uk/forces/allforces.htm Seniors Network]
 
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*[http://www.mapleleaflegacy.org/ The Maple Leaf Memorial Project]
 
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*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/militaryhistory/?homelink=main_military For pre-WW1, WW1, Royal Navy and Air Force can be searched for at the National Archives in Kew] If you find someone in the burnt records- '''WO 363''', For the Army in WW1. Don't leave it there..... Also check the unburnt records - '''WO 364'''.
 
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*[http://www.carlscam.com/index.html War Memorials In Cheshire and Lancashire]
 
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*[http://www.icrc.org/ International Committee Of The Red Cross]
 
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*[https://www.military-genealogy.com/ The Naval & Military Press' website for military historians and family genealogists.]
 
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*[http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net Fleet Air Arm Archives]
 
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*[http://www.remuseum.org.uk/index.htm Royal Engineers Museum Website]
 
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*[http://hometown.aol.co.uk/KevinAsplin/home.html Boer War database]
 
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*[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Boer/ Another Boer War database]
 
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*[http://users.rootsweb.com/~indwgw/medalpage.htm Indian Mutiny Medal Recipients]
 
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*[http://www.anzacs.org Anzacs Officers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps Died at Gallipoli, 1915]
 
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*[http://www.anzacs.net Anzacs Anzacs site with lots of info]
 
  
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*[http://www.pasttimesproject.co.uk/lsl_browse.php?subsite=ll&cat=Service%20personnel Service Personel]
  
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*[http://www.scotsatwar.co.uk/aboutsaw.htm The Scots at War]
  
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/sh.k/xvidiv.html 16th Irish Division - The Role of The Irish in The War]
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==A-Z List of Ex-Military Service Organisations==
 
==A-Z List of Ex-Military Service Organisations==
  
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[[A-Z List of Ex-Military Service]]
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*[[A-Z List of Ex-Military Service]]
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*[http://www.seniorsnetwork.co.uk/forces/allforces.htm Ex-Service Organisations]
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==Medals, Badges and Decorations==
  
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[[image:MedalcardWW1.jpg|right|frame|250px|World War One Medal Card]]
  
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*[[Badges, Medals & Other Decoration]]
  
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==Medals and Decorations==
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*[http://www.casus-belli.co.uk/ Military book and Medals Anglo-Boer war 1899-1902]
  
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*[http://www.dowlingfamily.info/i1857in2.htm Indian Mutiny Medal Recipients]
  
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*[http://users.rootsweb.com/~indwgw/medalpage.htm The purpose of this particular page is to provide lists of recipients of medals in British India]
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*[http://www.militarybadges.org.uk/mimage/militar1.htm Military Images]
  
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*[http://homepages.tesco.net/~medals/page4.htm Downloadable pictures and descriptions of UK military medals]
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*[http://homepages.tesco.net/~medals/page4.htm Downloadable Pictures and Descriptions of UK Military Medals]
  
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*[http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-victoria-cross-recipients-by-nationality List of Victoria Cross recipients by nationality ]
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*[http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-victoria-cross-recipients-by-nationality List of Victoria Cross Recipients by Nationality]
  
 
*[http://www.britishmedalforum.com/index.php British Medal Forum]
 
*[http://www.britishmedalforum.com/index.php British Medal Forum]
  
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*[http://1914-1918.net/mics.htm Medal Cards]Interpreting campaign medal index cards
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*[http://www.1914-1918.net/grandad/mic.htm Interpreting Campaign Medal Index Cards]
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*[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/Defencefor/Veterans MOD-Service Records and Medals]
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*[http://www.militarybadges.org.uk/badget11.htm Military Badge identification]
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*[http://www.king-emperor.com/medals-campaign.htm Campaign Medals 1902-1939]
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*[http://www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/wwi_medals.htm Campaign Medals First World War 1914-18]
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*[http://northirishhorse.net/ww1/rolls-1/1914Star.html World War One - 1914 Star Recipients: North Irish Horse]
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*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/medals.asp Medal cards]
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==Prisoners of War and Internees==
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The [http://www.icrc.org/eng International Committee of the Red Cross] in Geneva keeps lists of all known POWs and internees of all nationalities for the Second World War. Enquiries concerning these lists should be directed to:
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Archives Division and Research Service<br>
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International Committee of the Red Cross<br>
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19 Avenue de la Paix,<br>
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Geneva CH-1202,<br>
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Switzerland
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Email: archives.gva@icrc.org
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*[http://www.kriegsgefangen.de/ The German Prisoners of World War 2]
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*[http://www.merkki.com/index.htm WW2 Prisoners of War: Stalag Luft I ]
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*[http://www.1914-1918.net/POW/index.php Behind the Wire. POW 1914-1918]
  
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*[http://www.cowraregion.com.au/home/2292/POW_Camp_Info.pdf Cowra prisoner of war campsite]
  
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*[http://www.cofepow.org.uk/ COFEPOW ~ The Children (& Families) of the Far East Prisoners of War]
  
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*[http://www.cwgc.org/ Commonwealth War Graves Commission]
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*[http://34thdivdeathcasualties.homestead.com/files/POW_109MED.htm Prisoners of War 109TH Medical Battalion (1942 - 1945) WW2 & Beyond]
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*[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Northamptonshire/Rushden.html Rushden roll of honour]
 
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*[http://www.inmemories.com/ In Memories-Details of Commonwealth World War One and Two communal cemeteries and graveyards in Belguim and France]
 
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*[http://www.britishwargraves.org.uk/ British War Memorial Project]
 
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*[http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk/ Imperial War Museum Collections Online]
 
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*[http://southafricawargraves.org/index.htm South Africa War Graves]
 
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*[http://www.nzafmp.org/index.htm New Zealand Armed Forces and Memorial Project]
 
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*[http://www.australianwargraves.org/ Australian war graves Photographic Project-AWGPA]
 
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*[http://www.awm.gov.au/database/biographical.asp Australian War Memorial - a database of Australians who fought in various wars]
 
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*[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/ Roll Of Honour Mainpage]
 
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*[http://www.pboro-memorial.com/ A web-site dedicated to the people of Peterborough who were killed during the First and Second World Wars]
 
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*[http://www.isle-of-wight-memorials.org.uk/index.htm War Memorials and Graves on Isle of Wight ]
 
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*[http://www.remembering.org.uk/tidworth_cemetery.htm Tidworth Military cemetery ]
 
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*[http://uk.geocities.com/williamfdungey/mems/memindex.html War memorials in the old Avon area round Bristol]
 
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*[http://www.wargraves.info/ Found this site totally by chance it looks for neglected war graves in Britain]
 
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*[http://www.memorial-genweb.org/html/fr/index.php Memorial Genweb This site is in FRENCH]
 
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/sh.k/xvidiv.html 16th Irish Division-dedicational site The Role of the Irish in the war]
 
  
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*[http://www.holocaust-history.org/ The Holocaust History Project]
  
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*[http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/hsx/ The Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals]
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Book: '''Prisoners of War, British Army, 1939 - 1945'''
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That lists alphabetically over 107,000 British Army POWs of all ranks held in
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POW's camp, POW number, surname, initials, rank, army number and
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regiment/corps.
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It was re-published in 1990, by J B Hayward and Sons of Polstead, Suffolk
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==Women in the Military==
 
==Women in the Military==
  
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*[http://www.wartimememoriesproject.com/ww2/womenslandarmy.php Reminiscences of Land Army Girls]
  
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*[http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/womenslandarmy.html Reminiscences of Land Army girls]
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*[http://www.pasttimesproject.co.uk/lsl_browse.php?subsite=ll&catprofession=Women%92s+Land+Army Times past - Land Army Girls]
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*[http://www.thewrens.com/history/ Brief history-Wrens] 
 
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*[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWnurses.htm Voluntary Aid Detachments]
 
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*[http://www.micklebring.com/oakwood/ch01.htm Another VAD site]
 
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*[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/john.marfleet/postcards/vad.htm images of VAD life]
 
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmil/ww1/women/fem.htm This is a great database for Canadian women in world war one] 
 
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*[http://hometown.aol.co.uk/asummerof44/myhomepage/collection.html The Auxiliary Territorial Service-ATS]
 
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-WAC/ The Women's Army Corps]
 
  
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*[http://www.thewrens.com/history/ Brief history - Wrens] 
  
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*[http://www.qaranc.co.uk/qaimns.php World War I Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service QAIMNS Nurses]
  
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*[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWnurses.htm Voluntary Aid Detachments]
  
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*[http://www.micklebring.com/oakwood/ch01.htm The History of Voluntary Aid Detachment ]
  
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*[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/john.marfleet/postcards/vad.htm Postcard Images of VAD Life]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ww1can/ Canadian Soldiers WW1- a database Very comprehensive site from a Canadian perspective]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmil/ww1/women/fem.htm The Canadian Military Heritage Project, Women in the War]  
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*[http://www.collectionscanada.ca/02/020106_e.html Canadian Libraries archive database]
 
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*[http://www.cmhg.gc.ca/html/browse/se...&t=0&Ne=100000 Gateway site with personal reports and observations submitted]
 
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*[http://www.kingandempire.com/index.html Archive of Canadian Soldiers with photographs]
 
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*[http://www.collectionscanada.ca/02/020152_e.html War Diaries]
 
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*[http://www.102ndbattalioncef.ca/index.htm 102nd Canadian Battalion BN CEF]
 
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*[http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/ 116,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders]
 
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*[http://www.cefresearch.com/phpBB2/index.php Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group Forum]
 
  
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*[http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/auxiliary_territorial_service.htm The Auxiliary Territorial Service - ATS]
  
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-WAC/ The Women's Army Corps]
  
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*[http://www.scarletfinders.co.uk/ Scarlet Finders - British Military Nurses 1875-1925]
  
  
  
  
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==Woolwich Arsenal Employee Records==
  
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At one time there were an estimated 80,000 employees.
  
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Carole Jones<br>
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General Manager<br>
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Support Services<br>
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DSDC Llangennech<br>
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Mwrwg Road<br>
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Llangennech Llanelli<br>
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Carms SA14 8YP
  
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*[http://www.northants-familytree.net/soldier%20index.htm Northampton independant Soldier photo index 1914-1920]
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If anyone requests a search of these records then it would be helpful if they back the cause and have a whinge about records being held in Wales rather than at the Arsenal (Heritage Center in Woolwich) and also stress the importance of not destroying records after the 100 year rule which is based from the employees DOB (although it is thought that they have been fairly reasonable on this one and so chances are they may still have the record).
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Just seen an article in the latest issue of "Your Family Tree" magazine which says that the Western Front Association are starting a new service where they will provide colour copies of both the fronts and backs of a specified WW1 medal index card (even if the back is blank) for a £5 donation to the WFA, which is a registered charity.  
 
  
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Most cards don't have anything on the back, but I think perhaps if it says "OVER" in the bottom right-hand corner it may mean there is something.
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This link explains more about the Arsenal - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Arsenal Royal Arsenal]
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They are going to set up an online ordering system but at the moment you have to apply by post to WFA, PO Box 1918, Stockport, SK4 4WN.
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==Other Resources==
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Shop:''' The Queens Shilling''' specialises in military books and items:
  
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I can't see anything about this on the WFA website at http://web.westernfrontassociation.com/
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:Poole<br>
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:Dorset<br>
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:Tel: 01202 723335<br>
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==British Wars through the Centuries==
  
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*[http://www.hmsexeter.com/biographies/exeterabc.html WW2 HMS Exeter crew lists]Includes Rank some Navy / service numbers POW/ KIA
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Roman Invasion (43)
  
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Manduessedum (61)
  
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*[http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/UKRNMainBases.htm Shore Bases and Training Establishments]
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Battle of Mons Graupius (83)
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World War 2 Crewlists for:
 
  
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HMS Prince of Wales
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Norman Conquest (1066)
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HMS Repulse
 
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HMS Electra
 
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HMS Express
 
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HMS Tenedos
 
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HMAS Vampire
 
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SS Automedon
 
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HMS Cornwall
 
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HMS Dorsetshire
 
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HMS Encounter
 
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HMS Jupiter
 
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HMS Rapid
 
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HMS Saumarez
 
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HMS Stronghold
 
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HMS Thanet
 
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HMS Thracian
 
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HMS Peterel
 
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HMS Li-Wo
 
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HMS Dragonfly
 
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HMS Grasshopper
 
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HMS Hollyhock
 
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HMS Paladin
 
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HMS Porpoise
 
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HMS Quilliam
 
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HMS Stonehenge
 
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HMS Stratagem
 
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HMS Ulster
 
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HMS Verulam
 
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HMS Virago
 
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HMS Volage
 
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HM Tug Yin Ping
 
  
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http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/
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The Hundred Years' War (1337 to 1453)
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http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/familyhistory/guide/
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Battle of Agincourt (1415)
  
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http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/researchguidesindex.asp?j=1
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Wars of the Roses (1455 - 1485)
  
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*[http://home.swipnet.se/~w-11578/research.htm where to obtain services Info]
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Battle of Bosworth Field - last British king to die in combat (1485)
  
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*[http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/UKRNPersonnel.html The Website Of The Mariners Miling list] Royal Navy Personnel Records
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Italian Wars (1494 ? 1559)
  
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Eighty Years' War (1598 - 1648)
  
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*[http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk Modern day Royal Navy]
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Spanish Armada (1588)
  
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*[http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval.html Late 18th, 19th and early 20th Century Naval and Naval Social History - Index]
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Bishops' Wars (1639 - 1640)
  
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*[http://www.nelsonsnavy.co.uk Nelson Navy] Life in Royal Navy in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth century
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British Civil War (1642 - 1649)
  
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First Anglo-Dutch War (1652 - 1654)
  
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*[http://www.ageofnelson.org Royal Navy officers who fought in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815, and the seamen and marines who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.]
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Anglo-Spanish War (1654 - 1660)
  
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Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665 - 1667)
  
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/RNBIOG1.html Naval Officers 1849]
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War of Devolution (1667 - 1668)
  
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*[http://www.navylist.orgNaval Biographical Database]People,Places,Ships,  Organisations and Events associated with the Royal Navy since  1660
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Third Anglo-Dutch War (1672 - 1674)
  
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King Philip's War (1675 - 1676)
  
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*[http://www.cwgc.org Commonwealth War Graves Commission]
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Monmouth Rebellion (1685)
  
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*[http://www.1837online.com
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Battle of Sedgemoor (1685) - last battle on English soil
  
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http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jeffery...s/RNShips.html
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War of the Grand Alliance (or King William's War) (1688 - 1697)
  
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/81Intro.html Ships in Port 1881 Census]
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Jacobite Rebellions (1689 - 1746)
  
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*[http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/royal.htm The World's Navy Ships From The Nineteenth Century to the Present Day]
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Battle of Culloden (1746) - last battle on the British mainland
  
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*[http://www.naval-history.net Naval history First and Second World Wars, campaign summaries and more.]
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War of the Spanish Succession (1702 - 1713)
  
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*[http://www.hmshood.com The H.M.S. Hood Association]
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Queen Anne's War (1702 - 1713)
  
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*[http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk London, Edinburgh, and Belfast Gazettes] the official newspapers of record in the United Kingdom. ''why in this section??''
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War of Jenkin's Ear (1739 - 1742)
  
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War of the Austrian Succession (1740 - 1748)
  
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*[http://www.portcities.org.uk/london  Maritime London ] Discover the past, explore the present
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Seven Years War (1756-1763)
  
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American War of Independence (1775 to 1783)
  
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Officers aged 60 or under
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British-American War (1812)  
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Naval Secretary (OMOBS)
 
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Room 169
 
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Victory Building
 
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HM Naval Base
 
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Portsmouth
 
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First Anglo-Afghan War (1839 - 1842)
  
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Officers born before 1914 and Ratings enlisted before 1924
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First Opium War (1839 - 1842)
  
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The National Archicves
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Crimean War (1854 - 1856)  Charge of the Light Brigade
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Kew
 
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Second Opium War (or The Arrow War) (1856 - 1860)
  
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Anglo-Zulu War (1879)
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NPP Accounts 1, AFPAA
 
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Centurion Building
 
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Grange Road
 
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Gosport
 
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Hampshire
 
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Boer War (1880 - 1881 and 1899 - 1902)
  
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*[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Kent/Brompton.html Bromton War Memorial, Kent]
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Anglo-Irish War (1919 - 1921)
  
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*[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Kent/Rainham.html Rainham War memorial, Kent]
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[[World War One|'''World War I (1914 - 1918)''']]
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Royal Navy Air Station-- Fleet Air Arm, a branch of the RN
 
  
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[[World War Two|'''World War II (1939 - 1945)''']]
  
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My father was on just as many ships during ww2 He served on the same ship several times. Non officers changed ships each time they went on leave, or when the ship put in for repairs.
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Cold War (1945 - 1991)
  
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Your great Uncle was a stoker, later a leading stoker, which meant he worked in the engine room. A stoker basically shovelled coal into the boilers to steam up . On ships without coal the rank was kept but he would still work in the engine room.
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Malayan Emergency (1948 - 1960)
  
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http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/UKRNMainBases.htm
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Korean War (1950 - 1953)
  
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Go to this site for all the shore bases, mainly WW2 tho' , your great uncle would have visited it several times during the war usually for further training or awaiting a new ship.
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Mau Mau Uprising (1952 - 1960)
  
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Cyprus Emergency (1955 - 1959)
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http://www.maritimequest.com/guestbo...message_57.htm
 
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'The Royal Naval Barracks at Devonport (adjacent to Plymouth) was built in the late 1800s and at the time the Commander in Chief of the area had an official yacht HMS VIVID. He decided that the new barracks should take the designation HMS VIVID. It was customary for satellites of shore establishments to take the "ship name" of their parent with I or II and so on added. HMS VIVID I was the signals centre associated with the Devonport Barracks but not actually inside the perimeter. HMS VIVID II and III would have been shore units, part of the Devonport barracks, probably not actually within the perimeter but certainly within the general area of Plymouth Naval Base.' UNQUOTE
 
  
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Suez Crisis (1956)
  
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*[http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/pre-dread.htm Pre-dreadnought Battleships]
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Brunei Uprising (1962)
  
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Konfrontasi (1962-1966)
  
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Aden Emergency (1963 - 1967)
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This site records the Battle of Otranto Straits 15th May 1917. Your great Uncle was on board the ship HMS Dartmouth at the time.
 
  
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Icelandic Cod War (1975 - 1976)
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'The enemy had lost twenty-three net-trailing drifters, two transports, two destroyers and one aeroplane. In addition, the enemy flagship Dartmouth was attacked by a German U-boat as she was entering the harbour of Brindisi and holed by two torpedoes. The French destroyer Boutefeu, going to the assistance of the Dartmouth, ran onto a mine released by the U-boat and sank.' UNQUOTE
 
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HMS Pembroke is a shore base not a ship. It's Chatham Naval Barracks and also home of the Coast guard Service.
 
  
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Note from Caroline's brother: Had a quick look at the site.
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Falklands War (1982)
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Under Military, HMS Pembroke closed years ago.
 
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Ended up in the University of Greenwich.
 
  
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Gulf War (1990 - 1991)
  
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Kosovo War (1999)
  
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Royal arthur was an armoured cruiser
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Sierra Leone (2000)
  
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2001 Afghanistan War (2001-2002)
  
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I think Watchful was a shorebase in WW1 too.
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2003 invasion of Iraq (2003)
  
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Googling is as good a way as any to find out the history of the ship and which battles for example that ship took part in. His service record will give you the dates he was aboard so you can easily see what action he was involved in himself during the war.
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General Military Information

British Military Records Through The Ages

When you are searching for Military Service Records there are a few important pieces of information that you need to have. These are:

  • Full name of the individual. If you have as full a name as possible this will make tracking your individual easier. E.g. John Brown. There must be hundreds of John Browns. If you have a middle name it will make things a bit easier. E.g. John W Brown.
  • The Service in which he served. Army, Royal Navy or Air Force.
  • Rank and Regiment or Naval Ship or Squadron. Having the service number can be particularly helpful.
  • Find out when the person served; pre First World War, First World War and after 1920.
  • The more details you have the better. Having the dates of enlistment and demobilisation can be helpful as well.






Before 1914



After 1914



A-Z List of Ex-Military Service Organisations


Medals, Badges and Decorations

World War One Medal Card



Prisoners of War and Internees

The International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva keeps lists of all known POWs and internees of all nationalities for the Second World War. Enquiries concerning these lists should be directed to:

Archives Division and Research Service
International Committee of the Red Cross
19 Avenue de la Paix,
Geneva CH-1202,
Switzerland

Email: archives.gva@icrc.org



Book: Prisoners of War, British Army, 1939 - 1945

That lists alphabetically over 107,000 British Army POWs of all ranks held in Germany or in German occupied territories in World War Two. It gives each POW's camp, POW number, surname, initials, rank, army number and regiment/corps.

It was re-published in 1990, by J B Hayward and Sons of Polstead, Suffolk

Women in the Military



Woolwich Arsenal Employee Records

At one time there were an estimated 80,000 employees.

Carole Jones
General Manager
Support Services
DSDC Llangennech
Mwrwg Road
Llangennech Llanelli
Carms SA14 8YP

Tel: 01554 822497

If anyone requests a search of these records then it would be helpful if they back the cause and have a whinge about records being held in Wales rather than at the Arsenal (Heritage Center in Woolwich) and also stress the importance of not destroying records after the 100 year rule which is based from the employees DOB (although it is thought that they have been fairly reasonable on this one and so chances are they may still have the record).

This link explains more about the Arsenal - Royal Arsenal

Other Resources

Shop: The Queens Shilling specialises in military books and items:

Commercial Road,
Parkstone,
Poole
Dorset
Tel: 01202 723335



British Wars through the Centuries

Roman Invasion (43)

Manduessedum (61)

Battle of Mons Graupius (83)

Norman Conquest (1066)

The Hundred Years' War (1337 to 1453)

Battle of Agincourt (1415)

Wars of the Roses (1455 - 1485)

Battle of Bosworth Field - last British king to die in combat (1485)

Italian Wars (1494 ? 1559)

Eighty Years' War (1598 - 1648)

Spanish Armada (1588)

Bishops' Wars (1639 - 1640)

British Civil War (1642 - 1649)

First Anglo-Dutch War (1652 - 1654)

Anglo-Spanish War (1654 - 1660)

Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665 - 1667)

War of Devolution (1667 - 1668)

Third Anglo-Dutch War (1672 - 1674)

King Philip's War (1675 - 1676)

Monmouth Rebellion (1685)

Battle of Sedgemoor (1685) - last battle on English soil

War of the Grand Alliance (or King William's War) (1688 - 1697)

Jacobite Rebellions (1689 - 1746)

Battle of Culloden (1746) - last battle on the British mainland

War of the Spanish Succession (1702 - 1713)

Queen Anne's War (1702 - 1713)

War of Jenkin's Ear (1739 - 1742)

War of the Austrian Succession (1740 - 1748)

Seven Years War (1756-1763)

Fourth Anglo-Dutch War (1780-1784)

American War of Independence (1775 to 1783)

Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815)

Battle of Trafalgar (1805)

British-American War (1812)

First Anglo-Afghan War (1839 - 1842)

First Opium War (1839 - 1842)

Crimean War (1854 - 1856) Charge of the Light Brigade

Second Opium War (or The Arrow War) (1856 - 1860)

Anglo-Zulu War (1879)

Boer War (1880 - 1881 and 1899 - 1902)

Anglo-Irish War (1919 - 1921)

World War I (1914 - 1918)

World War II (1939 - 1945)

Cold War (1945 - 1991)

Malayan Emergency (1948 - 1960)

Korean War (1950 - 1953)

Mau Mau Uprising (1952 - 1960)

Cyprus Emergency (1955 - 1959)

Suez Crisis (1956)

Brunei Uprising (1962)

Konfrontasi (1962-1966)

Aden Emergency (1963 - 1967)

Icelandic Cod War (1975 - 1976)

Falklands War (1982)

Gulf War (1990 - 1991)

Kosovo War (1999)

Sierra Leone (2000)

2001 Afghanistan War (2001-2002)

2003 invasion of Iraq (2003)



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