| Classification: | Prisoners of War |
| Title: | Find My Past's British Officers Taken Prisoner Of War 1914-1918 |
| Link: | http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ |
| Description: | British Officers Taken Prisoner Of War 1914-1918 |
| Extra Info: | These records hold vital information about men taken prisoner of war during both World Wars. |
| Classification: | Prisoners of War |
| Title: | Find My Past's WWI and WWII Prisoner of War Records |
| Link: | http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Prisoners of War 1939-1945 |
| Extra Info: | These records hold vital information about men taken prisoner of war during both World Wars. |
| Classification: | Ships |
| Title: | 1820 Settler Correspondence - Cape of Good Hope |
| Link: | https://www.eggsa.org/1820-settlers/index.php/ |
| Description: | Letters from the Settlers of the Cape of Good Hope |
| Extra Info: | This correspondence concerns the immigration scheme for the Cape of Good Hope following the Napoleonic Wars. HMS Weymouth was used to transport the settlers. A log of the journey is also transcribed. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Pictures / Photographs |
| Title: | Anglo Burmese Library |
| Link: | https://www.angloburmeselibrary.com/ |
| Description: | The Anglo Burmese Library |
| Extra Info: | Includes lists of service personnel, employees of the Burmah Oil Company and more. Some information is available for general public, other information is only available to members. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Prisoners of War, Discharge / Pension Records |
| Title: | Army Ancestry Research |
| Link: | http://armyancestry.blogspot.com/ |
| Description: | British Army research: tips, links and articles from a British military history expert. |
| Classification: | Army, Napoleonic Wars, Muster / Militia Rolls |
| Title: | Army Lists and Roll Calls from Find My Past |
| Link: | Army Lists and Roll Calls from Find My Past |
| Description: | Search Army Lists and Roll Calls |
| Classification: | Army |
| Title: | British India Family History |
| Link: | http://valmayukuk.tripod.com/ |
| Description: | British India Family History |
| Extra Info: | Includes the names of the 11th Light Dragoons who sailed to Calcutta on the Atlas in 1819 and includes women and children accompanying the troops. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Information |
| Title: | British Nationals Armed Forces Births 1761-2005 |
| Link: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Births 1761-2005 |
| Description: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Births 1761-2005 |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Information |
| Title: | British Nationals Armed Forces Deaths 1796-2005 |
| Link: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Deaths 1796-2005 |
| Description: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Deaths 1796-2005 |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Information |
| Title: | British Nationals Armed Forces Marriages 1796-2005 |
| Link: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Marriages 1796-2005 |
| Description: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Marriages 1796-2005 |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Other Transport, Hospitals / Nursing, Academy / Training / Cadets, Information, Other |
| Title: | British Pathe Film Archive |
| Link: | https://www.britishpathe.com |
| Description: | British Pathe Film Archive 1896-1970 |
| Extra Info: | All sorts of social and military history on film. |
| Classification: | World War I, Newspapers |
| Title: | British Presence in South Patagonia |
| Link: | https://patbrit.org/ |
| Description: | British Presence in South Patagonia |
| Extra Info: | World War I, 1914-1918 seen through the pages of the Magellan Times |
| Classification: | Prisoners of War |
| Title: | Changi Museum Website |
| Link: | http://www.changimuseum.sg/ |
| Description: | Changi Museum Website |
| Extra Info: | Click on virtual museum for a database of almos 5,000 records of registered civilian internees in Singapore during the Japanese Occupation in 1942-1945. Includes date of birth and occupation. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Pictures / Photographs |
| Title: | Colonial Film Database |
| Link: | http://colonialfilm.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Colonial Film - Moving Images of the British Empire |
| Extra Info: | The website holds detailed information on over 6000 films showing images of life in the British colonies. Over 150 can be viewed online. The archive can be searched by date, country, topic or keyword. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour |
| Title: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission. |
| Link: | https://www.cwgc.org |
| Description: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission. |
| Classification: | Army, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts |
| Title: | East India Company Register and Army List 1845 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/eastindiaregist00britgo... |
| Description: | East India Company Register and Army List 1845 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes army ranks and dates of service. |
| Classification: | Army, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Other |
| Title: | Families in British India Society |
| Link: | https://www.fibis.org |
| Description: | Families in British India Society |
| Extra Info: | FIbiWiki Includes East India Company's armies and their arrival from Britain, including the ships they travelled on, medal rolls, muster lists.medal rolls for the Indian Mutiny and more. |
| 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: | Army, Other |
| Title: | Immigrant Ships to New Zealand 1835-1910 |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~shipstonz/genealogy... |
| Description: | Immigrant Ships to New Zealand 1835-1910 |
| Extra Info: | Includes details on the New Zealand Fencibles, retired British and Irish soldiers who travelled to New Zealand to protect the early settlers, between 1847-52. |
| Classification: | Boer Wars, Hospitals / Nursing |
| Title: | Imperial Yeomanry Hospitals in South Africa |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/imperialyeomanr00howeg... |
| Description: | Imperial Yeomanry Hospitals in South Africa 1900-1902 Vol 2 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Account of the Imperial Yeomanry Field Hospital and Bearer Company in South Africa. Includes a list of personnel and their service. |
| Classification: | Boer Wars, Hospitals / Nursing |
| Title: | Imperial Yeomanry Hospitals in South Africa |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/imperialyeomanr01howeg... |
| Description: | Imperial Yeomanry Hospitals in South Africa 1900-1902 Vol 1 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Account of the Imperial Yeomanry Hospitals. Mainly reports, but does include lists of personnel, and more. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts |
| Title: | Indian Cemeteries |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180327230158/http://... |
| Description: | Indian Cemeteries |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a website that is no longer active. Most information is still available. Historic cemeteries in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Burma. Regiment, surname and campaign index. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Prisoners of War, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | Institute of Chartered Accountants |
| Link: | https://www.icaew.com/en/library/historical-resour... |
| Description: | Institute of Chartered Accountants |
| Extra Info: | An index to WWI, including roll of honour, those mentioned in despatches and those awarded medals. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
| Title: | LUCY and LUCEY Genealogy |
| Link: | http://www.ozlists.com/allluceys/ |
| Description: | LUCY and LUCEY Genealogy |
| Extra Info: | Lists all the LUCY and LUCEY who fell during the first and second world wars. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, Army, Marines, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships |
| Title: | Malta Family History |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180722210453/http://... |
| Description: | Malta Family History |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. The indexes still seems to be available. British subjects in Malta, including details of the military cemeteries and the army chapel school. Also an index of men of the British Fleet in Malta in 1881. |
| Classification: | Army, Ships |
| Title: | Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters |
| Link: | http://marinersandships.com.au/ |
| Description: | Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters |
| Extra Info: | Includes some members of the UK armed forces travelling on passenger ships, type HMS to search and it brings up the ship they were assigned to. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships, Information |
| Title: | Maritime Quest |
| Link: | http://www.maritimequest.com/ |
| Description: | Maritime Quest |
| Extra Info: | A quest for the photographic history of the world's ships. Also includes many war memorials including the British cemetery in Buenos Aries. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Pictures / Photographs |
| Title: | Mary Evans Picture Library |
| Link: | https://www.maryevans.com/ |
| Description: | Mary Evans Picture Library |
| Extra Info: | Over 2 million historical and cinema images. Easy to search - can limit by type of photograph and century. Includes pictures of war memorials, wars, ships, tanks, soldiers and much more. |
| Classification: | World War II |
| Title: | Melbourne Star - Blue Star Line |
| Link: | http://www.melbournestar.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Melbourne Star - Blue Star Line |
| Extra Info: | Includes details of the Malta convoys, operation pedestal. List Navy and Merchant vessels involved, |
| Classification: | Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Memoirs of Sarah Speedy |
| Link: | http://www.speedy.co.nz/recollections/ |
| Description: | Memoirs of Sarah Speedy |
| Extra Info: | Born near Waterloo into a British army officer's family, the authoress accompanied her parents and later her husband on military tours of duty to India and beyond. This is her story of her travels and family life. |
| Classification: | Navy, Army, Marines, Other |
| Title: | New Zealand Fencible Society |
| Link: | http://www.nzfenciblesociety.org.nz/ |
| Description: | New Zealand Fencibles - From Britain and Ireland 1847-1852 |
| Extra Info: | The Royal New Zealand Fencible corps, retired soldiers from Britain and Ireland, who enlisted to protection of the early settlers of Auckland. Includes names and regiments they were from. |
| Classification: | Muster / Militia Rolls |
| Title: | Newfoundland Grand Banks Genealogy |
| Link: | http://ngb.chebucto.org/ |
| Description: | Newfoundland Grand Banks Genealogy |
| Extra Info: | 1770 Muster Roll for Dartmouth (under passenger lists). |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War I, World War II, Aircraft, Ships, Newspapers |
| Title: | Newspapers Online via Google |
| Link: | https://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: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Information, Other |
| Title: | Open Library |
| Link: | http://openlibrary.org/ |
| Description: | Open Library - Scanned Books Online |
| Extra Info: | Use the search facility and select e books only. Can also search within book text easily. Includes many books about all aspects of British Military History. Includes lots of accounts of voyagers of exploration by naval ships. |
| Classification: | Navy, Army, World War I, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Newspapers |
| Title: | Papers Past |
| Link: | https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/ |
| Description: | Papers Past 1839-1932 |
| Extra Info: | Extracts from New Zealand newspapers. |
| Classification: | Information |
| Title: | Project Gutenberg |
| Link: | http://www.gutenberg.org/ |
| Description: | Project Gutenberg - Free to Read Books |
| Extra Info: | Online books, free to read. |
| Classification: | World War I, Hospitals / Nursing |
| Title: | Red Cross Volunteers of the First World War |
| Link: | https://vad.redcross.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Red Cross Volunteers of the First World War |
| Extra Info: | Over 90,000 people volunteered for the British Red Cross at home and overseas during the war. More names still to add. |
| Classification: | Navy, Army, Ships |
| Title: | Royal Navy Ships and their Location in the 1901 Census |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20150313142134/http://... |
| Description: | Royal Navy Ships and their Location in the 1901 Census |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site. Most information seems available. Includes details of Royal Navy ships and where they were at the time of the 1901 census with name of the captain or CO. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Other Transport, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Science and Society Picture Library |
| Link: | https://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk |
| Description: | Science and Society Picture Library |
| Extra Info: | Over 50,000 images including many images of war, poster campaigns, letters from the wars and more. |
| Classification: | Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts |
| Title: | Scotland Data from Ancestry |
| Link: | Scotland Data from Ancestry |
| Description: | Scotland Data Collection from Ancestry |
| Extra Info: | Includes The French and Indian War from Scottish Sources. |
| Classification: | Army, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts |
| Title: | Scottish Soldiers in Colonial America, Part I |
| Link: | Scottish Soldiers in Colonial America, Part I |
| Description: | Scottish Soldiers in Colonial America, Part I |
| Classification: | Army, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts |
| Title: | Scottish Soldiers in Colonial America, Part II |
| Link: | Scottish Soldiers in Colonial America, Part II |
| Description: | Scottish Soldiers in Colonial America, Part II |
| Classification: | Army, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts |
| Title: | Scottish Soldiers in Colonial America, Part III |
| Link: | Scottish Soldiers in Colonial America, Part III |
| Description: | Scottish Soldiers in Colonial America, Part III |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Napoleonic Wars, Officers' Records, Service Records, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards, Information |
| Title: | Search UK Military Records 1656-2005 |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Search UK Military Records 1656-2005 |
| Classification: | Army, Ships |
| Title: | South African Genealogy |
| Link: | http://sagenealogy.co.za/ |
| Description: | South African Genealogy |
| Extra Info: | Includes details of the sinking of the convict ship Waterloo at Table Bay in 1842 and lists the members of the 99th Regiment of Foot who were aboard. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I |
| Title: | St. Mary's Church, North India, Pune Diocese |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20140107041751/http://s... |
| Description: | St. Mary's Church, North India, Pune Diocese |
| Extra Info: | Archived copy of the site, may be slow to load. Click on About and Archives for details of graves of some British servicemen. |
| Classification: | Pictures / Photographs |
| Title: | The Humphrey Winterton Collection of East African Photographs |
| Link: | http://winterton.library.northwestern.edu/ |
| Description: | The Humphrey Winterton Collection of East African Photographs 1860-1960 |
| Extra Info: | A collection of about 7,610 photographs, depicting life, primarily in East Africa, between about 1860 and 1960. Includes some military photographs. |
| Classification: | World War I, Prisoners of War |
| Title: | The Prisoners of the Ruhleben Civilian Internment Camp 1914-1918 |
| Link: | http://ruhleben.tripod.com/ |
| Description: | The Prisoners of the Ruhleben Civilian Internment Camp 1914-1918 |
| Extra Info: | The site aims to try and tell the stories of as many of those civilians as possible |
| 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: | Navy, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships |
| Title: | Three Decks - Warships in the Age of Sail |
| Link: | https://threedecks.org/ |
| Description: | This site aims to be the premier web resource for researching naval history during the Age of Sail. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Newspapers |
| Title: | TROVE - Historic Australian Newspapers, Photographs and More |
| Link: | https://trove.nla.gov.au/ |
| Description: | TROVE - Historic Australian Newspapers, Photographs and More |
| Extra Info: | Fully searchable, many articles and notes about naval ships. |
| Classification: | Prisoners of War, Ships, Other |
| Title: | War of 1812 - Privateers and Letters of Marque |
| Link: | https://www.1812privateers.org/ |
| Description: | War of 1812 - Privateers and Letters of Marque |
| Extra Info: | Also has British prisoners held by the United States due to the war of 1812. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour |
| Title: | Waymarking - Interesting Locations |
| Link: | http://www.waymarking.com/ |
| Description: | Waymarking - Interesting Locations |
| Extra Info: | Pictures of all types of interesting places and features including memorials, easy to search. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Discharge / Pension Records |
| Title: | World War 1 Veterans 1914-1918 |
| Link: | http://worldwar1veterans.blogspot.com/ |
| Description: | World War 1 Veterans 1914-1918 - old soldier memories, interviews and much more. |
| Classification: | Army, Museums |
| Title: | British Army Museums and Records at Army Museums Ogilby Trust |
| Link: | https://www.armymuseums.org.uk/ |
| Description: | British Army Museums and Records at Army Museums Ogilby Trust |
| Extra Info: | Comprehensive list of army museums, including museums without web sites. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Discharge / Pension Records, Officers' Records, Service Records, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Other Transport, Hospitals / Nursing, Academy / Training / Cadets, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards, Uniforms / Badges, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Newspapers, Maps, Information, Other |
| Title: | Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia |
| Link: | http://en.wikipedia.org/ |
| Description: | Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia |
| Extra Info: | Comprehensive general reference for most military topics. Use its search box to find your areas of interest. |
If you know of any web sites suitable for inclusion which are
not listed here,
please let us know via the Contact Us page.