The Royal Navy is the principal naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. It can trace its roots back to the 16th century, so it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service.
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Prisoners of War, Discharge / Pension Records, Officers' Records, Service Records, Medals / Awards, Uniforms / Badges |
| Title: | Military records |
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| Description: | Ancestry.co.uk's Military records |
| Extra Info: | Find the war heroes in your family in Ancestry.co.uk's millions of service records, medal records, casualty lists and other Army records and Navy records. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War II, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | BBC - WW2 People's War |
| Link: | http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/categor... |
| Description: | BBC - WW2 People's War |
| Extra Info: | The BBC asked the public to contribute their memories of World War Two - this archive of 47,000 stories and 15,000 images is the result. |
| 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, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Other Transport, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Britain's Small Wars |
| Link: | http://www.britainssmallwars.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Britain's Small Wars - Forgotten Wars |
| Extra Info: | Details of many of Britain's 'forgotten' conflicts, with details of memorials and stories. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards |
| Link: | Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards from Find My Past |
| Description: | Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Information |
| Title: | British Nationals Armed Forces Banns and Marriages |
| Link: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Banns and Marriages |
| Description: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Banns and Marriages |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Information |
| Title: | British Nationals Armed Forces Births and Baptisms |
| Link: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Births and Baptisms |
| Description: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Births and Baptisms |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Information |
| Title: | British Nationals Armed Forces Deaths and Burials |
| Link: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Deaths and Burials |
| Description: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Deaths and Burials |
| 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: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Pictures / Photographs, Information |
| Title: | Commando Veterans Archive |
| Link: | http://www.commandoveterans.org/ |
| Description: | Commando Veterans Archive |
| Extra Info: | Information and data on the Commandos from the time of their formation In 1940 to the present day. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, Information |
| Title: | Flags of the World |
| Link: | https://fotw.info/flags/index.html |
| Description: | Flags of the World |
| Extra Info: | Click on UK, England, Ireland, Isle of Man, Scotland, Wales, Jersey, Guernsey for district/county flags, ensigns, flags of the armed services 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: | 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, Newspapers |
| Title: | Guardian Newspaper |
| Link: | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/31/-sp-... |
| 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, Navy, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts |
| Title: | Maritime Memorials |
| Link: | http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Maritime Memorials |
| Extra Info: | The National Maritime Museum memorial index includes records of monuments commemorating British people with maritime related work or careers and the victims of disaster at sea. |
| Classification: | Navy, Marines, World War I, World War II, Service Records, Ships, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | National Archives - Online Navy Records and Indexes |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Online Navy Records and Indexes |
| Extra Info: | Includes navy and marine service records, medals awarded and much more. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Other |
| Title: | National Archives - Selected Cabinet Papers |
| Link: | https://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: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, World War I, World War II, Service Records, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Medals / Awards, Uniforms / Badges, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Information |
| Title: | Naval-History.Net |
| Link: | http://www.naval-history.net/ |
| Description: | Naval-History.Net |
| Extra Info: | Comprehensive history of the British Navy with full search facility. Includes details of ships of the Royal Navy 1914-1919, some with log books details, service history of ships in WW2, timelines, casualties from WW1, and much more. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, 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 many different battles, but includes specific details of the Gloucester Regiment in WWI and WWII. |
| 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: | 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: | 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 1760 to 20th Century |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Search UK Military Records 1760 to 20th Century |
| 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 |
| 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, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Muster / Militia Rolls, Information |
| Title: | The Genealogist's Military Records |
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| Description: | The Genealogist's Military Records |
| Extra Info: | They currently have 92 Army Lists available ranging from 1661 to 1940 and 28 Navy Lists ranging from 1689 to 1944. Army Lists can contain rank and regiment of officers, details of those stationed abroad and recipients of the Victoria Cross. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Prisoners of War, Service Records, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The National Archives Online Collections |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ |
| Description: | The National Archives - Collection of Digitised Public Records |
| 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: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War I, Aircraft, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | Western Front Association |
| Link: | http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/ |
| Description: | Western Front Association |
| Extra Info: | Dedicated to the study of WWI 1914-1918. Includes many articles and much information about the war. Subscription site. |
| Classification: | Navy, Officers' Records, Service Records |
| Title: | Wills - The National Archives Records - Seamen's Wills |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | Wills of Royal Naval Seamen (1786 - 1882) |
| Extra Info: | Search and download the wills of around 35,000 men who joined the Royal Navy between 1786 and 1882 |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Hospitals / Nursing |
| Title: | World War One - Photographs and Pictures |
| Link: | http://www.ww1photos.com/ |
| Description: | World War One - Photographs and Pictures |
| Extra Info: | Includes postcards of WWI, many photographs of the trenches, a special gallery of Gallipoli photographs, animals in war and more. Many free photos, others may be purchased. |
| Classification: | Navy, Army, Muster / Militia Rolls, Other |
| Title: | GENUKI Country Page for Scotland |
| Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/ |
| Description: | General Information for Scotland |
| 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. |
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