Regimental Log Books and other personal records such as diaries and letters home provide an insight into the life that those in the services lived.
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War II, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | 152 Hyderabad RAF Squadron |
| Link: | http://www.152hyderabad.co.uk/ |
| Description: | 152 Hyderabad RAF Squadron |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | 17th (Service) Battalion - The Welsh Regiment |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20211217090904/http://... |
| Description: | 17th (Service) Battalion - The Welsh Regiment |
| Extra Info: | Archived copy of a site that is no longer being updated, but most information is still available to view. Inclludes a list of casualties of WW1, a war diary for 1916-1918 and more. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | 1st Battalion The Monmouthshire Regiment 1914 - 1916 |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20081120235905/http://w... |
| Description: | 1st Battalion The Monmouthshire Regiment 1914 - 1916 |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site - most informations seems to be available. Includes the battalion war diary, battle honours, details of some of the soldiers and more. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Discharge / Pension Records, Service Records, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Newspapers, Maps |
| Title: | 25th County of London Cycle Battalion, London Regiment |
| Link: | https://www.25thlondon.com/ |
| Description: | 25th County of London Cycle Battalion, London Regiment |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | 3rd Battalion The Monmouthshire Regiment 1914 - 1916 |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20110827012738/http://w... |
| Description: | 3rd Battalion The Monmouthshire Regiment 1914 - 1916 |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site - most informations seems to be available. Includes the battalion war diary, battle honours, details of the mining at Hill 60, details of some of the soldiers and more. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | 4th Territorial Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers 1914-1918 |
| Link: | http://www.4thbnnf.com/wordpress/ |
| Description: | 4th Territorial Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers 1914-1918 |
| Extra Info: | Includes the names of fusiliers who served with the 1/4th, 2/4th, 3/4th and 4th Reserve Battalions between 1908 and 1919, some with details. Also includes the 4th Battalion war diary, July 1917. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | 8th (S) Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180722234403/http://... |
| Description: | 8th (S) Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment - Abridged World War One Diary |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available. The information on the site is taken from a booklet, published after WW1. Includes a diary of events involving the Battalion and a list of commanding officers. |
| Classification: | World War II, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Information |
| Title: | A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46 |
| Link: | https://moidigital.ac.uk/reports/ |
| Description: | A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46 |
| Extra Info: | MOI Digital is the online home of 'A Publishing and Communications History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46' |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Newspapers |
| Title: | A Multimedia History of World War One |
| Link: | https://www.firstworldwar.com/ |
| Description: | A Multimedia History of World War One |
| Extra Info: | A site with much information about WWI, details and dates of each battles, source documents, photographs, diaries and much more. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War I, Aircraft, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Maps |
| Title: | A Pilot's War 1915-18 |
| Link: | http://www.apw.airwar1.org.uk/ |
| Description: | A Pilot's War 1915-18 |
| Extra Info: | This site records the First World War experience of Major F W Smith as a pilot in the British Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and later the RAF. List of 62 Squadron crew, claims and losses and those from 62 Squadron who lost their lives in France in 1918. |
| Classification: | Marines, World War I, World War II, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | A salute to the modern-day commando |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20110307015959/http://w... |
| Description: | A salute to the modern-day commando |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer working. Some information is missing though, but much is still available to view. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Addingham Village Information |
| Link: | https://addingham.info/ |
| Description: | Addingham Village Information |
| Extra Info: | Includes a war diary of Ex-Cpl Brumfitt Atkinson for 1915-1916. |
| Classification: | Navy, Napoleonic Wars, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Admiral Lord Nelson |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20211122072804/http://... |
| Description: | Admiral Lord Nelson |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active, however most information is still available to view. Details of his life, battles, ships and loves. |
| Classification: | World War II, Prisoners of War, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | AJR My Story |
| Link: | https://www.ajrmystory.org.uk/ |
| Description: | My Story - The Association of Jewish Refugees |
| Extra Info: | The AJR's 'My Story' project tells the life stories of Jewish refugees and Holocaust survivors through the production of individual life story books |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | An Old Contemptibles Diary 1914 - 1915 |
| Link: | https://glosters.tripod.com/ww1.html |
| Description: | An Old Contemptibles Diary 1914 - 1915 |
| Extra Info: | The diary of Arthur Castle who started in the military as a 'Boy' to the Royal Horse Artillery Depot in 1901,in 1916 posted as a Captain in 63rd Royal Naval Division to France. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Ancient and Honourable Appointment of Conductor |
| Link: | https://www.rlc-conductor.info/ |
| Description: | Ancient and Honourable Appointment of Conductor |
| Extra Info: | The senior Warrant Officer appointment in the British Army, includes detailed history, list of recipients the conductors at Lord Nelson's funeral and more. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Prisoners of War, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Antwerp to Gallipoli |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/antwerptogallipo00ruhli... |
| Description: | Antwerp to Gallipoli - Arthur Ruhl, Published 1916 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. With the full title of Antwerp to Gallipoli; a year of war on many fronts - and behind them. Includes a photograph of the English hostages at Gallipoli. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Archibald Gordon MacGregor's Account of World War One |
| Link: | https://www.annawelti.com/archie.asp |
| Description: | Archibald Gordon MacGregor's Account of World War One |
| Extra Info: | Includes cartoons, christmas cards and a diary of his experiences of WWI in the Scottish Division. |
| Classification: | World War II, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Aston Brook Through to Aston Manor, Warwickshire |
| Link: | http://www.astonbrook-through-astonmanor.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Aston Brook Through to Aston Manor - History |
| Extra Info: | Includes articles about the placement of anti-aircraft guns and more. |
| Classification: | World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | At Sulva Bay |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/atsuvlabaybeingn00hargu... |
| Description: | At Sulva Bay, John Hargrave, Published 1916 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Its full title is At Suvla Bay : being the notes and sketches of scenes, characters and adventures of the Dardanelles campaign. He served with the 32nd Field Ambulance Division. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | ATTRILL Family History |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20160324193120/http://... |
| Description: | ATTRILL Family History |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer being maintained. Most information is still available to view. Includes a list of war casualties, campaign medals and more, including John Edward ATTRILL's first world war dairy. |
| Classification: | World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | BASTON Family of Hackney, Shoreditch and Whitechapel |
| Link: | http://www.bastonfamily.co.uk/ |
| Description: | BASTON Family of Hackney, Shoreditch and Whitechapel |
| Extra Info: | Includes details of the 12th (Eastern) Division and the Battle of The Somme in the Great War 1914-1918 and a war diary from the 8th Battalion Royal Fusiliers from 1916. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Battle of Bellewaarde, 16th June 1915 |
| Link: | http://www.bellewaarde1915.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Battle of Bellewaarde, 16th June 1915 |
| Extra Info: | The site is dedicated to the men who fought and died at the Battle of Bellewaarde, 16th June 1915. It includes photographs, war diaries, details of the regiments and battalions, soldiers and more. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Bawdsey Radar Station |
| Link: | https://www.bawdseyradar.org.uk |
| Description: | Bawdsey Radar Station, Suffolk |
| Extra Info: | Includes many written and oral historical accounts from radar instructor to those on National service at Bawdsey. |
| 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: | https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/catego... |
| 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, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Beeston - Exploring its History |
| Link: | http://www.beeston-notts.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Beeston - Exploring its History |
| Extra Info: | Includes the diary of Sergeant William Jowett who describes his experiences fighting in the Crimea and some information about the 24 pals who joined the Sherwood Foresters. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Newspapers |
| Title: | Belfast Genealogy Site |
| Link: | https://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Belfast Genealogy Site |
| Extra Info: | Including Boer war, WW1 and WW2 Armed Forces remembrance. Plus details of the 8th Belfast heavy anti-aircraft regiment, including soldier lists, war dairies, newspaper cuttings, photographs and more. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War II, Aircraft, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Bob Baxter's Bomber Command Index |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20190804124146/http://... |
| Description: | Bob Baxter's Bomber Command Index |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active and hence not being updated or maintained. Most information still seems to be available, |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War II, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Bolton Remembers the War |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20200813092703/http://... |
| Description: | Bolton Remembers the War |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active, most information is still available to view. Includes the diary of an ARP warden, casulaties of an air raid in Oct 1941, Bolton civilian war dead and lots more. Use the site map for a full index. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War II, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Bolton Remembers the War Dead |
| Link: | https://boltonremembers.org/ |
| Description: | Bolton Remembers the War Dead and the Survivors |
| Extra Info: | An online reference documenting Bolton’s war dead. A project to create and develop a database recording all of Bolton’s war dead, and as much information about the service of survivors as available. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Bomber Command - An Ordinary Crew |
| Link: | https://www.ordinarycrew.co.uk/ |
| Description: | An Ordinary Crew of Bomber Command |
| Extra Info: | The crew and aircraft at RAF Waddington in 1945. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Bombercrew.com A tribute to the Commonwealth Airmen of Bomber Command |
| Link: | http://www.bombercrew.com |
| Description: | Bombercrew.com A tribute to the Commonwealth Airmen of Bomber Command |
| 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, World War II, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Maps |
| Title: | Burma Star Association |
| Link: | https://www.burmastar.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Burma Star Association |
| Extra Info: | The website is dedicted to all those who served in HM and Allied Forces or the Nursing Services in the Burma Campaign of the 1939-45 war. Includes a diary of the campaign and memories of thise who served. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War II, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Maps |
| Title: | Burma Star Memorial |
| Link: | https://burmastarmemorial.org/ |
| Description: | Burma Star Memorial |
| Extra Info: | The Burma Star Memorial Fund is a charity dedicated to the legacy and commemoration of all those who served in the Allied forces during the Burma Campaign of the Second World War. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Burnley in the Great War |
| Link: | http://burnleyinthegreatwar.info/ |
| Description: | Burnley in the Great War |
| Extra Info: | The site aims to honour the men from Burnley who served in the great war and includes the effects of the war on the town. |
| Classification: | World War I, World War II, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Canadian War Brides |
| Link: | http://www.canadianwarbrides.com/index.asp |
| Description: | Canadian War Brides |
| Extra Info: | Includes many personal accounts and videos. |
| Classification: | World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Canadian War Brides of World War One |
| Link: | http://ww1warbrides.blogspot.com |
| Description: | Canadian War Brides of World War One |
| Extra Info: | Includes some first hand accounts of war brides. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Captain John Robert Wilson's Diary |
| Link: | https://www.qsl.net/gm0fne/diaryt~1.htm |
| Description: | Captain John Robert Wilson's Diary, Royal Flying Corps, 1917 |
| Extra Info: | The writer of the diary was Captain John Robert Wilson of the Royal Flying Corps. He was killed in action on Monday 20th October 1917, aged 24 years, whilst flying a Sopwith Camel (serial No B6352). |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | COLLETT Family History |
| Link: | http://www.collettfamilyhistory.net/ |
| Description: | COLLETT Family History |
| Extra Info: | Scroll down to bottom of main page for Collett war fatalities. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Muster / Militia Rolls, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Cottingham Village History |
| Link: | http://www.cottinghamhistory.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Cottingham Village History |
| Extra Info: | Includes a photograph of the Cottingham ARP wardens. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Coventry War Dead - Military and Civilians |
| Link: | https://www.familyresearcher.co.uk |
| Description: | Coventry War Dead - Military and Civilians |
| Extra Info: | Includes details of the 16th Warwickshire (Coventry) Battalion Home Guard. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Devon Heritage |
| Link: | https://www.devonheritage.org/ |
| Description: | Devon Heritage |
| Extra Info: | Includes war memorials, some with details, not just the names, military medal recipients, Much information about the Devonshire Regiment. Look under places for extra information and Devon county for eyewitness reports of the Battle of Jutland. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Diary - 2nd Lieut. Robert Peyton Hamilton - 1915 |
| Link: | http://www.larigan.com/diary/Diary.htm |
| Description: | The Diary of 2nd Lieut. Robert Peyton Hamilton - 1915 |
| Extra Info: | The diary of 2nd Lieut. Robert Peyton Hamilton, 1915 of the 1/20th County of London Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich), The County of London Regiment (Territorial Force). |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Diary of 2/4th Battalion the Border Regiment - 1914-19 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/diaryof24thbatta00carl... |
| Description: | Diary of 2/4th Battalion the Border Regiment - 1914-19 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. War Diary from October 1914 to Dec 1919. Includes a roll of honour (name, service number, rank, company and home town), prisoners of war, officer, NCO's and more. |
| Classification: | World War I, Hospitals / Nursing, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/diaryofnursingsi00nursu... |
| Description: | Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. A great diary about her experiences on the Western Front. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Diary of Charles Rooke, from the First World War |
| Link: | https://thelonsdalebattalion.co.uk/w/index.php?tit... |
| Description: | Diary of Charles Rooke, from the First World War |
| Extra Info: | Diary of Charles Rooke, who served in France, Belgium and Germany during the First World War in the 1/5 Border Regiment. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Diary of Lt Victor Edward Borgonon |
| Link: | https://www.borgognon.net/VEBdiary.html |
| Description: | Diary of Lt Victor Edward Borgonon 1918 |
| Extra Info: | The diary is the record of an ordinary junior officer's duties in the latter part of the WWI, after he was a gas casualty on the front, and subseqeuntly posted to Salonika, a suitable posting for soldiers returning to active service after convalescence. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Diary of Sgt Bernard Joseph Brookes |
| Link: | http://www.bobbrookes.co.uk/bernard.htm |
| Description: | Diary of Sgt Bernard Joseph Brookes |
| Extra Info: | Sgt Bernard Joseph Brookes served with the 1/16 Battalion County of London Regiment and his diary records from his joining up in 1914 through to him being hospitalised in August 1915 as a result of heavy bombardment. |
| Classification: | Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Other |
| Title: | Duston Village Website |
| Link: | http://www.duston.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Duston Village Website |
| Extra Info: | Includes a letter from an evacuee and memories of the war years. |
| Classification: | Army, Boer Wars, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | East Surrey Volunteers in the Boer War |
| Link: | https://www.bcpl8s.ca/boer/ |
| Description: | East Surrey Volunteers in the Boer War 1900-1901 |
| Extra Info: | The records of I company, a brief history of the East Surrey Volunteers Service in the South African War. |
| Classification: | World War I, Hospitals / Nursing, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Edith Elizabeth Appletons WWI Diaries |
| Link: | http://www.edithappleton.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Edith Elizabeth Appletons WWI Diaries 1914-19 |
| Extra Info: | The site displays the remarkable diaries which Edith Elizabeth Appleton wrote while nursing in Northern France from 1914 to 1919. |
| Classification: | World War II, Museums, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Evacuee Archive |
| Link: | https://merl.reading.ac.uk/collections/evacuee-arc... |
| Description: | The Museum of English Rural - Evacuee Archive |
| Extra Info: | The collection contains written memoirs, oral history interviews and some research material relating to former evacuees and war-children. |
| Classification: | World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Eyewitness to History |
| Link: | http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ |
| Description: | Eyewitness to History |
| Extra Info: | Eyewitness reports and account of events through history. US site but has quite a few accounts relevant to the UK. |
| 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: | World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Family Forest - Family History Website |
| Link: | http://www.family-forest.co.uk/familytree/index.sh... |
| Description: | Family Forest - Family History Website |
| Extra Info: | Includes some biographies, memories and letters, including letters from Walter Lloyd Ferris, of the London Rifles who was killed at the Somme in 1916. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, World War II, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Family Researcher |
| Link: | https://www.familyresearcher.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Family Researcher - Details of Coventry at War and the Blitz of WWII |
| Extra Info: | Although this is a professional research site there is a lot of online information about Coventry at war, the Blitz, the Coventry battalion of the Home Guard, a war diary from a member of the Royal Warwickshires and more. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | From Gallipoli to Baghdad - William Ewing MC DD |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/fromgallipolitob00ewinr... |
| Description: | From Gallipoli to Baghdad - William Ewing MC DD, Chaplain to the Forces, Published 1917 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. William Ewing MC DD wrote a day to day account of what was happening and sent this weekly to his congregation back home, some letters were published in newsapapers and journals of the day. |
| Classification: | World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | From The Western Front to Salonika |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20181220191250/http://c... |
| Description: | From The Western Front to Salonika |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be available to view. Website about Herbert Halliday served with the Royal Field Artillery on the Western Front and Salonika. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Gallipoli - John Masefield |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/gallipoli00maseuoft |
| Description: | Gallipoli - John Masefield, Published 1916 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. John Masefield was asked so many times about his experiences that he decided to publish the book to answer all the question he kept being asked. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Gallipoli Diary - Major John Graham Gillam DSO |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/gallipolidiary00gillric... |
| Description: | Gallipoli Diary - Major John Graham Gillam DSO, Published 1918 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Major John Graham Gillam DSO, explains in his preface how he came to publish his diary about Gallipoli, it includes illustrations and photographs. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Gallipoli Diary - Sir Ian Hamilton |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/cu31924088057215 |
| Description: | Gallipoli Diary - Sir Ian Hamilton, Published 1920, Volume 1 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Sir Ian Hamilton published his diary and account of Gallipoli soon after the war so that any challenges to what he had written could be made whilst he was still alive. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Gallipoli Diary - Sir Ian Hamilton |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/cu31924088057223 |
| Description: | Gallipoli Diary - Sir Ian Hamilton, Published 1920, Volume 2 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Sir Ian Hamilton published his diary and account of Gallipoli soon after the war so that any challenges to what he had written could be made whilst he was still alive. Includes the index to volume 1 and 2. |
| Classification: | World War I, World War II, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Other |
| Title: | Gjenvick Archives |
| Link: | https://www.ggarchives.com/ |
| Description: | Gjenvick Archives |
| Extra Info: | A large private collecton of historical documents including WWI and WWII. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Academy / Training / Cadets, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Information |
| Title: | H.M.S.Vengeance with No. 1850 and No. 812 Royal Navy Squadrons |
| Link: | http://www.hms-vengeance.co.uk/ |
| Description: | H.M.S.Vengeance with No. 1850 and No. 812 Royal Navy Squadrons |
| Extra Info: | Includes many crew photographs, history of ships bearing the name, specifications and more. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Harry's World War One |
| Link: | https://www.trenchesandtrees.org/ |
| Description: | Harry's World War One - Trenches and Trees, War Memories. |
| Extra Info: | Harry Wiliams' war, an account from his signing up, to the battlefields of world war one. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Henry Tabor's World War 1 War Diary |
| Link: | http://tabor.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Henry Tabor's World War 1 War Diary |
| Extra Info: | Henry Tabor's war diary from 1916, covering the time of the Battle of the Somme. He was a wireless operator with the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) attached to various Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA) siege batteries. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War I, World War II, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Hilary's Family History Pages |
| Link: | http://www.belton.me.uk/ |
| Description: | Hilary's Family History Pages |
| Extra Info: | Includes details of the Bwlchgwyn war memorial and a diary from 62 Squadron during WWII. |
| Classification: | Navy, World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | HMS Brilliant |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20220105141504/https:/... |
| Description: | HMS Brilliant |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site. Most information is available to view. When selcting an item you will have to scroll down to see the information. Details of all the ships of the name. Also has a personal account of life in the Royal Navy in WWII. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War II, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | HMS Galatea |
| Link: | https://www.yourtotalevent.com/events/galatea.htm |
| Description: | The Tragic Loss of HMS Galatea, 14th December 1941 |
| Extra Info: | Includes details of her loss, a roll of honour, eyewitness accounts and more. |
| Classification: | Navy, World War I, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | HMS Vanguard |
| Link: | http://battleshiphmsvanguard.homestead.com/ |
| Description: | HMS Vanguard - Memories of an Ex Crew Member |
| Extra Info: | The site details a history of all the ten HMS Vanguards, their battle honours, a diary from 1952, her tour of South Africa 1947 and more. Includes photographs of HMS Dryad. |
| Classification: | Navy, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | HMS Yarmouth |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180822123858/http://... |
| Description: | HMS Yarmouth |
| Extra Info: | An archived site that is no longer maintained, most information is still available. Includes details of HMS Yarmouth in the Falklands War along with a transcription of her Captain's diary and a timeline for the ships since its building. |
| Classification: | Discharge / Pension Records, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Holyhead Website |
| Link: | http://www.caergybi.com/ |
| Description: | Holyhead Website |
| Extra Info: | Many photographs and includes some images of discharge and log books. |
| Classification: | World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Inside Constantinople: A Diplomatist's Diary During the Dardanelles Expedition |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/insideconstantin00einsr... |
| Description: | Inside Constantinople: A Diplomatist's Diary During the Dardanelles Expedition, Lewis Einstein, Published 1917 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. This book mentions the British at the Dardanelles in general terms, rather by specific rgeiment or battalion. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | International Bomber Command Centre |
| Link: | https://internationalbcc.co.uk |
| Description: | A story of Discovery, Education and Remembrance - International Bomber Command Centre |
| Extra Info: | The IBCC Digital Archive is an extensive repository of the personal stories of those who served and suffered during WWII, including personal memorabilia and one of the biggest collections of eyewitness testimonies. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Information |
| Title: | International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive |
| Link: | https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/ |
| Description: | The IBCC Digital Archive focuses on people's stories of RAF Bomber Command and the bombing war in Europe, 1939-1945 |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Newspapers, Information |
| Title: | Internet Archive |
| Link: | http://archive.org/ |
| Description: | Internet Archive |
| Extra Info: | Has many scanned books and texts. Click on texts and then search the archive. Note Crimea and Crimean give different results. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | JEBBETT/JEBBITT Genealogy |
| Link: | http://www.moonroller.com/jebbitt/ |
| Description: | JEBBETT/JEBBITT Genealogy |
| Extra Info: | Includes photograph of the 181st Field Ambulance RAMC taken in 1943 and some details about when they were in Arnhem in 1944. |
| Classification: | World War II, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Kenneth Taylor's WWII War Diary |
| Link: | https://patricktaylor.com/archive |
| Description: | Kenneth Taylor's WWII War Diary June-September 1944 |
| Extra Info: | War diary from Kenneth Taylor of 6th Battalion of Green Howards, from the time of the D-Day landings, June 1944. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Hospitals / Nursing, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | KISSACK Genealogy |
| Link: | https://www.kissack.co.uk |
| Description: | KISSACK Genealogy |
| Extra Info: | Mainly on the Isle of Man. Includes some photographs and military details of KISSACK's. |
| Classification: | Army, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Leinster Regiment Infomation |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20160424150632/http://... |
| Description: | Leinster Regiment Infomation |
| Extra Info: | Click on site map, the scroll down to find information on the the Leinster Regiment. |
| Classification: | Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Letters of 1916 |
| Link: | https://letters1916.ie/ |
| Description: | Letters of 1916 - From the Time of the Easter Rising |
| Extra Info: | Digital collection of letters from around the Easter Rising (1/11/1915-31/10/1916). Including letters by private individuals, soldiers, & officials, on topics such as the Easter Rising, literature & art, World War 1, politics, business & life in general. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Letters of Lieutenant J N Wreford Brown during the Great War |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20121011162306/http://w... |
| Description: | Letters of Lieutenant J N Wreford Brown during the Great War |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that seems to be no longer available. May take a few moments to load. The site includes the letters of Lieutenant J N Wreford Brown 12th Div. 9th Battalion Essex Regiment in 1917. |
| Classification: | World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Library of New South Wales, Australia, Online War Diaries |
| Link: | https://archival.sl.nsw.gov.au/home |
| Description: | Library of New South Wales, Australia, Online War Diaries |
| Extra Info: | Scroll down main page for War Diaries. These are scanned war diaries from Australia. Mainly First World War, but some others. Many are from individuals and some have transcripts. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Madeley Local Studies |
| Link: | http://madeleylocalhistory.org/ |
| Description: | Madeley Local Studies |
| 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: | Army, Boer Wars, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Memorials of Charles Dixon Kimber - 48th Imperial Yeomanry |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/memorialscharle00thomg... |
| Description: | Memorials of Charles Dixon Kimber - 48th Imperial Yeomanry |
| Extra Info: | Online book.A biography of his time in the Boer Wars, including his escape from Nooitgedacht and letters he sent. |
| Classification: | Navy, World War II, Aircraft, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Merlins Over Malta |
| Link: | http://www.merlinsovermalta.com/ |
| Description: | Merlins Over Malta - The Defenders Return |
| Extra Info: | Between June 1940 and Dec. 1942 Malta became one of the most bombed places on earth. This site documents some of the events of WWII, including operation pedestal, the Malta convoy. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War I, World War II, Aircraft, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Merton Village Website |
| Link: | http://www.merton.ukgo.com/ |
| Description: | Merton Village Website |
| Extra Info: | Includes some letters sent to the Rev'd Charles Kent from WWI, also details of two Blenheims that crashed and the one man who did not return from WWII. |
| Classification: | World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Pictures / Photographs, Uniforms / Badges, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Information |
| Title: | Military Badges and Military Images |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20110721011946/http://w... |
| Description: | Military Badges and Military Images |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site which is no longer available. May take a little while to load. May not work correctly in all browsers. Also photographs and a diary of Signaller L. D. Richards,Leicestershire Regiment in WWI. |
| Classification: | Napoleonic Wars, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Narrative of the Surrender of Buonaparte and of His Residence on Board H.M.S. Bellerophon |
| Link: | http://openlibrary.org/books/OL23446065M/Narrative... |
| Description: | Narrative of the Surrender of Buonaparte and of His Residence on Board H.M.S. Bellerophon - Captain Frederick Lewis Maitland , 1826 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | National Archives - British Army War Diaries 1914-1922 |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - British Army War Diaries 1914-1922 |
| Extra Info: | Free to search, but may be a charge to download documents. |
| 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: | 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: | World War I, World War II, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | North Tolsta Historical Society |
| Link: | http://www.tolsta.info/ |
| Description: | North Tolsta Historical Society |
| Extra Info: | Includes eyewitness accounts of the sinking of the Bismark by HMS Sheffield and the D-day landings. Also has a list of the Tollsta militia 1899-1900 and those who took part in the battle of Jutland (1916). |
| Classification: | World War II, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | North-East Diary 1939-45 |
| Link: | https://ne-diary.genuki.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: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | On Two Fronts - Major H.M.Alexander DSO |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/ontwofrontsbeing00alexr... |
| Description: | On Two Fronts - Major H.M.Alexander DSO, Published 1917 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. On Two Fronts are the adventures of an Indian mule corps in France and Gallipoli. Mostly written from memory and a few diary entries. |
| 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, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Pages from a Seaman's Log |
| Link: | http://openlibrary.org/books/OL23742895M/Pages_fro... |
| Description: | Pages from a Seaman's Log |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Pages from a seaman's log being the first eighteen months of the cruise of HMS Warspite, in the Pacific. |
| Classification: | Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | People's Collection Wales |
| Link: | https://www.peoplescollection.wales/ |
| Description: | People's Collection Wales |
| Extra Info: | Use the search box to find places or topics quickly. Includes Welsh Voices of the Great War Online. |
| Classification: | Navy, Crimean War, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Peter Davies' Website |
| Link: | https://www.pdavis.nl/index.htm |
| Description: | Peter Davies' Website - Includes Stories from the Age of Sail |
| Extra Info: | The site covers the life and career of William Loney RN, a victorian naval surgeon, including ship's logs, newspaper extracts about naval ships, commanders-in-chiefs of the navy and more. Also has accounts of some of the navy losses in the 1800's. |
| Classification: | Navy, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Peter Green's Navy Site |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20110301073132/http://... |
| Description: | Peter Green's Navy Site |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Information about the ships Peter Green served on, includes his Falklands diary. Some of the ships have details of all the ships of that aname, eg HMS Berwick has been the name of 11 ships. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Postcards from the Front |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~hoddy/military/ |
| Description: | Postcards from the Front, Albert Chapman 1915-1916 |
| Extra Info: | Albert Chapman's story comes in the form of postcards, photographs and diaries. He served with the 27th Field Ambulance in the Royal Army Medical Corps attached to 9th (Scottish) Division. Use the 'Prev' and 'Next' rather than the links to the sections. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War II, Prisoners of War, Academy / Training / Cadets, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | RAF Commands 1939-1945 |
| Link: | http://www.rafcommands.com/ |
| Description: | Information on Fighter Command, Bomber Command, Coastal Command |
| Extra Info: | Also has a message board/forum. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Aircraft, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Maps |
| Title: | RAF Fiskerton |
| Link: | http://www.fiskertonairfield.org.uk/ |
| Description: | A brief study of an old Bomber Command airfield in Lincolnshire. |
| Classification: | Navy, World War II, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Ralph Stobart Robson's Diary of the Royal Navy in WWII |
| Link: | http://www.ralphrobson.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Ralph Stobart Robson's Diary of the Royal Navy in WWII |
| Extra Info: | Ralph Stobart Robson, signalman, shares the dtory of his life in the British Royal Navy WWII, with details of the sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and the HMS Repulse, Singapore. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Regimental Records of the Royal Welch Fusiliers (23rd Foot) |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/regimentalrecord04dudl |
| Description: | Regimental Records of the Royal Welch Fusiliers (23rd Foot), Volume 4 (1915-1918), Published 1929 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes some brigade war diaries, roll of honour and much more about the Fusiliers. Great index at the back of the volume. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Retreat From Mons |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/retreatfrommons00corbg... |
| Description: | Retreat From Mons |
| Extra Info: | Online book.Includes a roll of honour of the first expeditionary force, with names of brigade commanders. The retreat of Mons is told by Major A Corbett-Smith - one who shared in it. |
| Classification: | World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Rhiw on the Llyn Pennisular |
| Link: | http://www.rhiw.com/ |
| Description: | Rhiw on the Llyn Pennisular |
| Extra Info: | Includes transcriptions of letters sent during the first world war. |
| Classification: | Navy, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Rob Pedley's Website |
| Link: | https://www.robpedley.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Rob Pedley's Website |
| Extra Info: | Includes a WW2 dairy transcription and photographs. |
| Classification: | Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Roddy Owen - Brevet-Major Lancashire Fusiliers DSO |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/roddyowenbrevet00askwg... |
| Description: | Roddy Owen - Brevet-Major Lancashire Fusiliers DSO |
| Extra Info: | Online book. A record of his career and character. Includes horse races won by Roddy Owen between 1885-92, as well as details of his service. Born in 1856, he joined the militia in 1875 until he died in 1896 in Egypt. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Royal Green Jackets Regimental Association |
| Link: | http://www.rgjassociation.info/ |
| Description: | Royal Green Jackets Regimental Association |
| Extra Info: | Includes details of the regiment's history, appointments, its battle honours, roll of honour, some war diaries and more. |
| Classification: | World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Russia, the Balkans and the Dardanelles |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/cu31924027947120 |
| Description: | Russia, the Balkans and the Dardanelles - Granville Fortescue Published 1915 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Granville Fortescue was the special correspondent for the Daily Telegraph. |
| 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, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | School - Rugby School Digital Archives |
| Link: | https://rugbyschoolarchives.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Rugby School Digital Archives |
| 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: | World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | South Petherton Information |
| Link: | https://www.southpethertoninformation.org.uk/ |
| Description: | South Petherton Information |
| Extra Info: | Includes letters of Field Marshall Lord Harding of Petherton from WWI and diary of a 17 year old who was interred in the same war. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Surrey History : Exploring Surrey's Past - Military |
| Link: | https://www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/themes/sub... |
| Description: | Surrey History : Exploring Surrey's Past - Military |
| Extra Info: | Includes many items relating to the Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment |
| Classification: | World War II, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | SWWEC- Archive of WWII Memories |
| Link: | https://war-experience.org |
| Description: | The Second World War Experience Centre - Archive of WWII Memories |
| Extra Info: | The Second World War Experience Centre, near Leeds in UK, exists to document the life in those times of anyone who lived through the 1939-1945 years. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The Accrington Pals |
| Link: | http://www.pals.org.uk/pals_e.htm |
| Description: | The Accrington Pals - A Site Dedicated to their Memory |
| Extra Info: | Includes the diary of Lcp P. Allsup Y Coy. 11th East Lancs. Regt. for 1915-1916. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The Barnsley Pals |
| Link: | http://www.pals.org.uk/barnsley/ |
| Description: | The Barnsley Pals |
| Extra Info: | Includes the war diary of the Barnsley Pals 1916, and details of the attack at Serre in 1916 with the York and Lancaster Regiment and the East Lancashire Regiment. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The Battle of Britain |
| Link: | http://www.the-battle-of-britain.co.uk/ |
| Description: | The Battle of Britain |
| Extra Info: | List of pilots by nationality and by squadron. Includes squadron codes. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The Battles of the Somme |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/battlessomme00gibbuoft |
| Description: | The Battles of the Somme, Philip Gibbs, Published 1917 |
| Extra Info: | Online scanned book. Includes maps and is a collection of articles written day by day over the months of battle. Easy to search contents. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The Bedfordshire Regiment in the Great War |
| Link: | http://www.bedfordregiment.org.uk/ |
| Description: | The Bedfordshire Regiment in the Great War |
| Extra Info: | Includes a history of the regiment from 1688, Colonels of the regiment, memorials, details of the battles they fought, war diaries of the Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Regiments and more. |
| Classification: | World War II, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Information |
| Title: | The Bevin Boys Association - The Official site founded 1989 |
| Link: | http://bevinboysassociation.co.uk |
| Description: | The Bevin Boys Association - Archives and Information |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The Channel Islands and the Great War |
| Link: | http://www.greatwarci.net/index.htm |
| Description: | The Channel Islands and the Great War |
| Extra Info: | Includes rolls of honour, letters written during WWI, how the war affected the islands, a guide to the medals of WWI and more. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Newspapers |
| Title: | The Coronel Memorial |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20160328031113/http://... |
| Description: | The Coronel Memorial - For All Those Who Perished in The Battle of Coronel 1914 |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available. Includes details of the battle of Coronel, letters, list of casualties from HMS Monmouth and HMS Good Hope. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The Dardanelles - Colour Sketches from Gallipoli |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/dardanellescolou00wilku... |
| Description: | The Dardanelles - Colour Sketches from Gallipoli, Norman Wilkinson RI |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Actual sketches done during his time at Gallipoli and the Dardanelles, an eye witness account. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The Dardanelles Campaign - Henry W. Nevinson |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/dardanellescampa00neviu... |
| Description: | The Dardanelles Campaign - Henry W. Nevinson, Published 1918 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Henry W. Nevinson says he wrote the book to record events as they occurred with details of the history that was necessary or accessible to him. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The Diary of Lance Corporal Percival Fox from WWI |
| Link: | http://www.users.freenetname.co.uk/%7Eolton/war1.h... |
| Description: | The Diary of Lance Corporal Percival Fox from WWI |
| Extra Info: | The diary of Lance Corporal Percival Fox 1895-1976, of the 53rd Royal Warwick regiment, Birmingham Battalion, during WWI. Includes previously unpublished photographs. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The Diary of Pte Mark Foreman |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20181108185134/http://... |
| Description: | The Diary of Pte Mark Foreman 1916-1917 |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. The diary is written by Pte Mark Foreman in the months between receiving the diary in October 1916, as a birthday present from Alma Harris, and the final entry in May 1917. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The First World War Diary of George Culpitt, Royal Welch Fusiliers |
| Link: | http://www.culpitt-war-diary.org.uk/ |
| Description: | The First World War Diary of George Culpitt, Royal Welch Fusiliers |
| Extra Info: | The diary of George Culpitt was kept by him, in tiny notebooks, in the trenches of the First World War. He served from 1915 to 1919 in the 10th and 13th Battalions of the Royal Welch Fusiliers,The London Welch. |
| Classification: | World War II, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The George Cross Island Association |
| Link: | https://www.georgecrossisland.org.uk/ |
| Description: | The George Cross Island Association |
| Extra Info: | Includes stories related to the siege of Malta 1940-43, some photographs. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The History of 355 Squadron |
| Link: | http://www.the-weatherings.co.uk/355%20squadron.ht... |
| Description: | The History of 355 Squadron |
| Extra Info: | 355 Squadron's history including squadron bases and dates, photographs and somelog book extracts. |
| Classification: | World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The History of Essex |
| Link: | https://historyhouse.co.uk/ |
| Description: | The History of Essex |
| Extra Info: | Includes a diary account of the siege of Colchester in 1648, the civil war. Also extracts from E J Rudsdale's diaries of life in WWII. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Other Transport, Hospitals / Nursing, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Maps |
| Title: | The Long, Long Trail |
| Link: | https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/ |
| Description: | The Long, Long Trail - The British Army in th First World War |
| Extra Info: | A site with a wealth of information, including war diaries, commanders despatches, details about the regiments and battalions, trench maps, list of prisoner of war camps and much more information. |
| 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: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The New Zealanders at Gallipoli, Major Fred Waite DSO NZE |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/newzealandersatg00waitu... |
| Description: | The New Zealanders at Gallipoli, Major Fred Waite DSO NZE, Published 1921 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. The book was written as part of the popular history series in New Zealand - to present inspiring stories of its sons and daughters overseas. It includes maps and illustrations and many references to British troop actions. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Army, Marines, World War II, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The Pegasus Archive |
| Link: | https://www.pegasusarchive.org/ |
| Description: | British Airbourne Forces 1940-45 Section and Prisoner of War Section |
| Extra Info: | Includes the origins of the British army paratrooper, with war diaries, unit histories, citations, biographies and more. Also a separate section on Prisoner of War camps, stories, locations and more. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War I, World War II, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The Pilots of 41 Squadron RAF 1939-1945 |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20121029171436/http://b... |
| 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. This is an archived copy of the website. Most features appear to work. There may be some delay in loading. |
| Classification: | Navy, Marines, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Maps |
| Title: | The Short Life and Assumed Death of Jack Clegg |
| Link: | http://www.jackclegg.com/ |
| Description: | Barnsley's Royal Marines WW1 |
| Extra Info: | Includes the Plymouth Marines at the Dardanelles and Barnsley men who served with various branches of the Marines. |
| Classification: | World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The Somme - Photographic Project |
| Link: | https://www.thesomme.net/ |
| Description: | The Somme - Photographic Project |
| Extra Info: | A 10 year project ending in 2016. The Somme project will revisit the frontline of the Battle of the Somme, the places where thousands fell, and capture the landscape as it appears now in photographs. Also an order of battle, maps and a diary of the battle |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The Truth About the Dardanelles |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/truthaboutdardan00moseu... |
| Description: | The Truth About the Dardanelles - Sydney A. Moseley, Published 1916 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Sydney A. Moseley was the official correspondent with the Mediterranean expeditionary forces. The book was written after he collected the evidence by speaking ti those involved and reviewing many documents. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The Wilfred Owen Association |
| Link: | http://www.wilfredowen.org.uk/ |
| Description: | The Wilfred Owen Association |
| Extra Info: | Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) is widely recognised as one of the greatest voices of the First World War. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | The WWII Diary of Lancaster Pilot Bruce Johnston |
| Link: | https://lancasterdiary.ca/ |
| Description: | The WWII Diary of Lancaster Pilot Bruce Johnston |
| Classification: | World War II, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Thorpe Market Village Website |
| Link: | http://thorpemarket.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Thorpe Market Village Website |
| Extra Info: | Includes some WWII memories from Notes on my Life by Anthony Beck 1901 -1995. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Tingewick, Buckinghamshire (England) |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~tingewick/genealogy... |
| Description: | Tingewick, Buckinghamshire (England) |
| Extra Info: | Includes a war diary fron WWI written by Frederick William Miller of the 6th Battalion Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Trenching at Gallipoli |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/trenchingatgalli00gall |
| Description: | Trenching at Gallipoli - Personal Narrative of a Newfoundlander, John Gallishaw, Published 1917 |
| Extra Info: | An online book, Trenching at Gallipoli is the personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition. Easy to search contents. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Uncensored Letters from the Dardanelles |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/uncensoredletter00vassi... |
| Description: | Uncensored Letters from the Dardanelles, Published 1916 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. These letters were written to and English wife by a French Medical Officer, translated into English. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War II, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Verwood Historical Society |
| Link: | http://www.verwoodhistorical.org/ |
| Description: | Verwood Historical Society |
| Extra Info: | Includes photographs of the ARP wardens of the area. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Service Records, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Walter John Smith (1141900) Bomber Command 1942/46 12 & 463 Squadrons |
| Link: | http://www.raf-bombercommand.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Walter John Smith (1141900) Bomber Command 1942/46 12 & 463 Squadrons |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | War History of the 18th (S.) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/warhistoryof18th00lowe |
| Description: | War History of the 18th (S.) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, Lieut.-Col. W.D.Lowe DSO, MC |
| Extra Info: | Online book. From its formation in 1914 to 1918 during the battles of the first world war, including the Somme. |
| Classification: | World War I, Napoleonic Wars, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | War Times Journal |
| Link: | http://www.wtj.com/ |
| Description: | War Times Journal |
| Extra Info: | War Times Journal is an on-line magazine which covers all periods of military history and military science. Includes the German view of the Hartlepool and Scarborough raids in 1914 and much more. |
| Classification: | World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Information |
| Title: | Wellcome Collection - Images of 2000 years |
| Link: | https://wellcomecollection.org/search/works |
| Description: | Wellcome Collection - Images of 2000 years |
| Extra Info: | Many images of war, including images of Christmas postcards send during WWI. Can be downloaded or printed for a fee. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | When the Somme Ran Red |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/whensommeranred00dugmri... |
| Description: | When the Somme Ran Red, A Radclyffe Dugmore, Published 1916 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. A personal account of his experiences and observations from the early days of the war in Belgium to the Battle of The Somme, with photographs and maps. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Winkleigh War Memorial Heroes |
| Link: | https://www.jackiefreemanphotography.com/ |
| Description: | Winkleigh War Memorial Heroes |
| Extra Info: | Scroll down page for links to information. Includes the details of those who fell during world war one. |
| Classification: | Navy, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | With the fleet in the Dardanelles |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/withfleetindarda00pric |
| Description: | With the fleet in the Dardanelles - William Howard Price, Published 1915 |
| Extra Info: | Online book, with the a subtitle of 'some impressions of naval men and incidents during the campaign in the spring of 1915'. W.H. Price was chaplain to HMS Triumph. |
| Classification: | World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | With the Twenty-Ninth Division in Gallipoli |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/withtwentyninthd00crei |
| Description: | With the Twenty-Ninth Division in Gallipoli, A Chaplains Experiences, Rev. O. Creighton CF, Published 1916 |
| Extra Info: | Online book, with illustrations and maps. Rev. O. Creighton managed to keep a diary for the six months he was with the 29th Division. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, World War II, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | Worcester Regiment Website |
| Link: | http://www.worcestershireregiment.com/ |
| Description: | Worcester Regiment Website |
| Extra Info: | Includes rolls of honour from 1808-1960, history of the regiment, war diary of 1st battalion Worcester Regiment 1944-45 and much more. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Maps |
| Title: | World War I - Trenches the Web |
| Link: | http://www.worldwar1.com/trenchesontheweb.htm |
| Description: | World War I - Trenches the Web - A History of the Great War |
| Extra Info: | Lots of information. Includes a timeline of war, search feature, diaries of war, war memorials and more. Worth going to 'reference library' and scroll down the page to see what is on the site. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Medals / Awards, Uniforms / Badges, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Information |
| Title: | World War I Document Archive |
| Link: | http://gwpda.org/ |
| Description: | Archive of Documents and Photographs from World War One |
| Extra Info: | Also contains a WWI Biographical Dictionary, hundreds of documents, photographs, diaries, timelines and much more. |
| Classification: | World War II, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | World War II, a British focus |
| Link: | http://www.warlinks.com/ |
| Description: | World War II, a British focus - numerous war diaries and other histories |
| Extra Info: | Click on the Site Map link. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Newspapers |
| Title: | World War One |
| Link: | https://ww1.osborn.ws/ |
| Description: | World War One - A Diary from Gallipoli |
| Extra Info: | Includes the diary of Sergeant D Moriarty of the 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers, at Gallipoli. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | WW2 Combined Operations Website |
| Link: | https://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: | Muster / Militia Rolls, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Other |
| Title: | GENUKI County Page for Glamorgan |
| Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/ |
| Description: | General Information for Glamorgan |
| 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. |