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: | 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: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War II, Prisoners of War |
| Title: | COFEPOW |
| Link: | https://www.cofepow.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Children and Families of Far East Prisoners of War |
| Extra Info: | The Comprehensive FEPOW lists are available to MEMBERS ONLY. |
| 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: | Navy, World War II, Other |
| Title: | Global Shark Attack File |
| Link: | https://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: | 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: | Navy, World War I, World War II, Service Records |
| Title: | Navy Records of Service in India 1840-1947 |
| Link: | Indian Navy Records Of Service 1840-1947 by Find My Past |
| Description: | Indian Navy Records Of Service 1840-1947 by Find My Past |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | Navy, Napoleonic Wars |
| Title: | The 1805 Club |
| Link: | https://www.1805club.org/ |
| Description: | The 1805 Club was founded in 1990 to preserve and care for the memorials and graves of those associated with the sailing navy of the Georgian era. |
| Classification: | Navy, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships |
| Title: | Three Decks - Warships in the Age of Sail |
| Link: | https://threedecks.org/index.php |
| 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: | 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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