The Royal Flying Corps was the air arm of the British Army during World War 1 and the Royal Naval Air Service was the air arm of the Royal Navy. They merged in 1918 to form the Royal Air Force.
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft |
Title: | 611 Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force |
Link: | http://www.611squadronrauxaf.co.uk/ |
Description: | 611 Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force |
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, Pictures / Photographs |
Title: | Battle of Britain London Monument |
Link: | http://bbm.org.uk/ |
Description: | Battle of Britain London Monument |
Extra Info: | List all the British and Allied airmen who took part in the Battle of Britain 10th July to 31st October 1940. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS |
Title: | Battle of Britain Memorial |
Link: | https://www.battleofbritainmemorial.org/ |
Description: | Battle of Britain Memorial at Capel Le Ferne |
Extra Info: | Located in Capel Le Ferne, Kent. |
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: | 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, 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, Museums |
Title: | D-Day Museum |
Link: | https://theddaystory.com/ |
Description: | D-Day Museum |
Extra Info: | Located in Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Museums |
Title: | Eden Camp Museum |
Link: | https://www.edencamp.co.uk/ |
Description: | Eden Camp Museum |
Extra Info: | Located in Ryedale, Yorkshire. |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, Information |
Title: | Flags of the World |
Link: | https://www.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: | 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: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Museums, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Aircraft, Ships, Information |
Title: | Imperial War Museum |
Link: | https://www.iwm.org.uk/ |
Description: | Imperial War Museum - links to the museums at London, Duxford, IWM North, HMS Belfast and Churchill Museum |
Extra Info: | Located in London, Salford Quays & Duxford. |
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, World War II, Museums |
Title: | Kent Battle of Britain Museum, Hawkinge. |
Link: | http://www.kbobm.org/ |
Description: | Kent Battle of Britain Museum, Hawkinge |
Extra Info: | Located in Hawkinge, Kent. |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Army, Museums |
Title: | Manx Aviation Preservation Society |
Link: | http://www.maps.org.im/ |
Description: | The Manx Aviation and Military Museum |
Extra Info: | Located between Douglas and Castletown. Dedicated to the memory of those who served in a military capacity on the Island. |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Army, World War I, World War II, Napoleonic Wars, Service Records, Hospitals / Nursing, Medals / Awards, Other |
Title: | National Archives - Online Army Records and Indexes |
Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
Description: | National Archives - Online Army Records and Indexes |
Extra Info: | Includes army campaign medals from WWI, service records for Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, prisoners of war reports and interviews and much more. |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War I, World War II, Service Records, Medals / Awards |
Title: | National Archives - Online RAF Records and Indexes |
Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
Description: | National Archives - Online RAF Records and Indexes |
Extra Info: | Includes RAF service records, air combat reports, medal index cards and much more. |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Army, World War I, World War II, Napoleonic Wars, Service Records, Hospitals / Nursing, Medals / Awards, Information, Other |
Title: | National Archives - Online Records and Indexes |
Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
Description: | National Archives - Online Records and Indexes (UK) |
Extra Info: | Includes army, navy, air force, marines, merchant seamen and more. Many detailed records require payment. |
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: | 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: | 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: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War II, Museums |
Title: | RAF Digby's Sector Ops Museum |
Link: | https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/r... |
Description: | RAF Digby's Sector Ops Museum |
Extra Info: | Located near Lincoln. |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Museums, Aircraft |
Title: | RAF Museum London and Cosford Air Force Museums |
Link: | https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/ |
Description: | RAF Museum London and Cosford Air Force Museums |
Extra Info: | Located in Cosford, Shropshire and Hendon, London. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War I, Aircraft, Muster / Militia Rolls |
Title: | RAF Museum Storyvault |
Link: | http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk |
Description: | First World War Casualty Cards, the 1918 Muster Roll and 1918 Air Force List |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, Museums |
Title: | Reserve Forces in Greater London |
Link: | https://glrfca.org/ |
Description: | Reserve Forces in Greater London |
Extra Info: | Includes the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Territorial Army, Royal Auxiliary Air Force. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Marines, World War I |
Title: | Royal Naval Division Records 1914-1920 |
Link: | Royal Naval Division Records 1914-1920 from Find My Past |
Description: | Royal Naval Division Records 1914-1920 |
Extra Info: | Includes the The Jack Clegg memorial database of Royal Naval Division casualties of the Great War. |
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: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Army, Museums |
Title: | Secret Bunker |
Link: | https://hackgreen.co.uk/ |
Description: | Secret Bunker |
Extra Info: | Located near Nantwich, Cheshire. |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Museums |
Title: | Secret Bunker - Kelvedon Hatch |
Link: | https://secretnuclearbunker.com/ |
Description: | Secret Bunker starting its life with a role as an RAF ROTOR Station |
Extra Info: | Located near Brentwood, Essex. |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Museums |
Title: | Shuttleworth Museum |
Link: | https://www.shuttleworth.org/ |
Description: | Shuttleworth Museum |
Extra Info: | Home of the Shuttleworth Collection of aircraft. Located near Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. |
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: | https://www.angelfire.com/mp/memorials/memindz1.ht... |
Description: | Soldiers' Memorials Website |
Extra Info: | Includes some memorials by conflict and some by regiment. |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Museums |
Title: | Tangmere Military Aviation Museum |
Link: | https://www.tangmere-museum.org.uk/ |
Description: | Tangmere Military Aviation Museum |
Extra Info: | Located in Tangmere, West Sussex. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Information |
Title: | The Battle of Britain - The Few |
Link: | http://www.the-few.org.uk/ |
Description: | Tribute to the men of the Battle of Britain - The Few |
Extra Info: | Includes Squadron lists, pilot signatures, crew lists and Battle of Britain history. Video clips of Spitfires and Hurricanes in flight. |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Army, Museums, Other Transport |
Title: | The Muckleburgh Military Collection |
Link: | https://www.muckleburgh.co.uk/ |
Description: | The Muckleburgh Military Collection |
Extra Info: | Located in Norfolk, this museum claims to be the UK's largest privately owned working Military Museum. |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Uniforms / Badges, Maps |
Title: | The Museum of World War II |
Link: | https://museumofworldwarii.org/ |
Description: | The Museum of World War II |
Extra Info: | Located in the USA. The Virtual tour sections have many photographs and other 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: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Museums |
Title: | The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum |
Link: | https://www.paradata.org.uk/ |
Description: | The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum |
Extra Info: | Located in the IWM at Duxford, Cambridgeshire. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Museums |
Title: | The Shoreham Aircraft Museum |
Link: | http://www.shoreham-aircraft-museum.co.uk/ |
Description: | The Shoreham Aircraft Museum |
Extra Info: | Located in Sevenoaks, Kent. |
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: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Museums, Aircraft, Uniforms / Badges |
Title: | Yorkshire Air Museum |
Link: | https://yorkshireairmuseum.org/ |
Description: | Yorkshire Air Museum |
Extra Info: | Located in Elvington, Yorkshire. |
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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