Medals are awarded for specific acts of heroism or achievement and Service Awards or Campaign Medals are awarded for serving in a particular capacity in a particular geographical area and time frame. These websites provide a variety of information to help identify the type of award, and often lists details on particular recipients of the award.
| Classification: | World War I, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | BAUGHEN One Name Study |
| Link: | https://www.baughen.co.uk/OneNameStudy.html |
| Description: | BAUGHEN One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Includes details of medals awarded to Baughens. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War I, Service Records, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | BEGENT Genealogy |
| Link: | http://www.begent.org/begent.htm |
| Description: | BEGENT Genealogy |
| Extra Info: | Includes WWI information for many BEGENT's. |
| Classification: | Medals / Awards |
| Title: | BETTAN(E)Y One Name Study |
| Link: | https://bettaney.webs.com |
| Description: | BETTAN(E)Y One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Details of the medal cards for BETTAN(E)Y's. |
| Classification: | World War I, World War II, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | BEVERTON One Name Study |
| Link: | https://yourtotalevent.com/people/beverton/Beverto... |
| Description: | BEVERTON One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Click on miscellany for medal card index for BEVERTONs. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Medals / Awards, Newspapers |
| Title: | Black Sheep Index |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20100722053825/http://w... |
| Description: | Black Sheep Index - Archived Copy |
| Extra Info: | May take a few moments to load. The black sheep index is no longer live, however this is a link to an archived copy. Note that some of the files are not available. So Do Not send money or requests for more information. |
| 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| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active, most information is still available to view.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: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, Napoleonic Wars, Discharge / Pension Records, Service Records, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | BREW One Name Study |
| Link: | http://brew.clients.ch/BrewONS.htm |
| Description: | BREW One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Look under databases for details of BREW's with a military connection. |
| 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: | Army, World War I, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards |
| Link: | British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 |
| Description: | British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 |
| 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, World War II, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.cluett.org.uk/ |
| Description: | CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Part way down the home page is the Search link. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | EARDLEY Family Genealogy Resources |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20150813093905/http://... |
| Description: | EARDLEY Family Genealogy Resources |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site. Most information still seems to be accessible. Includes information about the V.C. awarded to George Harold Eardley of The King's Shopshire Light Infantry. |
| Classification: | Medals / Awards |
| Title: | FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study |
| Link: | https://featherstone.one-name.net/ |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Discharge / Pension Records, Officers' Records, Service Records, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | Fold3's UK World War 1 Records |
| Link: | http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1363683-10934994?url=... |
| Description: | Fold3's UK World War 1 Records main page. |
| Extra Info: | Ancestry's military history companion website with over 31 Million records. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War II, Prisoners of War, Discharge / Pension Records, Officers' Records, Service Records, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | Fold3's UK World War 2 Records |
| Link: | http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1363683-10934994?url=... |
| Description: | Fold3's UK World War 2 Records main page. |
| Extra Info: | Ancestry's military history companion website with over 8.3 Million records. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, World War I, World War II, Prisoners of War, Discharge / Pension Records, Service Records, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | FOSKETT One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.foskett-genealogy.co.uk/ |
| Description: | FOSKETT One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Includes FOSKETT military and naval records. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Discharge / Pension Records, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | GANDER / GANDAR One Name Study |
| Link: | https://gander.one-name.net/ |
| Description: | GANDER / GANDAR One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Includes many details of military records and often more details than just the name and rank. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Prisoners of War, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | Institute of Chartered Accountants |
| Link: | https://www.icaew.com/library/historical-resources... |
| Description: | Institute of Chartered Accountants |
| Extra Info: | An index to WWI, including roll of honour, those mentioned in despatches and those awarded medals. |
| Classification: | Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Crimean War, Discharge / Pension Records, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | ISMAY One Name Study |
| Link: | https://ismay.one-name.net/ |
| Description: | ISMAY One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Includes military information for many Ismay's. |
| Classification: | World War I, World War II, Service Records, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | JACOMB One Name Study |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20120424163641/http://j... |
| Description: | JACOMB One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is not currently active. May take a few moments to load. Most information appears to be available. Includes variants Jacomb, Jacombs, Jacombe, Jacom & Jacomb-Hood. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | JOSLIN Family Research |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20160305230555/http://j... |
| Description: | JOSLIN Family Research |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site. FREE exchange of Joslin Family History World-Wide. |
| 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, World War I, Medals / Awards, Uniforms / Badges |
| Title: | Manchester Regiment 1881-1958 |
| Link: | http://www.themanchesters.org/ |
| Description: | Manchester Regiment 1881-1958 |
| Extra Info: | Includes changes to regimental service numbers, medal rolls, regimental badges, information about the different battalions, casualties of the regiment 1914-21 and more. |
| Classification: | Navy, World War I, World War II, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | Merchant Sailing Ships of NW England |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20130518234317/http://m... |
| Description: | Merchant Sailing Ships of NW England |
| Extra Info: | May take a few moments to load. An archived copy of the site, most links still appear to work Includes newspaper cuttings of ship launches, details of the shipyards as well as the ships. Also Gallantry Awards during the World Wars (Mercantile Marine). |
| 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: | Navy, Marines, World War I, World War II, Service Records, Ships, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
| Title: | National Archives - Online Navy Records and Indexes |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Online Navy Records and Indexes |
| Extra Info: | Includes navy and marine service records, medals awarded and much more. |
| Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, 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: | World War I, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | National Archives - WWI British Army Medal Index |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - WWI British Army Medal Index 1914-1920 |
| Extra Info: | Record medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim. Scroll down for free search, but pay to view medal cards. |
| Classification: | World War I, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | National Archives - WWI Merchant Seamen's Medals |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - WWI Merchant Seamen's Medals |
| Extra Info: | Scroll down the page. Campaign medals issues to merchant seamen in world war one. Free to search, but pay to view medal cards. |
| Classification: | World War I, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | National Archives - WWII Merchant Seamen's Medals |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - WWII Merchant Seamen's Medals |
| Extra Info: | Campaign medals issues to merchant seamen in world war two. Free to search, but pay to view medal cards. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Medals / Awards, Maps |
| Title: | Old Front Line Battlefields of WWI |
| Link: | http://battlefields1418.50megs.com/ |
| Description: | Old Front Line Battlefields of WWI |
| Extra Info: | Includes some memorials to the soldier that died, battlefield maps, descriptions of some of the battles and much more. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Medals / Awards, Newspapers, Other |
| Title: | Old Liverpool and Merseyside Snippets |
| Link: | http://www.old-merseytimes.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Old Liverpool and Merseyside Snippets, Includes the Surrounding Area |
| Extra Info: | Includes many articles of military interest. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War II, Prisoners of War, Service Records, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | RAF Records : The Genealogist |
| Link: | https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/affiliate/?affid=... |
| Description: | Researching the RAF records for family historians |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Napoleonic Wars, Officers' Records, Service Records, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards, Information |
| Title: | Search UK Military Records 1760 to 20th Century |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Search UK Military Records 1760 to 20th Century |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, World War I, World War II, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | STAVELEY and STAVELY Genealogy |
| Link: | http://www.staveley-genealogy.com/ |
| Description: | STAVELEY and STAVELY Genealogy |
| Extra Info: | Includes Military STAVELEY's. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, Boer Wars, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | The Anglo-Boer Wars |
| Link: | http://www.boer-war.com/ |
| Description: | The Anglo-Boer Wars 1880-81 and 1899-1902 |
| Extra Info: | Includes a list of troops/regiments sent to South Africa with details of the ships they travelled on, a chronology of the battles of the second boer war, photographs and more. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | The Gallipoli Association |
| Link: | https://www.gallipoli-association.org/ |
| Description: | The Gallipoli Association |
| Extra Info: | The association aims to keep alive the memory of the Gallipoli Campaign(1915) and ensure that the men who fought and died are not forgotten. Includes a campaign overview with details of the regiments involved. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | The Irish on the Somme |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/irishonsommebein00macdu... |
| Description: | The Irish on the Somme, Michael McDonagh, Published 1917 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. As well as the main Irish regiments, mentions the Irish of other regiments, with their awards and exploits. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Medals / Awards, Newspapers |
| Title: | The Lancashire Fusiliers |
| Link: | https://www.lancs-fusiliers.co.uk/ |
| Description: | The Lancashire Fusiliers |
| Extra Info: | Includes some photographs of the Lancashire Fusiliers from the early 1900's, biographies of some of the soldiers, stories and photographs for each battalion, some war diary extracts and more. |
| 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: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | University of Glasgow - Roll of Honour |
| Link: | https://universitystory.gla.ac.uk/index.html |
| Description: | University of Glasgow - Roll of Honour |
| Extra Info: | Includes details of the medals and awards that individuals received for their service in WWI. Also has details about the university and its preparations for WWII. |
| Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Medals / Awards |
| Title: | Victoria Cross Holders |
| Link: | http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Victoria Cross Holders |
| Extra Info: | Includes grave locations for Victoria Cross holders. |
| Classification: | Army, World War I, Medals / Awards |
| 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 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes a roll of officers, a history of the battalion from its formation in 1914 to the end of the first world war. |
| 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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