World War 2 - 1939-1945. As this is such a large topic there are hundreds of websites listed here. To narrow down your search we recommend that you use the Keyword page.
Classification: | World War II, Prisoners of War |
Title: | Find My Past's WWII Prisoner of War Records |
Link: | https://www.findmypast.co.uk/ |
Description: | Prisoners of War 1939-1945 |
Extra Info: | These records hold vital information about men taken prisoner of war during both World Wars. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Other Transport |
Title: | Airfields and Aviation Memorials |
Link: | http://www.ukairfields.org.uk/ |
Description: | Airfields and Aviation Memorials |
Extra Info: | As well as the memorials has details about the airfields |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Pictures / Photographs, Ships |
Title: | All at Sea Website |
Link: | http://www.allatsea.co.za/ |
Description: | All at Sea Website - Includes War Memorials |
Extra Info: | Mainly related to the Boer wars. Also includes some photographs of HMS Belfast. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War II |
Title: | Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945 |
Link: | Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945 from Find My Past |
Description: | Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945 |
Extra Info: | The source is the Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945, an original document held under shelf reference WO304 at The National Archives. |
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: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Muster / Militia Rolls |
Title: | BAALHAM Resource Centre |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~baalham/genealogy/ |
Description: | BAALHAM Resource Centre and One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Includes militia lists for BAALHAM'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: | 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: | World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Maps, Information |
Title: | British History Online |
Link: | https://www.british-history.ac.uk/ |
Description: | British History Online |
Extra Info: | A variety of records and documents relating to the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. |
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 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 |
Title: | DASHPER Family Website |
Link: | http://www.dashper.net.nz/ |
Description: | DASHPER Family Website |
Extra Info: | Information on DASHPERs who gave their lives in the wars. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Discharge / Pension Records, Service Records, Muster / Militia Rolls |
Title: | DIBDEN One Name Study |
Link: | https://www.angelfire.com/ar3/dibden_onename/ |
Description: | DIBDEN One Name Study, Including Variants |
Extra Info: | Many military references to the DIBDEN name. |
Classification: | World War II |
Title: | DUXBURY Family History |
Link: | http://family.hk.com/family/ |
Description: | DUXBURY Family History |
Extra Info: | Includes a description of the battle for Leros in 1943. |
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: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
Title: | England Data from Ancestry |
Link: | England Data from Ancestry |
Description: | England Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes National Roll of the Great War, 1914-1918, memorial books from WWI and WWII and more. |
Classification: | Army, World War I, World War II |
Title: | Find My Past's The Military Collection |
Link: | Find My Past's Military, armed forces & conflict |
Description: | Find My Past's The Military Collection |
Extra Info: | An extensive military collection to help you to locate your ancestors who served in World War One and World War Two. |
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, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War |
Title: | Geograph Britain and Ireland |
Link: | http://www.geograph.org.uk/ |
Description: | Geograph Britain and Ireland |
Extra Info: | The project aims to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of Great Britain and Ireland. Use the search to find 'war memorials' for your area. |
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: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Newspapers |
Title: | Guardian Newspaper |
Link: | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/31/-sp-... |
Description: | Guardian Newspaper - How it Covered the Last Century |
Extra Info: | The newspaper articles cover the period 1899-1999. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Discharge / Pension Records |
Title: | GUMBLETON One Name Study and Family History |
Link: | http://martleweb.co.uk/gumbleton/ |
Description: | GUMBLETON One Name Study and Family History |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
Title: | HOLLEBONE Family Website |
Link: | http://www.hollebone-family-worldwide.co.uk/ |
Description: | HOLLEBONE Family Website and One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Also Hollebon, Hollibone, Hollibone, Hollobon , Hollobone, Hollybon and Hollybone. |
Classification: | World War II |
Title: | Hong Kong War Diary |
Link: | http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/ |
Description: | Hong Kong War Diary |
Extra Info: | The site documents the 1941 defence of Hong Kong, the defenders, their families, and the fates of all until liberation. Includes a search for personnel based at the garrison from the dental corps to the royal artillery. |
Classification: | World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Other Transport, Hospitals / Nursing, Newspapers |
Title: | Illustrated London News Archive |
Link: | https://www.iln.org.uk/index.htm |
Description: | Illustrated London News Archive |
Extra Info: | Includes pictures of the Zulu war, ships of the Royal Navy, the Blitz and more. |
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, 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: | 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: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
Title: | KITNEY and KIDNEY Family Genealogy |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20140527190335/http://k... |
Description: | KITNEY and KIDNEY Family Genealogy |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site. Most information is still available to view. Includes KITNEY's who were killed in action. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
Title: | LONGMORE Genealogy Resources |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180114123904/http://... |
Description: | LONGMORE Genealogy Resources |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information seems to be available, however it is slow to load. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
Title: | LUCY and LUCEY Genealogy |
Link: | http://www.ozlists.com/allluceys/ |
Description: | LUCY and LUCEY Genealogy |
Extra Info: | Lists all the LUCY and LUCEY who fell during the first and second world wars. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Discharge / Pension Records, Service Records, Medals / Awards |
Title: | M*CH*MORE One Name Study |
Link: | https://mitchelmore.one-name.net/ |
Description: | M*CH*MORE One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Includes many military M*CH*MORE's. |
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: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Pictures / Photographs |
Title: | Mary Evans Picture Library |
Link: | https://www.maryevans.com/ |
Description: | Mary Evans Picture Library |
Extra Info: | Over 2 million historical and cinema images. Easy to search - can limit by type of photograph and century. Includes pictures of war memorials, wars, ships, tanks, soldiers and much more. |
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: | 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: | World War II |
Title: | National Archives - Online Merchant Navy Indexes and Records |
Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
Description: | National Archives - Online Merchant Navy Indexes and Records |
Extra Info: | Online Merchant Navy indexes and records. |
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: | 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: | https://glosters.tripod.com/memindex3.htm |
Description: | Officers Died Website |
Extra Info: | Includes many different battles, but includes specific details of the Gloucester Regiment in WWI and WWII. |
Classification: | World War I, World War II, Newspapers |
Title: | Online Historical Newspapers |
Link: | https://www.ukpressonline.co.uk/ukpressonline/ |
Description: | Online Historical Newspapers |
Extra Info: | Includes the Daily Mirror and Daily Express from the early 1900's. Subscription site. |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Information, Other |
Title: | Open Library |
Link: | http://openlibrary.org/ |
Description: | Open Library - Scanned Books Online |
Extra Info: | Use the search facility and select e books only. Can also search within book text easily. Includes many books about all aspects of British Military History. Includes lots of accounts of voyagers of exploration by naval ships. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
Title: | PLUCK and PLUCKROSE One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.pluckrose.org/ |
Description: | PLUCK and PLUCKROSE One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Debt of honour for the Pluck and Pluckrose name. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
Title: | PLUCKROSE Name Website |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20190623144333/http://w... |
Description: | PLUCKROSE Name Website |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. Includes Pluckrose's who gave their lives during World War I & World War II. |
Classification: | World War I, World War II, Prisoners of War, Other |
Title: | Port Cities of the UK |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20200925121326/http://... |
Description: | Port Cities of the UK - Bristol, Hartlepool, Liverpool, London and Southampton |
Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer being maintained. Some information may be out of date or not be available. Includes information about Huyton WWII internment camp in Liverpool, WWI zeppelin raids on Hartlepool and more. |
Classification: | World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts |
Title: | POWDITCH Family History |
Link: | http://www.powditch.plus.com/ |
Description: | POWDITCH Family History |
Extra Info: | Includes military details for many POWDITCH's. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
Title: | PUNSHON One Name Study |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20120121025257/http://a... |
Description: | PUNSHON One Name Study |
Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of the site - most information seems to be available. Includes a roll of honour for the PUNSHON name. |
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: | 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, 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, World War I, World War II |
Title: | SEDGWICK Genealogy |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20220409185047/http://... |
Description: | SEDGWICK Genealogy |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site. Most information is available to browse. Lists the SEDGWICK's who fell in WWI and WWII, with some histories for them. Click on UK, then library. |
Classification: | Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Muster / Militia Rolls |
Title: | SERCOMBE, SIRCOMBE, SURCOMBE, or SIRCOM One Name study |
Link: | http://www.mit.edu/~dfm/genealogy/sercombe.html |
Description: | A Compilation of SERCOMBE Families |
Extra Info: | Scroll down to sources of information, includes war deaths, muster roll details, Boer and Crimean war soldiers for SERCOMBE's. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
Title: | SKINGLE Family Trees |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20210227184322/https:/... |
Description: | SKINGLE Family Trees |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is not currently active. Most information still seems to be available. As well as a SKINGLE roll of honour there are also details of SKINGLE's who served in the wars. |
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: | World War II |
Title: | Stairway to Heaven Memorial |
Link: | https://perfick.net/wp2/ |
Description: | Stairway to Heaven Memorial, The Bethnal Green Tube Disaster 1943 |
Extra Info: | The worst civilian disaster of WWII. March 3rd 1943 a crowd entered Bethnal Green tube station, being used as an air-raid shelter, the sound of anti-aircraft rockets caused someone to fall and 173 people died. |
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, World War I, World War II |
Title: | STONER Genealogical Databases |
Link: | http://www.stoner.org.uk/ |
Description: | STONER Genealogical Databases |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
Title: | STRANGE, STRAINGE and Variants One Name Study |
Link: | https://yourtotalevent.com/people/Strange/idxpepl.... |
Description: | STRANGE and STRAINGE Family History |
Extra Info: | Look under miscellany for those who fell in battle. |
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, 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: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships, Other Transport |
Title: | The Roll of Honour |
Link: | http://www.roll-of-honour.com/ |
Description: | The Roll of Honour - Lest We Forget |
Extra Info: | As well as the main rolls of honour the site includes an overview of the Somme, information about tanks and submarines in WWI and much more. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War II, Prisoners of War |
Title: | The Story of the Taiwan POW Camps and the Men who were Interred in Them |
Link: | http://www.powtaiwan.org/ |
Description: | The Story of the Taiwan POW Camps and the Men who were Interred in Them |
Extra Info: | The site contains descriptions of the former camps, as well as an honour roll of the prisoners of war. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships, Medals / Awards |
Title: | TILBURY Family in the UK |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~cmtilbury/family/ |
Description: | TILBURY Family in the UK |
Extra Info: | Click on Site Map to find a history of british ships called Tilbury including HMS Tilbury. Also has military references to TILBURY's. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts |
Title: | UK National Inventory of War Memorials |
Link: | https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/search?utm_source... |
Description: | UK National Inventory of War Memorials |
Extra Info: | This site does not list every person mentioned on the memorials, however it does list individual memorials with details and sometimes photographs. |
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 |
Title: | University of Glasgow Story |
Link: | https://www.gla.ac.uk/events/ww1/ |
Description: | University of Glasgow Story |
Extra Info: | Includes all members of the university community who served in WWI, those who served and fell in WWII, many with biographies and more. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
Title: | URIDGE / EURIDGE One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.uridge.org/ |
Description: | URIDGE / EURIDGE One Name Study |
Classification: | World War I, World War II, Other |
Title: | Vickers Machine Gun |
Link: | http://www.vickersmachinegun.org.uk/ |
Description: | Vickers Machine Gun |
Extra Info: | The site is about the Vickers Machine Gun and its use around the world in its many variations and forms. |
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: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
Title: | VOUSDEN One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.vousden.name/ |
Description: | VOUSDEN One Name Study |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts |
Title: | Wakefield Family History Sharing Website |
Link: | http://www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk/index.shtml |
Description: | Wakefield Family History Sharing Website - Mainly War Memorials |
Extra Info: | Scroll down the page for many war memorials a WWI roll of honour and more. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
Title: | Walking the Battlefields |
Link: | https://www.walkingthebattlefields.com/ |
Description: | Walking the Battlefields |
Extra Info: | Battlefields and war memorials. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
Title: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.wanlessweb.org/TNG/index.php |
Description: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study of the surnames surnames Wanless, Wandless, Wanlass, Wandlass, Wanliss, and Wanlace |
Extra Info: | Look under research data, then England. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
Title: | War Memorials Online |
Link: | https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/ |
Description: | War Memorials Online - Recording, Conserving and Remembering our war memorials |
Extra Info: | War Memorials Online is an unprecedented opportunity for the public to upload images of war memorials and log concerns for the conservation of these important community and historical sources for future generations. |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Army, World War II |
Title: | Wartime Memories Project - World War Two |
Link: | http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/ |
Description: | Wartime Memories Project - World War Two |
Extra Info: | The aim of this website is to share stories, photographs and documents relating to the World War Two. Including location of regiments and battalions, names of those serving and more. More information being added frequently. |
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: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
Title: | WESTAWAY One Name Study |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20210903002103/http://... |
Description: | WESTAWAY One Name Study |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Includes nationality, regiments and family details for the WESTAWAY heroes. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
Title: | WOODHURST One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.effingham91.net/woodhurst/home.html |
Description: | WOODHURST One Name Study |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II |
Title: | World War 1 Cemeteries and War Memorials |
Link: | https://www.ww1cemeteries.com/ |
Description: | World War 1 Cemeteries and War Memorials |
Extra Info: | Also includes some World War 2 cemeteries and memorials. |
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: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts |
Title: | YEO One Name Study |
Link: | https://yeoonline.net/ |
Description: | YEO One Name Study |
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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