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Classification:World War I, Discharge / Pension Records, Service Records
Title:British Army Service Records between 1760 and 1939
Link:https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/british-army-service-records
Description:Find My Past's British Army Service Record between 1760 and 1939
Extra Info:Service records from World War 1, from the WO 363 service records and WO 364 pension records.
Classification:Prisoners of War
Title:Find My Past's Prisoners Of War 1715-1945
Link:https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
Description:Prisoners Of War 1715-1945
Extra Info:These records hold vital information about men taken prisoner of war during both World Wars.
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, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Discharge / Pension Records, Hospitals / Nursing
Title:Genes Reunited
Link:Genes Reunited
Description:Genes Reunited' Military Records
Extra Info:Includes prisoners of war, medal rolls, some service records and more.
Classification:Army, World War I
Title:17th (Northern) Division
Link:https://17thdivison.tripod.com/
Description:17th (Northern) Division History 1914- 1918
Extra Info:A history of the division at the start of WWI, later years not yet completed.
Classification:Ships
Title:1820 Settler Correspondence - Cape of Good Hope
Link:https://www.eggsa.org/1820-settlers/index.php/
Description:Letters from the Settlers of the Cape of Good Hope
Extra Info:This correspondence concerns the immigration scheme for the Cape of Good Hope following the Napoleonic Wars. HMS Weymouth was used to transport the settlers. A log of the journey is also transcribed.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I
Title:21st Division 1914-18, A Divisonal History
Link:https://www.21stdivision1914-18.org/
Description:21st Division 1914-18, A Divisonal History
Extra Info:Includes a list of battle honours, commanding officers, details of some of the battles fought, some of the individual soldier's stories and more.
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:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Pictures / Photographs
Title:A Street Near You - Exploring the Legacy of the First World War.
Link:https://astreetnearyou.org/#=undefined&lat=10&...
Description:Exploring the local legacy of the First World War, but at a global scale.
Extra Info:Mapping out the locations of WW1 casualties, showing the home locations.
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, Officers' Records, Ships, Other
Title:Age of Nelson
Link:http://www.ageofnelson.org/
Description:Age of Nelson
Extra Info:Royal Navy officers who fought in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815, the seamen and marines who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and ships of the old navy.
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:Information
Title:Archives Hub - Find Sources For Your Research
Link:https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/
Description:Archives Hub - Find Sources For Your Research
Extra Info:Use the Archives Hub to find unique sources for your research. Search across descriptions of archives, including links to digital content, held at over 300 institutions across the UK.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts
Title:Armed Forces Memorial
Link:https://www.gov.uk/search-armed-forces-memorial-ro...
Description:Armed Forces Memorial
Extra Info:Searchable database of members of the armed forces that have been killed since WW2. Includes birth date and location.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Prisoners of War, Discharge / Pension Records
Title:Army Ancestry Research
Link:https://armyancestry.blogspot.com/
Description:British Army research: tips, links and articles from a British military history expert.
Classification:Army, Napoleonic Wars, Muster / Militia Rolls
Title:Army Lists and Roll Calls from Find My Past
Link:Army Lists and Roll Calls from Find My Past
Description:Search Army Lists and Roll Calls
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:Newspapers
Title:Athena Local Index Search
Link:http://www.leedslocalindex.net/
Description:Athena Local Index Search for Leeds and other Areas of Yorkshire
Extra Info:Although this is an index to the holdings of the library - they do contain some overview information for articles.
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:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I
Title:Barnbow Munitions Factory 1915-1918
Link:https://barnbow.webs.com/
Description:Barnbow Munitions Factory 1915-1918
Extra Info:The women who died at the Barnbow Munitions Factory 1915-1918.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts
Title:Barnsley War Memorials Project
Link:http://www.barnsleywarmemorials.org.uk/
Description:Barnsley War Memorials Project
Extra Info:To record for posterity the names of all the Barnsley fallen from the Boer War and the First World War to the present day. Many with photographs and biographies.
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 I
Title:Bolsterstone Genealogy Project.
Link:http://www.bolsterstone.de/BGP.htm
Description:Bolsterstone, Deepcar and Stocksbridge Areas
Extra Info:Genealogy information from the general areas of Bolsterstone, Deepcar and Stocksbridge.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I
Title:BOLSTRIDGE One Name Study
Link:http://www.bolstridge.co.uk/genealogy/index.php
Description:BOLSTRIDGE One Name Study
Extra Info:Use sources to search for types of information such as war memorials.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I
Title:Bradford in World War One
Link:http://www.bradfordww1.co.uk/
Description:Bradford in World War One
Extra Info:Includes information about the Pals and a roll of honour.
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:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I
Title:Bridlington Roll of Honour
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20140608094131/http://...
Description:Bridlington Roll of Honour
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer live. Most information is still available to view. More information than just names and regiment.
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:Prisoners of War, Discharge / Pension Records
Title:British and German Deserters, Dischargees and POW's
Link:British and German Deserters, Dischargees and POW's, 1774-1783
Description:British and German Deserters, Dischargees and POW's, 1774-1783
Extra Info:British and German Deserters, Dischargees and POW's who may have remained in Canada and the USA, 1774-1783. Part One and Two
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:Army, World War I, Discharge / Pension Records
Title:British Army WWI Pension Records
Link:British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
Description:British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
Classification:Army, Service Records
Title:British Army WWI Service Records
Link:British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
Description:British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
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, 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:Navy, Information
Title:British Naval Biographical Dictionary, 1849
Link:British Naval Biographical Dictionary, 1849
Description:British Naval Biographical Dictionary, 1849
Extra Info:Also includes appointments to ships.
Classification:Newspapers
Title:British Newspaper Archive
Link:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/
Description:Explore over 200 years of history - British Newspaper Archive
Extra Info:Access also available via selected subscriptions to Find My Past and Genes Reunited
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:Army
Title:British Regiments at the Front: The Story of Their Battle Honours
Link:http://archive.org/details/britishregiments00hoddu...
Description:British Regiments at the Front: The Story of Their Battle Honours, Published 1914
Extra Info:Online book. Includes regimental nicknames and how they came about, battle honours for many regiments.
Classification:Army, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts
Title:British Regiments in Canada
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~crossroads/genealog...
Description:British Regiments in Canada
Extra Info:The site attempts to identify the dates and deployments of various British military units prior to 1870 within Canada and elsewhere in the western hemisphere. Includes some regimental deserters who stayed in the US and Canada.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour
Title:British War Memorial Project
Link:https://britishwargraves.co.uk/
Description:British War Memorial Project
Extra Info:British War Grave Photographs.
Classification:Muster / Militia Rolls
Title:Bubwith : A One-Place Study
Link:http://bubwith.net/
Description:Bubwith : A One-Place Study (Yorkshire)
Extra Info:Muster roll from 1573 and militia lists 1763-1781.
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:Army
Title:Calderdale - Visual Archive
Link:http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/wtw/
Description:Calderdale - Visual Archive
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Muster / Militia Rolls
Title:Calverley Information and Historical Data
Link:http://www.calverley.info
Description:Calverley, Farnley and Hampsthwaite Village Records
Extra Info:Includes Pudsey militia lists from 1803 and 1809, and war memorials for Calverley, Pudsey, Farsley, Idle, Greengates and Stanningley.
Classification:Discharge / Pension Records, Service Records
Title:Chelsea Pensioners
Link:Chelsea Pensioners
Description:Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records 1760-1913
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, Army, Boer Wars, Discharge / Pension Records, Service Records, Medals / Awards
Title:CHITTENDEN One Name Study
Link:http://www.chittenden.com.au/
Description:CHITTENDEN One Name Study
Extra Info:Many military CHITTENDEN's mentioned.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War II
Title:Civilian War Dead Roll of Honour for Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Indexes/NE_WarDe...
Description:Civilian War Dead Roll of Honour for Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire
Extra Info:It lists civilians killed directly or indirectly by enemy action in the North East during the 1939 to 1945 war.
Classification:Other
Title:Cleveland Family History Society
Link:https://clevelandfhs.org.uk
Description:Cleveland Family History Society
Extra Info:Lists of soldier who married local girls at St. Hilda, Hartlepool 1792-1804 and North Yorkshire Militia In Danbury Parish Registers 1781.
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, 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, Navy, Army, World War I, Service Records, Medals / Awards
Title:Collingham and Linton in the Great War
Link:http://www.collinghamanddistrictwararchive.info/
Description:Service details for the men of the villages of Collingham, Linton and Micklethwaite in West Yorkshire who served in the First World War.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts
Title:COMBS and COOMBS Family One Name Study
Link:http://www.combs-families.org/combs/
Description:COMBS and COOMBS Family One Name Study
Extra Info:Includes COMBS/COOMBS by conflict.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour
Title:Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Link:https://www.cwgc.org
Description:Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I
Title:Craven's Part in the Great War
Link:https://cpgw.org.uk/
Description:Craven's Part in the Great War - Dedicated To Those Who Fell in the Great War
Extra Info:A website dedicated to the memories of the men and women from the Craven district who gave their lives for king and country in the First World War, 1914 -1919.
Classification:Navy, World War I
Title:Crew Lists of the British Merchant Navy 1915
Link:https://1915crewlists.rmg.co.uk/
Description:Crew Lists of the British Merchant Navy 1915
Extra Info:Search by name or vessel.
Classification:Army, Crimean War
Title:Crimean War Research Society
Link:http://cwrs.russianwar.co.uk/
Description:Crimean War Research Society
Extra Info:Honours those that fell in the war, studies the war, from mainstream topics (deaths from disease in the Crimea; the naval confrontation in the Baltic), to little-known aspects of the war (naval actions in the Pacific; possible use of poison gas) and more.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I
Title:CUFFLIN and GRAY One Name Study
Link:http://cufflin.homestead.com/cufflin.html
Description:CUFFLIN and GRAY One Name Study
Extra Info:Also includes Cufflings. Mainly Leicestershire records.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I
Title:Discover Your Past - Bradford Pals
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20090105222442/http://w...
Description:Discover Your Past - Bradford Pals
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. The information about the Braford Pals is still available.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I
Title:DOBBINS Family Tree
Link:http://www.dobbins.co.uk/familytree/
Description:DOBBINS Family Tree
Extra Info:Click on Documents, then Indexes.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour
Title:DUGMORE's of the Past
Link:http://www.ancestorsofbirmingham.com/dugmore/dugmo...
Description:DUGMORE's of the Past
Extra Info:Includes a list of DUGMORE's who gave their lives in WWI and WWII.
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:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Museums
Title:Eden Camp Museum
Link:https://edencamp.co.uk/
Description:Eden Camp Museum
Extra Info:Located in Ryedale, Yorkshire.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II
Title:ELWICK Family History and One Name Study
Link:https://www.elwick.info/
Description:ELWICK Family History and One Name Study
Extra Info:Look under heroes and villains.
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:Medals / Awards
Title:FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study
Link:https://featherstone.one-name.net/
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: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: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:World War I, Hospitals / Nursing
Title:Friends Ambulance Unit First World War Personnel
Link:https://fau.quaker.org.uk/
Description:Friends Ambulance Unit First World War Personnel
Extra Info:The Friends Ambulance Unit (1914-1919) was a civilian volunteer ambulance service set up by a group of Quakers during World War I. Its members from 1914-1919, both Quaker and non-Quaker, totalled over 1000. Many entries have photographs.
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 - 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: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:Maps
Title:Genmaps, Old and Interesting Maps
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/genealogy/
Description:Genmaps, Old and Interesting Maps
Extra Info:Many online maps, some as early as 1550.
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:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II
Title:GLASBY One Name Study
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20110129005717/http://g...
Description:GLASBY One Name Study
Extra Info:An archived copy of the site. Most information still seems to be available. Includes military details of GLASBY's.
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, World War I, World War II
Title:Grewelthorpe Village Website
Link:https://www.grewelthorpe.org.uk/
Description:Grewelthorpe Village Website
Extra Info:Includes accounts of events around WWII and a roll of honour.
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
Title:Haworth Village Website
Link:http://www.haworth-village.org.uk/
Description:Haworth Village Website, including Stanbury
Extra Info:Includes rolls of honour from the area.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II
Title:Hebden, North Yorkshire Historical Data
Link:https://hebdenhistory.uk/index.shtml
Description:War Memorial data and more from Hebden
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War I, Pictures / Photographs
Title:Historic Photographs of England
Link:https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos...
Description:Historic Photographs of England
Extra Info:Includes images of some war memorials, London Scottish Regiment drill hall, Cowley Barracks, naval ships and more.
Classification:Muster / Militia Rolls
Title:HOGGARTH Genealogy
Link:http://www.hoggarth.co.uk/
Description:HOGGARTH Genealogy
Extra Info:Look under HOG* records for HOGGARTH's on muster rolls.
Classification:World War II
Title:Hull - Map of the Bombing During World War Two
Link:http://www.rhaywood.karoo.net/bombmap.htm
Description:Hull - Map of the Bombing During World War Two
Extra Info:A street plan of Kingston upon Hull circa 1945 plotting the position of all bombs dropped by enemy action during the Blitz.
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
Title:JOWETT and Variations One Name Study
Link:http://www.jowitt1.org.uk/
Description:JOWETT and Variations One Name Study
Extra Info:Includes some details of JOWETT's who died in WWI.
Classification:Army, Museums, Medals / Awards
Title:King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum
Link:https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/culture-leis...
Description:King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI) Museum
Extra Info:Located in Doncaster, Yorkshire. Includes a list of (KOYLI) medal roll up to 2008.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Muster / Militia Rolls
Title:Kirkby Malhamdale Local and Family History Pages
Link:http://www.kirkbymalham.info/
Description:Kirkby Malhamdale Local and Family History Pages
Extra Info:Includes a virtual war memorial with details of the fallen.
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:World War I, Service Records, Medals / Awards
Title:KNIFTON One Name Study
Link:http://www.knifton.net/
Description:KNIFTON One Name Study
Extra Info:Includes some KNIFTON military records.
Classification:RAF / RFC / RNAS, Army, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft
Title:Leodis Project - Leeds - A Photographic Archive
Link:https://www.leodis.net/
Description:Leodis Project - Leeds - A Photographic Archive
Extra Info:Leodis contains over 52,000 images of Leeds, old and new, including photographs of the Leeds Pals, City of Leeds spitfire, HMS Ark Royal getting the freedom of the city and more.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II
Title:Leven Village Website
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20210904005912/https://...
Description:Leven Village Website
Extra Info:Part of the school website that is no longer available, but has been archived. Scroll down for details of the Leven war memorial in the grounds of Holy Trinity Church.
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, 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, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Medals / Awards
Title:Malton History
Link:http://www.maltonhistory.info/
Description:Social and Local History for Malton
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships, Information
Title:Maritime Quest
Link:http://www.maritimequest.com/
Description:Maritime Quest
Extra Info:A quest for the photographic history of the world's ships. Also includes many war memorials including the British cemetery in Buenos Aries.
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:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I
Title:Masonic Great War Project
Link:https://www.masonicgreatwarproject.org.uk/
Description:Masonic Great War Project
Extra Info:A searchable database purely on Freemasons who took part in and died in the course of their duty during the Great War of 1914-1918.
Classification:Crimean War, Hospitals / Nursing
Title:Medical Officers of the Crimea
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Indexes/Crimea/
Description:Medical Officers of the Crimea
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II
Title:MICKLETHWAITE One Name Study
Link:https://micklethwaite.one-name.net/
Description:Micklethwaites The Name, The Places, The Branches
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I
Title:Midland Railways Records
Link:https://www.midlandrailwaystudycentre.org.uk/King_...
Description:Midland Railways Records
Extra Info:Includes a list of those who joined up in 1914 and those who are listed on the Midland Railway War Memorial.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II
Title:MILAM Family History and Genealogy Archives
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20080723162509/http://w...
Description:MILAM Family History and Genealogy Archives
Extra Info:An archived copy of a website that is no longer active, most information still seems to be available. Includes Mileham, Milam, Mylam, Milham, Milum, Millam.
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: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:Maps
Title:National Library of Scotland - Online Maps
Link:https://maps.nls.uk/
Description:National Library of Scotland - Online Maps
Extra Info:The site has many military maps of Scotland, including plans of works for sites such as Edinburgh Castle.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I
Title:National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918
Link:National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918
Description:National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Boer Wars, Napoleonic Wars, Medals / Awards
Title:NCS Cape Town - General History Databases
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20091027053108/http://g...
Description:NCS Cape Town - General History Databases
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information appears to be available. Includes army lists, memorials and more.
Classification:Muster / Militia Rolls
Title:Newfoundland Grand Banks Genealogy
Link:http://ngb.chebucto.org/
Description:Newfoundland Grand Banks Genealogy
Extra Info:1770 Muster Roll for Dartmouth (under passenger lists).
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:Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Newspapers
Title:Nineteenth Century Periodicals and Newspapers
Link:https://ncse.ac.uk/index.html
Description:Nineteenth Century Periodicals and Newspapers
Extra Info:Includes many articles relating to the wars of the time.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II
Title:Normanby in Ryedale Village Records
Link:https://www.normanby.info/
Description:Normanby in Ryedale Village Records
Extra Info:Includes a record of many residents who fought in the armed services.
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:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II
Title:Northallerton Memorials Project
Link:http://www.northallertonmemorials.org.uk/
Description:Northallerton Memorials Project
Extra Info:The aim of this project is to create a permanent record of the life and death of each of the men whose names are recorded on the War Memorials of Northallerton, and its satellite villages of Romanby and Brompton.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II
Title:Northallerton Memorials Website
Link:http://www.northallertonmemorials.org.uk/
Description:Northallerton Memorials Website
Extra Info:Many biographies of the men who are named on the memorials.
Classification:Boer Wars, Hospitals / Nursing
Title:Nursing in the Boer War
Link:https://boerwarnurses.com/
Description:Nursing in the Boer War - Nurses and Others Who Cared for the Sick and Wounded
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: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:Army, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts
Title:Olive Tree Genealogy
Link:https://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/england/
Description:Olive Tree Genealogy
Extra Info:Includes some muster lists form 1763 in America, a 1778 list of men from Pennsylvania who joined the British Army, and more. Look under loyalists and military.
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:Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts
Title:Parish of Bradford - Some History
Link:http://archive.org/details/continuationand00jamego...
Description:Parish of Bradford - Some History
Extra Info:Online book. Includes details of Bradford during the civil war.
Classification:World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Other
Title:Peterborough and The Great War
Link:https://peterboroughww1.co.uk/
Description:Peterborough and The Great War
Extra Info:Two visitors' books from the tea stall on Peterborough East Railway Station 1916 and 1917. Servicemen wrote messages, poems and pictures as they stopped on their journey. Search or browse. Some with mini biographies.
Classification:Information, Other
Title:Pillbox Study Group
Link:http://www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk/
Description:Pillbox Study Group
Extra Info:Including details about their camouflage, name, locations and more.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I
Title:PINCKNEY - The site for all UK PINCKNEYs
Link:http://www.john-pinckney.co.uk/family/index.htm
Description:PINCKNEY - The site for all UK PINCKNEYs and Variants
Extra Info:Includes PINCKNEY's in WW1, with some biographies.
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, Pictures / Photographs
Title:Pocklington Village History
Link:https://pocklingtonhistory.com/
Description:Pocklington Village History
Extra Info:Includes a photograph of the Pocklington Home Guard with names.
Classification:Information
Title:Project Gutenberg
Link:https://www.gutenberg.org/
Description:Project Gutenberg - Free to Read Books
Extra Info:Online books, free to read.
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:RAF / RFC / RNAS
Title:RAF History
Link:https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/our-histor...
Description:RAF History
Extra Info:Squadron histories, including disbanded squadrons, images of squadron badges and more.
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, World War I
Title:Railway Workers Who Died in World War One
Link:https://www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/research-and-arch...
Description:Railway Workers Who Died in World War One
Extra Info:Scroll down to Fallen Railwaymen Database. List of over 20,000 railway employees who died in World War One. Includes details of the railway company they worked for, their military service and in some cases family information. May take a while to load.
Classification:World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Muster / Militia Rolls, Maps
Title:Ramsdale Family History
Link:http://www.ramsdale.org
Description:Ramsdale Family History, Including Selected Militia Lists 1781 and 1782
Extra Info:Click on site map. It includes details of the new army battalions 1914-18, information and chronology about the Battle of The Somme 1916.
Classification:Marines, World War I, Discharge / Pension Records
Title:RAMSDALE Family Register
Link:http://www.ramsdale.org/
Description:RAMSDALE Family Register
Extra Info:Includes roll of honour and lists of soldiers in medieval England for Ramsdale and variants.
Classification:World War I, Hospitals / Nursing
Title:Red Cross Volunteers of the First World War
Link:https://vad.redcross.org.uk/
Description:Red Cross Volunteers of the First World War
Extra Info:Over 90,000 people volunteered for the British Red Cross at home and overseas during the war. More names still to add.
Classification:World War I, Other
Title:Register of Changes of Names During WWI by Deed Poll and Enrolment
Link:http://archive.org/details/registerofchange00kern
Description:Register of Changes of Names During WWI by Deed Poll and Enrolment
Extra Info:Online book. From the London Gazette. Gives old name, new name, date of change, address and nationality.
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:Army, World War I, World War II
Title:Rotherham The Unofficial Website
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20160416145112/http://w...
Description:Rotherham The Unofficial Website
Extra Info:An archived copy of the site. May be slow to load. Most information still seems to be available. Click on history, 20th century Rotherham, 1st World War to find details of the York and Lancaster Regiment.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:Royal Dragoon Guards Museum and Regimental Association
Link:https://www.rdgmuseum.org.uk/
Description:Royal Dragoon Guards Museum and Regimental Association
Extra Info:Located in York.
Classification:Army, Information, Other
Title:Royal Logistic Corps Digital Library
Link:https://www.rlcarchive.org/
Description:Royal Logistic Corps Digital Library
Extra Info:Subscription / Pay-per-view site.The RLC Digital Library is a searchable archive containing digital images of a number of documents and books held in the Corps Library and also in the Museum.
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: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:Navy, Army
Title:School - Register of Cheltenham College, 1841-1910
Link:https://archive.org/details/b28037674
Description:Register of Cheltenham College, 1841-1910
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals. With army and navy lists towards the end of the book, with regiments.
Classification:Army
Title:School - Register of Dover College, Kent 1871-1910
Link:https://archive.org/details/dovercollegereg00dove
Description:Register of Dover College, Kent 1871-1910
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, also an army list towards the end of the book.
Classification:Navy, Army, World War I
Title:School - Register of S. Nicholas College, Lancing, Sussex
Link:https://archive.org/details/registerofsnicho00lanc...
Description:School - Register of S. Nicholas College, Lancing, Sussex 1848-1900
Extra Info:Online Book. Includes mini biographies of many of the students. Also has a list those in the Royal Navy and Army.
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:Search UK Military Records 1760 to 20th Century
Description:Search UK Military Records 1760 to 20th Century
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:World War II
Title:Sheffield Blitz
Link:https://sheffieldblitz.wordpress.com/
Description:Sheffield Blitz
Extra Info:Information and stories about the Sheffield Blitz, the air raids on Sheffield during WW2.
Classification:Army, World War I
Title:Sheffield City Battalion
Link:http://www.pals.org.uk/sheffield/
Description:Sheffield City Battalion
Extra Info:Sheffield was quick to form its own "Pals" battalion in the early weeks of the First World War, the Sheffield City Battalion.
Classification:Ships
Title:Ships in UK Ports in the 1881 Census
Link:https://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/81Intro.ht...
Description:Ships in UK Ports in the 1881 Census
Extra Info:Also includes other on-shore establishments for mariners.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Boer Wars
Title:Skelton-in-Cleveland History
Link:https://skeltonhistorygroup.wordpress.com/
Description:Skelton-in-Cleveland History
Extra Info:Includes memorials to those who died in the wars, articles about Skelton-in-Cleveland during the war years and more.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I
Title:Soldiers who Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Link:Soldiers who Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Description:Soldiers who Died in the Great War 1914-1919
Extra Info:Includes Officers Died.
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:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II
Title:SORBY Genealogy
Link:https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/o/r/Timothy-M-Sorb...
Description:SORBY Genealogy
Extra Info:Includes the SORBY casualties of war.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II
Title:South Bradford Local History Alliance
Link:http://www.sblha.com/
Description:South Bradford Local History Alliance
Extra Info:Look under Miscellaneous for war memorials of the area.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I
Title:Stannington Roll of Honour
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20110818024216/http://w...
Description:Stannington Roll of Honour
Extra Info:An archived copy of the site, maybe slow to load. Also includes details of the men behind the names. Also has memorials for Bradfield, Loxley, Oughtibridge & Worrall, those who were employed at Vickers, and some Sheffield memorials.
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, Discharge / Pension Records
Title:STERRY One Name Study
Link:https://www.sterryworldwide.com/
Description:STERRY One Name Study
Extra Info:Includes STERRY deaths of WW1, along with the cemetery details, also STERRY Pensioner records for the British army.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I
Title:Steve Whitwam's Site for those Researching in the Colne Valley
Link:http://www.whitwam.co.uk/
Description:Steve Whitwam's Site for those Researching in the Colne Valley, near Huddersfield
Extra Info:Includes a roll of honour for those who fought and died from this area.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I
Title:Stokesley Heritage Project
Link:http://stokesleyheritage.wikidot.com/
Description:Stokesley Heritage Project
Extra Info:Includes biographies of the fallen, and also a list of all those who served.
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:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I
Title:Sutton on Hull and Wawne Museum
Link:https://www.suttonandwawnemuseum.org.uk/
Description:Sutton on Hull and Wawne Museum
Extra Info:Scroll down for details of war memorials and some biographies.
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, 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:Other
Title:The Army Children Archive
Link:http://www.archhistory.co.uk/
Description:The Army Children Archive
Extra Info:Information about what it was like to be an army child, includes sections on schooling, healthcare and hospitals.
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:Army, World War I
Title:The Bradford Pals
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20170608133815/http://...
Description:The Bradford Pals
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer live. Most information still seems to be available for 1st Barford Pals, however some pages are very slow to load. Information about the Bradford Pals, including names and occupations prior to enlistment.
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 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, Museums
Title:The Duke of Wellingtons Regiment (West Riding) Regimental Association
Link:http://www.dwr.org.uk/
Description:The Duke of Wellingtons Regiment (West Riding) Regimental Association
Extra Info:Located in Halifax, Yorkshire.
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:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Muster / Militia Rolls, Information
Title:The Genealogist's Military Records
Link:The Genealogist's Military Records
Description:The Genealogist's Military Records
Extra Info:They currently have 92 Army Lists available ranging from 1661 to 1940 and 28 Navy Lists ranging from 1689 to 1944. Army Lists can contain rank and regiment of officers, details of those stationed abroad and recipients of the Victoria Cross.
Classification:Army, Crimean War, Museums
Title:The Green Howards
Link:https://greenhowards.org.uk/
Description:The Green Howards
Extra Info:Located in Richmond, Yorkshire.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:The Kohima Museum
Link:http://www.kohimamuseum.co.uk/
Description:The Kohima Museum
Extra Info:Located in York.The Battle of Kohima in North East India, close to its border with Burma, took place between 4th April and 22nd June 1944 and marked the limit of the Japanese Army's advance into India.
Classification:Army, World War I
Title:The Leeds Pals
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20161104213834/http://...
Description:15th Service Battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment - The Leeds Pals
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer live. Most information is still available to view. Towards the end of 1914 the battalion had already enlisted some 1,275 men, although this rose to 2,000. Includes many profiles for the soldiers.
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, 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:World War I, Prisoners of War
Title:The Prisoners of the Ruhleben Civilian Internment Camp 1914-1918
Link:https://ruhleben.tripod.com/
Description:The Prisoners of the Ruhleben Civilian Internment Camp 1914-1918
Extra Info:The site aims to try and tell the stories of as many of those civilians as possible
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:Museums
Title:The Royal Armouries
Link:https://royalarmouries.org/
Description:The Royal Armouries
Extra Info:Located in Leeds, Yorkshire. The Royal Armouries is home to the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour, including artillery.
Classification:Ships
Title:The Ships List Website
Link:http://www.theshipslist.com/
Description:The Ships List Website
Extra Info:Click on fleet lists for details of ships that have been requistioned into military service, were disguised as HM ships or those in foreign service and sunk by HM ships.
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:Discharge / Pension Records
Title:The Society of Genealogists (SOG)
Link:https://www.sog.org.uk/
Description:The Society of Genealogists (SOG)
Extra Info:Can search for a surname for free, however a membership is required to access the detailed information. Check the catalogue to see what information is available online.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I
Title:The Story of the 6th Battalion, the Durham Light Infantry
Link:http://archive.org/details/6thbattaliondur00ainuof...
Description:The Story of the 6th Battalion, the Durham Light Infantry : France, April 1915-November 1918
Extra Info:Online book. Written to provide soldiers with a written history of their battalion, however due to heavy losses in the early part of WWI, and hence few soldiers to ask, some of the details may be missing.
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:RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War II
Title:Thornaby On Tees
Link:http://thornabyontees.freeservers.com/thornaby.htm...
Description:Thornaby On Tees
Extra Info:Includes information about Thornaby airfield and the 608 squadron who were stationed there.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars
Title:Treeton Village Website
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20150926035324/http://...
Description:Treeton Village Website
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer live. Most information still seems to be available. May be slow to load. Includes information about the casualties of war from the village.
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
Title:University - Aberdeen University Roll of Service 1914-1919
Link:https://archive.org/details/rollofserviceing1921un...
Description:Aberdeen University Roll of Service 1914-1919
Extra Info:Online book. This book records the service and staff of staff, graduates, alumni and students during WW1.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I
Title:University - Durham University - Roll of Service
Link:https://archive.org/details/rollofservice19100univ
Description:University of Durham - Roll of Service 1914-1919
Extra Info:Online book. Staff, graduates and students. List of all those in service and those who gave their lives. Biographies in abbreviated form, but index to abbreviations at front of book.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I
Title:University - Edinburgh University - Roll of Honour
Link:https://archive.org/details/rollofhonour191400univ...
Description:University of Edinburgh - Roll of Honour 1914-1919
Extra Info:Online book. Includes those fallen, but also a roll of service. Mini biographies and many photographs.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I
Title:University - Edinburgh University - Roll of Honour
Link:https://archive.org/details/newyear1915rollo1914un...
Description:University of Edinburgh - Roll of Honour 1914
Extra Info:Online book. Includes those fallen, a roll of service, a list of those wounded, staff and students.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I
Title:University - Manchester University - Roll of Service
Link:http://archive.org/details/manchesteruniver00univr...
Description:Manchester University - Roll of Service for WWI
Extra Info:Online book. Lists all the graduates of Manchester University who served in world war one, including some family and regimental details.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I
Title:University - Oxford University - Roll of Service
Link:https://archive.org/details/oxforduniversity00univ...
Description:Oxford University - Roll of Service 1914-1919
Extra Info:Online book. Graduates and students, by college. List of all those in service and those who gave their lives. Mini biographies.
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, Army, World War I
Title:University of London - Officers Training Corp - Roll of Service
Link:https://archive.org/details/rollofwarservice00grea
Description:University of London - Officers Training Corp - Roll of Service 1914-1919
Extra Info:Online book. Lists the war service and biography for each name. Also lists the fallen and those who were awarded honours.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I
Title:University of Sheffield - Roll of Service
Link:https://archive.org/details/rollofservic19100univ
Description:University of Sheffield - Roll of Service 1914-15-16
Extra Info:Online book. Published Jan 1916. Staff, graduates and students who served. Rank and unit for each name.Includes evening students, lab assistants, officer training corp and more.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I
Title:University of St. Andrews - Roll of Honour and Roll of Service
Link:https://archive.org/details/rollofhonourroll1920un...
Description:University of St. Andrews - Roll of Honour and Roll of Service 1914-1919
Extra Info:Online book. Biographies and photographs of the fallen, biographies for those on the roll of service.
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, 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: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: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:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Boer Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts
Title:War Memorials in and Around Huddersfield and Dewsbury
Link:https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/leisure/museumsGalleri...
Description:War Memorials in and Around Huddersfield and Dewsbury
Extra Info:Includes a search by name and a map view of all the war memorials included.
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: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, Hospitals / Nursing
Title:Wartime Memories Project - World War One
Link:https://wartimememoriesproject.com/greatwar/
Description:Wartime Memories Project - World War One
Extra Info:The aim of this website is to share stories, photographs and documents relating to the Great War of 1914 to 1918. Including location of regiments and battalions, names of those serving and more. More information being added frequently.
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:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour
Title:Waymarking - Interesting Locations
Link:https://www.waymarking.com/default.aspx
Description:Waymarking - Interesting Locations
Extra Info:Pictures of all types of interesting places and features including memorials, easy to search.
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:WESTMORELAND / WESTMORLAND Worldwide Study
Link:http://westmoreland-1.one-name.net/
Description:WESTMORELAND / WESTMORLAND Worldwide Study
Extra Info:War casulatlies for the WESTMORELAND name and variants.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I
Title:Wetherby War Memorial
Link:http://wetherbywarmemorial.com/
Description:Wetherby War Memorial
Extra Info:Includes detailed biographies for each of the men named on the war memorial.
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, World War I, World War II
Title:Whiston Web
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20130730061714/http://...
Description:Whiston Web (Yorkshire)
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. May take a while to load. Includes Whiston war casualties.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II
Title:Wickersley Past and Present
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20140215062514/http://...
Description:Wickersley Past and Present
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. May take a while to load. Includes a list of the casulaties of war with details of their service.
Classification:Navy, Officers' Records, Service Records
Title:Wills - The National Archives Records - Seamen's Wills
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:Wills of Royal Naval Seamen (1786 - 1882)
Extra Info:Search and download the wills of around 35,000 men who joined the Royal Navy between 1786 and 1882
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, World War I, Discharge / Pension Records
Title:World War 1 Veterans 1914-1918
Link:https://worldwar1veterans.blogspot.com/
Description:World War 1 Veterans 1914-1918 - old soldier memories, interviews and much more.
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:Army, Museums
Title:York and Lancaster Regimental Museum
Link:https://www.cliftonpark.org.uk/homepage/31/the-yor...
Description:York and Lancaster Regimental Museum
Extra Info:Located in Rotherham, Yorkshire.
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, Army, World War I
Title:Yorkshire Regiment Remembrance Website
Link:http://www.ww1-yorkshires.org.uk/
Description:Yorkshire Regiment Remembrance Website
Extra Info:This site is attempting to record something of the men of Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment (the Yorkshires) who fought in the First World War.
Classification:Army
Title:Yorkshire Volunteers Regimental Association
Link:https://www.yorkshirevolunteers.org.uk/
Description:Yorkshire Volunteers Regimental Association
Extra Info:Formed by the amalgamation of several units in 1967, includes a history of some of the units that were absorbed into the Yorkshire Volunteers.
Classification:Army, Museums
Title:British Army Museums and Records at Army Museums Ogilby Trust
Link:https://www.armymuseums.org.uk/
Description:British Army Museums and Records at Army Museums Ogilby Trust
Extra Info:Comprehensive list of army museums, including museums without web sites.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards, Other
Title:GENUKI County Page for Yorkshire
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/
Description:General Information for 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.
Classification:Maps, Information, Other
Title:Wikipedia list of places in Yorkshire
Link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_in_Yo...
Description:List of places in Yorkshire provided by Wikipedia.
Extra Info:Information on place names with links to information pages about the place.

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