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Alex Chirnside's Military History Page

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British Army and RAF Links

British Genealogy & Family History Forums

Free genealogy message board forums for all of the United Kingdom and beyond. Several topic-specific forums for occupations, records types and historic events.

British Maritime History

Comprehensive realistic guides for researching mariners in both the British merchant service and Royal Navy - the former from 1835 and the latter from 1793.

British Military History

British Military Records Part 1: The Army

Article by Fawne Stratford-Devai.

British WW2 Veterans Reunion and tracing your Military Ancestors Page

Clash of Steel

An on-line, searchable database of military engagements throughout history with information on the wars, the battles and the commanders who fought them. Also contains a gallery of images related to battlefields, monuments and memorials, and other military topics. Hosts a military history discussion forum.

Finding and Using Irish Military Records

Findmypast - Search - Military Service & Conflict $

Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Forces War Records $

A pay-for-use site with more than 4 million British military records crossed matched exclusively with over 4,000 units of the British Armed Forces going back to 1350. Includes a free search of Japanese Prisoners of War Search 1939-1945 and Medieval Records Database.

History of the British Army

History of the Royal Air Force

Land Forces of the British Empire

Legacy Family Tree Webinars - Thankful Villages - The Impact of World War One on Communities $

By Kirsty Gray. Legacy Family Tree Webinars are available with a monthly or annual webinar membership subscription.

Legacy Family Tree Webinars - Tracing Your Pre-WWI British Soldier

Legacy Family Tree Webinars - Tracing Your War of 1812 British Soldier

Rongstad's Worldwide Military Links

Soldiers Whom the World Have Forgotten

Dedicated to the memory of soldiers & their families who died in and around Bangalore, India.
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The British Army

The official web site.