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Second World War Army records: Where to find them
If someone in your family history served in the Army during the Second World War, here's how to track down their records
Substantial new cost announced for WW2 service record access
The National Archives has announced a new ordering system for Second World War service records
Findmypast to offer free access to military records for Remembrance Day
Findmypast is offering free access to millions of military records to commemorate the end of the First World War
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Newly digitised British Army WW2 service records to go online for the first time
Over one hundred thousand WW2 service records will go online and be freely available for the week leading up to Remembrance Day 2025
When were the Napoleonic Wars?
Did someone in your family fight for Britain in the Napoleonic Wars? Here's how to find family history records that far back
The amazing story of the 'unkillable soldier' who fought in three wars across 48 years and lost a hand and an eye
Julian Humphrys tells the extraordinary story of Adrian Carton de Wiart VC, the man they called the ‘Unkillable Soldier’
Battle of Britain pilots: How many pilots were killed and how can you trace them?
Jonathan Scott surveys the best websites for researching Battle of Britain pilots and ground crew
When was D-Day, and what happened?
When was D-Day, and what happened? Gavin Mortimer takes us inside the bloody landings by Allied forces in Normandy on 6 June 1944
How to find Irish Volunteers records
Discover the history of the Irish Volunteers, and how to trace family who were involved in the Irish Civil War, with our guide
How to find Revolutionary War records
Discover how to trace ancestors who fought in the American Revolutionary War online
Chelsea Pensioners’ service records: How to find them online
You may have seen 'Chelsea Pensioner' on a family history record - but who were the Chelsea Pensioners? And where can you find Chelsea Pensioners' service records?
Public invited to share WW2 family letters as part of VE Day anniversary celebrations
Members of the British public are invited to share their family letters from the Second World War as part of the VE Day 80th anniversary commemorations
WW2 War Diaries: What are they, and where can you find them?
Find out how you can find WW2 War Diaries at The National Archives and use them to find out what your family did in WW2
Remarkable drawings from artist’s First World War scrapbook go online
Findmypast has published an illustrated scrapbook by First World War soldier Henry Page
1.7m Second World War records to go online
Findmypast offers free access over the next four weekends leading to Remembrance Day
Findmypast is offering free access to a different set of records each weekend in the run-up to Remembrance Day 2024
First World War Royal Flying Corps medal records are free to access until 9 October
11,992 Royal Flying Corps Medal Index Cards have been digitised on Forces War Records and are free to search until 9 October 2024
Tribute to those killed at D-Day goes on display at National Trust property in Buckinghamshire
New art installation For Your Tomorrow, installed at Stowe Gardens, will commemorate the British service personnel killed on D-Day
How to find Merchant Navy records
Did your ancestor serve in the Merchant Navy? Find out how to trace him with our guide to the best websites
How to find Boer War service records
Jonathan Scott picks the best websites for finding Boer War service records in your family history research
Starvation, beatings and slave labour: The forgotten ordeal of Taiwan POWs in the Second World War
One of the forgotten parts of the Second World War was the horrifying treatment of American and British POWs in Japanese camps in Taiwan
The Royal Naval Division: What was it, when was it founded and where can you find service records?
Discover how to trace a serviceman in the Royal Naval Division with our guide
Their Finest Hour website goes online
Their Finest Hour, a web archive of ordinary people's memories and artefacts from the Second World War, has gone online
"I found a map in the pocket of an old GI's uniform... and discovered a D-Day cover-up"
Gary Sterne talks about how he discovered a 'secret' US military historical objective at Omaha Beach on D-Day