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A military hospital, 1914

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British prisoners of war at Dunkirk.

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Engraving depicting Prince Rupert of the Rhine during the Storming of Bristol in the English Civil War, under the reign of Charles I, England, July 26th 1643. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

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Nurses at the Sir William Hospital treat shell shock victims during the First World War with experimental medical equipment

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First World War soldiers at the Battle of Ypres, 1917 First World War records

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Prime minister Winston Churchill inspecting Home Guard volunteers

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'Scotland for Ever'; the charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo, 18 June 1815, Napoleonic Wars

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Hawker Hurricanes flying in formation during the Battle of Britain in 1940 Battle of Britain pilots

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Crowds outside Buckingham Palace on VJ Day 1945 (colourised by MyHeritage)

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The defeat of the British army at Tweebosch, on 7 March 1902, in the Second Boer War

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22nd October 1937: Merchant Navy Cadets learning how to use a sextant at University College, Southampton. How to find Merchant Navy records

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Royal Navy service records Sepia photograph of 16 Royal Navy ship's officers posed for a photograph on board ship in 1890, with the ship's cat

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Children sit in front of their bombed-out house in London's East End during the Blitz

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First World War nurses, Christmas Day 1914

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Chelsea Pensioners service records

Chelsea Pensioners’ service records: How to find them online