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A typewritten WW2 War Diary for the 4/5th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment, December 1942

WW2 War Diaries: What are they, and where can you find them?

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

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Royal Marines records. Royal Marines practice a bayonet charge, 1940

Royal Marines records: How to find them

RAF records

RAF records: How do I find WW2 RAF service records?

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

Battle of Britain pilots: How many pilots were killed, are any still alive and how can you trace them?

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

What is shell shock?

A military hospital, 1914

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Prime minister Winston Churchill inspecting Home Guard volunteers

What was the Home Guard?

British prisoners of war at Dunkirk.

How to find WW2 POW records

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

When were the Napoleonic Wars?

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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Chelsea Pensioners service records

Chelsea Pensioners’ service records: How to find them online

Victorian wars British soldiers crossing a river during the Boer War, c.1900

Victorian wars: What wars took place during the Victorian era, and how can you research them?

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

What was the Blitz, when did it start and how long did it last?

First World War nurses, Christmas Day 1914

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