Military

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

How to find Boer War service records

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

How to find Merchant Navy records

Royal Army Veterinary Corps service records

New WW2 service records made available

British soldiers at Anzio in Southern Italy, 1944. Second World War Army records

Second World War Army records: Where to find them

Army Form B.103 Service and Casualty Form

First tranche of military service records added to The National Archives’ catalogue

RAF bomber crew c1940

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How to find and use RAF Operation Record Books

Army Form B.103 Service and Casualty Form

MOD warns transfer of Army service records to National Archives may cause further delays to orders

RAF pilots scramble to their planes, November 1940

MOD launches online orders for RAF records

Unidentified First World War soldiers with a dog, from the Black Watch Castle and Museum

New First World War digital archive launches

British Army court martial records

Court martial records: What they are and how to find them

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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How to research English Civil War soldiers

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

When is VJ Day?

Forces War Records

Ancestry announces acquisition of Forces War Records

A postcard from the CWGC for War Graves Week

Commonwealth War Graves Commission launches awareness campaign ahead of War Graves Week

Western Front Association staff catalogue the First World War pensions records

Complete First World War pensions collection published on Fold3