Military

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

Mapping Loss Lancaster University First World War

Lancaster University invite contributions to map of First World War dead

The National Roll of the First World War, which is free on Findmypast

Findmypast offers free access to 103 million military records for Remembrance Day

A First World War grave in Cambridge City Cemetery, maintained by the CWGC

CWGC urges members of the public to ‘go local’ for Remembrance Sunday

Pay Sergeants of the Grenadier Guards c1860

Records of Grenadier Guards move to The National Archives

John Wedderburn, seated

Military What do these photographs reveal about my grandfather's service in WW1?

John Davidson

Military How did my great uncle die in the First World War?

Lancaster bomber crew

Military How can I find Second World War RAF records?

Field Marshal Lord Montgomery

How to find four key Second World War records