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Dictionaries
- Social and Political History
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Maps
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wars, campaigns and operations, see below
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- Note: For British
wars through 1945, see the comprehensive
index of wars
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General
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Wars Since 1945
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Britain's
Small Wars, 1945-1992, by Martin Spirit.
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Trieste,
Italy, 1946, index of links by Simonides.
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Palestine,
1945-1948
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Malayan
Emergency, 1948-1960
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Korean
War, 1950-1953
- Cyprus Emergency,
1955-1959
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Suez
Crisis, 1956
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The
Ulster Troubles, 1969-
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Falklands
War, 1982
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Gulf
War, 1991
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Former
Yugoslavia Peacekeeping Operations
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Uniforms
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English
and Scottish Uniforms, 1660-1914, by Arthur H. Bowling.
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Military
uniforms, by DEGE & Skinner Savile Row (regimental
tailor).
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British Army
uniforms, historical art by D.J. Neary.
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The 1768 Clothing
Warrant, by Christopher New.
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The 1768 Clothing
Warrant, by 64th Regt (reenactment)
- Uniforms
of Loyalist Units in the American Revolution, by Rudy
Scott Nelson.
- Uniforms
of the American Revolution, by Sons of the Revolution.
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Uniforms
of the American Revolution period, by 33rd Regt (reenactment)
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Evolution
of Napoleonic Uniforms, by John P. Stallaert.
[internet archive]
- Premier
Empire : Les Uniformes First Empire : Angleterre (Cercle
Histoire et Figurines)
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British Regiments in the War of 1812, and their uniforms,
by Robert Henderson (Discriminating General).
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British uniforms,
1816-1856, by The Discriminating General.
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Photographs
of Soldiers of the British Army 1840 to 1920, by Fred
Larimore. [internet archive]
- A
Basic Guide to Identifying British & Commonwealth Uniforms
and Insignia from Old Postcards, by Paul Hinckley.
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Leicestershire
and Rutland Military Images Pages, by Roger Capewell.
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Catalogue of Military
First Day Covers (British First Day Covers - search
"forces")
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British
Army Photographs, by Glenvil Roberts.
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Modern
British Helmets, by NP Aerospace.
- Brief
History of Bearskin Hats, by T.F. Mills (Scottish_Military@yahoo)
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Uniforms, Scottish
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Badges & Insignia
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Medals and Decorations
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Cabinet
Office Ceremonial Secretariat
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British
Armed Services: Campaign Medals, and other Service Medals
(PRO Military Records Information 76)
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A
Collector's Guide to British Military Medals
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British
Medals, by Sydney B. Vernon.
- British
Medals, by A. Georgiades.
- British
Medals, by Steve Cheeseman (Hall of Medals)
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Orders, Decorations
and Medals of the United Kingdom, by Megan C. Robertson.
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Orders, Decorations,
and Campaign Medals of the British Army 1815 to 1920,
by Fred Larimore.
- Campaign
Medals, 1902-1939, by Christopher Trevelyan
- Post
War Service Medals, by James Paul and Martin Spirit
(Britain's Small Wars)
- Medal
Ribbons of the United Kingdom, by Eric Bush.
- Medals
of Great Britain (current during and for WW1) (The
World War I Document Archive)
- Medals
of the Second World War: Great Britain and Commonwealth,
by Hendrik Meersschaert
- Order of Precedence
(Medals.com)
- Orders and Medals Research
Society
- Orders,
Decorations and Medals Webring
- "Mentioned
in Despatches", by Forrest Anderson.
- "Mentioned
in Despatches", by Ron Beamish.
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Heraldry and Chivalry
- State Flags
- Military Flags
- Army
Flags, by Graham Bartram et al. (Flags of the World)
- Army Flags,
by Graham Bartram (World Flag Database)
- Regimental
Colours, by T.F. Mills et al. (Flags of the World)
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Colours in the English Civil War (re-enactment)
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Infantry Colours of the 17th and 18th Centuries, by
Tom Gregg.
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Colours and Standards from the War of the Spanish Succession
(Wargame Flags by Ian Croxall)
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Colours and Standards from the War of American Independence
(Wargame Flags by Ian Croxall)
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Standards and Flags of the Napoleonic Era: A Bibliography,
by Steven H. Smith (Napoleon Series).
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Colours and Standards from the Napoleonic Wars (Wargame
Flags by Ian Croxall)
- British
Colours of the Napoleonic Wars, by Alan Pendlebury (Napflags).
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Battle Honours of Scottish Regiments, 1680-1913, by
Scottish Military Historical Society.
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Battle Honours of Scottish Regiments, 1914-1991, by
Scottish Military Historical Society.
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Colours of the Fort Henry Guard (1860s re-enactor)
- Some
British Army Colours and Regimental Badges, ca. 1940
(cigarette cards)
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The Queen's Colour for the Royal Air Force (1977-1993)
[internet archive]
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Flags in the Royal Navy (official RN glossary).
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- Music
- Drill
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Soldiers'
Drill, 1660-1715, by Ben Levick.
- Manual
of Arms [18th century], by Michael Fitzgerald and maintained
by Sean Kavanaugh.
- Exercise
for the Foot, 1757
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Hinde's
Discipline for the Light Horse (1778)
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The 1764 British Musket Drill
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The
Manual Exercise, 1764
- A
New System of Military Discipline, by Richard Lambert,
Earl of Cavan (1776).
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Sergeants' Pike Drill, 1814, by Robert Henderson (Discriminating
General)
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Rifle
Drill Manual, 1807
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Field Exercise, 1862 tanscribed
by Bruce Cairns.
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Manual of Elementary Drill (All Arms), 1935
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Pace Sticking, by B. Taylor.
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Ceremonial
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Defence of Britain Project
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Military
Museums and Other Places of Military Interest (Army list)
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Military Museums, by Henrik Teller (Simonides listing).
- Military-Shows.Com,
by Neil Weiner.
- German
POW Camps in Britain, WW2, by ?
- Location
of POW Camps in Great Britain, by Brett Exton.
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England
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Aldershot
Military Museum (Army Museums Ogilby Trust)
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Aldershot
Military Museum (Hampshire County Council listing)
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Aldershot
Military Museum (Simonides listing)
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Berwick
Barracks Museum (Simonides listing)
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British
in India Museum, Colne, Lancs (Simonides listing)
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Brooklands
Museum (Simonides listing)
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D-Day
Museum, Portsmouth (Simonides listing)
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East
of England Tank Museum, Harwich
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Eden
Camp Modern History Theme Museum, Malton (Simonides
listing)
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Fort
Nelson, Fareham (Simonides listing)
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Gurkha
Museum, Winchester (Army Museums Ogilby Trust)
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Hogarth House (Elora, Ontario)
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Imperial
War Museum Reserve Collection, Duxford (Simonides
listing)
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The
Keep Military Museum, Dorchester (museum site)
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The
Keep Military Museum, Dorchester (Simonides listing)
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Loughborough
War Memorial Museum (Simonides listing)
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Military
Vehicle Museum, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- The
Muckleburgh Collection, Weymouth
(Museum site)
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Aviation
Museums in the UK
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Museum
of Army Flying, Stockbridge (Simonides listing)
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Museum
of Army Flying, Stockbridge (museum site)
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Museum of Army Transport, Beverley
(museum site)
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Museum
of Badges and Battledress, Bedale (Simonides listing)
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National
Army Museum, RMA Sandhurst Outstation (Simonides listing)
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Needles
Old Battery, IOW (Simonides listing)
- Newhaven
Fort (Museum site)
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Nothe
Fort Museum of Coastal Defence, Weymouth (Simonides
listing)
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Palmerston Forts Society
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Pendennis
Castle, Falmouth (Simonides listing)
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Preston
Hall Museum,Stockton-on-Tees (Simonides listing)
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Redoubt
Fortress Museum, Eastbourne, Sussex
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Royal
Armouries Museum, Leeds
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Tank
Museum, Bovington (Army Museums Ogilby Trust)
- Tank Museum,
Bovington (Museum site)
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Tank
Museum, Bovington (Simonides listing)
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War
Room and Motor House Collection, Harrogate (Simonides
listing)
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London
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Scotland
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Channel Islands
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Note: For
British Army research collections, guides, and services outside
the United Kingdom, see the appropriate
country
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Genealogical Research Help
-
My Ancestor was in the British Army: How can I find out
more about him?, by Michael J. and Christopher T.
Watts.
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Finding
British Army Ancestors, by Don Dickson.
- Military
Genealogy on the Internet, by Peter Christian (Ancestors,
the family history magazine of the Public Record Office)
- A
Synopsis for Searching Records at PRO, by Paul Wallace
(Britregiments@ Yahoo!Groups)
- PRO WO97 Soldiers
Records, by Brendan Stebbings
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British
Military Records, by East Anglian Village Research.
- Service
Records (Moving Here)
- Irish
Service Records (Moving Here)
- South
Asian Service Records (Moving Here)
- Caribbean
Service Records (Moving Here)
- Jewish
Service Records (Moving Here)
- Polish
Veterans Records in the UK, by A. Mongeon.
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The
UK & Ireland Genealogical Information Service (GENUKI)
- Regimental
numbers... 1829-1914, by Michael Hargreave Mawson
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Genealogical Help Service, by Scots at War Project.
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Rumors
of Glory: Military Genealogy, by Denis Grant.
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Army
Pension Records [18th century]
- Researching
a British soldier of 1914-1918, by Chris Baker (The
British Army in the Great War)
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Researching a Relative's Service in the Great War,
by Andrew Thornton.
- The
British Army in the Great War 1914-1919, by Tom Tulloch-Marshall.
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Government Publications
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Public Records
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Gazettes
Online (London Gazette, Belfast Gazette, Edinburgh
Gazette)
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Army
Records Office [post-1914 service records and
medals]
- Ministry
of Defence Veterans Agency
- National
Archives [2003 merger of PRO and HMC]
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Public
Record Office [pre-1914 service records
and medals]
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PRO
Catalogue: War Office
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PRO
Catalogue: Admiralty, Royal Marines, etc.
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PRO
Catalogue: Colonial Office
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Finding
the Regiment, (PRO Military Information 14)
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Information about WW1 Records
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Army Service Records: Civil War Soldiers (1642 - 1660)
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Army Service Records: Commissioned Officers' (1660
- 1913)
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Army Service Records: Commissioned Officers' Papers:
First World War
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Army Service Records: Medieval and Early Modern Soldiers
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Army Medal Records
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Army Medal Rolls, 1914-18
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Army Service Records: Militia Muster Rolls: Tudor
and Stuart (1522-1640)
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Army Service Records: Militia (1757-1914)
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Army Service Records: Muster Rolls and Paylists (c1730
- 1898)
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Army Service Records: Soldiers' Discharge Papers (1760
- 1913)
- PRO WO97 Soldiers
Records, by Brendan Stebbings
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Army Service Records: Soldiers' Papers: First World
War (1914 - 1920)
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Army Service Records: Soldiers' Pensions (1760 - 1913)
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Army Service Records: Soldiers' Pensions: First World
War: Disability and Dependents' Pensions
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Army Operations, Campaign Records 1660-1714
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Army Operations, Campaign Records 1714 - 1815
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Army Operations, Campaign Records 1816 - 1913
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Army Operations: First World War (1914-1919)
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Army Operations: First World War: War Diaries
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Army Operations: Second World War (1939-1945)
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Army Operations: After 1945
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Army Prisoners of War: in British Hands (1698 - 1919)
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Army Prisoners of War: British (c1760 - 1919)
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Army Prisoners of War: British (1939 - 1953)
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Army War Dead: First World War
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Army Board of Ordnance
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Army Courts Martial Records
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Royal Marines, Officers; Service Records
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Royal Marines, Other Ranks; Service Records
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Royal Marines, How to Find a Division
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Royal Marines, Further Areas of Research
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Medal
Index Cards, by Forrest Anderson.
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Public
Record Office of Northern Ireland
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India Office Records (British Library)
- Historical Manuscripts
Commission
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Local Public Records
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Research Collections
-
Library Online Catalogues
-
Military Research for Hire (PRO, India Office,
etc.)
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Discussion Groups
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Historical Societies
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Books
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Periodicals
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Fiction: Flashman
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Films
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