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This is a guide to finding records of soldiers who served with the British Army in the Second World War. The ranks covered include Private, Lance Corporal, Corporal, Sergeant, and...
- The Battle of Britain. Between June and October 1940, the RAF engaged in a deadly battle over the skies of southern England with wave after wave of Luftwaffe bombers and fighter planes.
- The Unsinkable Ship. Free from occupying forces, Britain became an unsinkable ship, able to launch constant bombing raids against German industrial, military, and civilian targets.
- The North African Campaign. Unable to fight in continental Europe, the British instead turned their attention to North Africa, fighting several battles against the Italians and the Germans to drive them from the continent.
- British Intelligence. The British knew they hadn’t much hope of taking the fight directly to the Germans at the start of the war, but what they did have was an intelligence network that was second to none.
Nov 6, 2023 · Cyril Elliott, who died at 103, drove lorries and helped liberate prisoners in World War Two, according to the now-disbanded Sheffield branch of the Normandy Veterans Association.
The British government mobilised civilians more effectively than any other combatant nation. By 1944 a third of the civilian population were engaged in war work, including over 7,000,000 women. Minister of Labour Ernest Bevin introduced the Essential Work Order (EWO) which became law in March 1941.
During World War Two, the contribution of troops from the British Empire was crucial. The map below gives an idea of the number of soldiers who signed up to fight for Britain from several...
Many of the WW2 generation faced hardship in their youth (they did spend their childhood in the Great Depression), but few had as bad of an early life as Denis Elliott, who became an RAF Flight Lieutenant. At age three he was placed in a brutal and abusive orphanage in London and was later subject to beatings by his first foster father.
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Sep 7, 2020 · In spite of racism, black people from across the British Empire contributed to the war effort. Support came from places as far away as Trinidad, Jamaica, Guyana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
