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1. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk › help-with-yourBritish Army soldiers of the Second World War - The National ...

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   You can also consult a list of the WO 437 records covering 1939-1945. Records of soldiers from French Tchad. This collection consists of the service records of individuals of Chadian origin who had originally served as part of the Third Fighting French battalion of de Marche, part of Free French forces in Africa during the Second World War.

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3. www.nam.ac.uk › how-research-former-soldierHow to research a former soldier - National Army Museum

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   The National Army Museum holds the soldiers’ effects ledgers that were created by the War Office to record the monies owing to those who died while serving in the British Army. These records run from 1901 to 1960, covering the latter stages of the Boer War and, of course, both World Wars. Typically, they contain the following details: name ...

4. www.researchingww2.co.uk › guides-researching-ww2Guides to Researching WW2 Soldiers who served in the British Army

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   A war diary will record a unit’s location and daily activities whether in Britain or abroad. I have written another guide to help you find these documents. My Six Most Important Guides to Help you Research Soldiers who Served in the British Army during the Second World War. The six guides below are the most important to help you research a ...

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   Guides to Researching Soldiers who Served in the British Army during the Second World War. These guides will help you to find out which documents are available and how to access and interpret them. I also offer a Second World War Soldier Research Service offering a variety of services from a full narrative history to document copying. Click on ...

6. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk › help-with-yourBritish Army soldiers of the First World War - The National ...

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   soldiers killed in action between 1914 and 1920. soldiers who served in the war and died of wounds or disease without being discharged to pension. soldiers who were demobilised at the end of the war. The records do not usually include: regular soldiers who continued in the army after 1920. soldiers who transferred to another service, taking ...

7. www.bbc.co.uk › history › familyhistoryBBC - Family History - Researching Military Records

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   Apr 27, 2011 · The Ministry of Defence (MOD): Army service records for World War Two, and all records of service from the early 1920s onwards, are held by the Ministry of Defence and are not yet on open access ...

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   How can I trace the service of soldiers from the First World War?

   • In order to trace the service of soldiers from the First World War (or earlier), you must first determine whether or not their service record survives. Regrettably, more than half of the service records were damaged or destroyed in September 1940, when a German bombing raid struck the War Office repository in Arnside Street, London.

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   How do I find out if a soldier served in a unit?

   • Unit war diaries: You will need to know which unit a soldier served with to effectively search these records; in most diaries only officers are mentioned by name. Whether other records survive or ever existed for a soldier depend upon a number of variable factors.

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   What if a soldier's service record survives?

   • Service record: If it survives it is likely to be the most detailed record for an individual soldier that you will find but most service records for First World War soldiers were destroyed following bomb and fire damage at the record office.

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   Where can I find a history of the Second World War?

   • While the most important documents to get hold of are a soldier’s service record and then the war diaries of the units they served with, a handful of Second World War records are online. The most important is the British Army Casualty Lists which are available on FindmyPast which also have other Second World War records.

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   Where can I find a soldier's service records?

   • For the service records of soldiers serving in the armies of Commonwealth countries (such as Canada, New Zealand or South Africa) you will need to contact the respective archives of those countries. To uncover details of a soldier’s service in the First World War you should begin by searching for the following three types of records:

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   How do I find out if a soldier served with a regiment?

   • If you know which regiment or corps the soldier served with, we also recommend checking for any records held by the relevant regimental or corps museum. Their contact details can be found using the Army Museums Ogilby Trust website.

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9. uk.forceswarrecords.com › collection › world-war-ii-ukWW2 Military War Records | WW2 Army Service Records

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   81. Total Records. 20,392,214. Search our extensive database of WWII military war records of service, genealogy information & documents. Discover your ancestor in the Armed Services.