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The Trafalgar Roll:
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Trafalgar/ This GenUKI website lists the names of 1640 officers and men who served in the various ships of the Fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. The rank of each man and the name of the ship is included. This site also contains a list of British ships at Trafalgar.
Index to the "Civilian War Dead Roll Of Honour" for Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire. Compiled by Brian Pears. This is an index to the Roll of Honour of civilians killed by enemy action in the UK during World War II - listing of nearly 4000 entries relating to Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire. Visit the website at:
List of Officers who have held commissions in the North York Militia and the 4th Battalion (Alexandra, Princess of Wales' Own) Yorkshire Regiment, from 1758 to 1907 by Anji Mungham, available on the GenUKI site:
The Naval and Military Magazine - 1827 - List of names:
The Army Officers Listed in the 1840 Naval and Military Almanac:
Part 1: A to H http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Indexes/ARMOF40.A.txt
Part 2: I to Z
Dock Yard Volunteers from the Army List of January 1851:
The British Empire and Commonwealth Museum: Currently under construction, the website address is:
Baptisms to Military Families at St. Leonard, Hythe Kent 1799, 1813 - 1820 and 1823
British WW2 Veterans Reunions and tracing your Military Ancestors Page by Caryl Williams:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission:
Trenches on the Web:
target="_blank">http://www.worldwar1.com/ Website devoted to the First World War - an internet history of The Great War.
World War One Document Archive:
http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/ The website is an archive of primary documents from World War I has been assembled by volunteers of the World War I Military History List (WWI-L).
Orders, Decorations, and Campaign Medals of the British Army 1815 to 1920:
The Royal Signals Museum:
http://www.royalsignals.army.org.uk/museum/ The Royal Signals Museum is the national museum of army communications. The exhibits and displays show the part that communications have played in the many wars and campaigns of the last 150 years. The Museum collection is regarded as being of National importance and the excellent Archives are recognised by the Public Record Office
Battles Fought in England, Scotland and Wales:
http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/hamleg/bat.html This page is the result of a request to BRITARCH newsletter asking if a list of battles fought in England, Scotland and Wales existed. From the replies the website author received, it appeared that no such list had ever been compiled. Most books on battles only cover the top thirty or forty events. So far the list on this website covers over 275 events.
Wars/Military Mailing Lists - Genealogy Resources on the Internet:
http://members.aol.com/gfsjohnf/gen_mail_wars.html Extensive website maintained by John Fuller.
The discussion of records within this article has been little more than a general overview of the more common records; many of which have been microfilmed and are available on microfilm loan through the LDS. British Military records are very extensive. The details they offer researchers about the people who served are priceless. Links to online resources and listing of published and other resources in this article are provided to help researchers locate more detailed information concerning the records, events and historical context of the British Military.
Learning to understand military terminology, military hierarchy, the different regiments and their service can be quite a daunting task. Regardless of how difficult the learning curve may appear, the information available for your army ancestor is well worth the effort. Placing the military records within the historic context of the time period will also add to your family history endeavours by painting a more vivid and meaningful picture of the person you are researching.
Whether you are searching for military records online, in published sources or in other electronic products, please remember there is