Unit History

  1. Higher Formations

    For discussions & documents relating to Brigade, Division etc level
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    Latest: 50th Division COs 1944: Seeking Photos and Info davidbfpo, Jun 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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  2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

    Paperwork and discussions specifically related to this division.
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    Latest: 4th Welch War Diary - Jan to April 1944 Aljones, Jun 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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  3. British Army Units - Others

    For discussions and documents relating to units which are not already listed separately under Unit History
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    Latest: 1/4th Hampshire Regiment Ingo, Jun 14, 2025
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  4. Airborne

    For those that follow Airborne units of the period, from Glider Pilot Regiment to Fallschirmjaeger.
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    Latest: 716 Light Composite Coy (Airborne) RASC john_mac, Jun 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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  5. The Brigade of Guards

    Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards, Irish Guards, Welsh Guards

    'Honi soit qui mal y pense', 'Nulli Secundus', 'Nemo Me Impune Lacessit', 'Quis Separabit', 'Cymru am Byth'
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    Latest: Irish Guards Photographs minden1759, Jun 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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  6. Commandos & Royal Marines


    18/10/42 - Hitler decrees that Commandos encountered by German forces should be killed immediately, even if in uniform or attempting to surrender.
    A forum section for the discussion of chaps who were probably rather proud they'd got up his nose so...
    Per Mare, Per Terram etc.
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    2,500
    Latest: Royal Marines on HMS Orion in 1944 Tassie_Allan, Jun 6, 2025
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  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
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    Latest: Execution of 6th Bn, Durham Light Infantry soldiers - 8 June 1944: Mr Jinks, May 10, 2025
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  8. North Irish Horse

    Discussions:
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    464
    Latest: 7947216 Corporal Arthur Gerald (Gerry) CHESTER, North Irish Horse, Italy, MiD dbf, Nov 16, 2024
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  9. Recce

    'Only The Enemy In Front'
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    Latest: 61st recce members davidbfpo, Jun 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
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    Latest: UK North Africa British Artillery Diaries to share bamboo43, Jun 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
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    Latest: Kranji memorial pictures, Singapore Vicky Marriott, Jun 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
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    Latest: No 3 STC Jeffrey Street, Jun 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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  13. RAC & RTR

    Fear Naught! "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond."
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    Latest: A History of the Queen's Bays (The 2nd Dragoon Guards) 1929-1945 Beddington, Major General W.R. Martin Crowe, Jun 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    Latest: Information Request 45054 Major Douglas Nairn Nicholson RAMC nemesis, Jun 13, 2025
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  15. RASC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    Latest: T/14335465 Driver George Lionel HUMPHREYS, 795 Coy RASC Jamesliskeard, Jun 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
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    317
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    2,546
    Latest: The Second world war 1939 - 1945 Army ordnance services Joroti, Jun 19, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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  17. SOE & OSS

    Special Operations Executive & Office of Strategic Services
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    Latest: Special Operations Executive CroSOE, Jun 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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  18. Special Forces

    SAS, LRDG, Brandenbergers, Popski's Private Army, etc. Forum for discussion of the more unconventional or specialised Units and those that served in them.
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    4,116
    Latest: Video footage: assembling a canoe in Teknaf - but which unit? Rob Crane, Jun 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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  19. Allied Units - Others

    For discussion and documents related to Allied nations not already listed separately.
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    Latest: 5 Baon SK Polish Army davidbfpo, Jun 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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  20. Australian

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    Latest: 172 squadron mooog1, Jun 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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  21. Indian Army

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    Latest: Indian Army Concert Parties in Italy Matt Eaton, Jun 14, 2025
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  22. Canadian

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    Latest: The 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion in Normandy - WW2TV Cee, Jun 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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  23. New Zealand

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    Latest: Mallnitz & Nickelsdorf work camps paul lanyi, Jun 5, 2025
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  24. South African

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    1,197
    Latest: 21st Field Company SAEC - Service in Italy 1944-45? TomP.1994, Jun 20, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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  25. US Units

    The chaps will do their best, but in all honesty this place is better at Commonwealth stuff.
    You may wish to try our 'sister' forum WW2F.com for queries on US units - link below.
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    Latest: Looking for info on Medical Units Dennis Burmaster, Jun 13, 2025
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  26. Axis Units

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    Latest: WWII German document from my great grandfather’s things Andreas, Jun 3, 2025
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  1. dbf
    Sticky

    WW2 Commonwealth Army War Diaries, Info Thread

    dbf, Sep 27, 2014 ... 2 3 4
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    dryan67
    Jun 20, 2020
  2. Drew5233
    Sticky

    How Do You Store Your War Diary Files?

    Drew5233, Jul 1, 2010 ... 2 3
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    Drew5233
    Aug 23, 2010
  3. AB64

    Ancestry - War Diaries

    AB64, Oct 1, 2022 ... 2
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    Deacs
    Jun 14, 2025
  4. J Fox

    Abbreviation TEWT

    J Fox, Nov 3, 2019
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    JimHerriot
    Jan 29, 2025
  5. 51highland

    War Diary humour.

    51highland, Jul 19, 2017 ... 2 3
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    dbf
    May 18, 2024
  6. Tom Cavadino

    Dors. in War Diaries

    Tom Cavadino, Mar 3, 2024 ... 2
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    Tom Cavadino
    Mar 8, 2024
  7. papiermache

    The Army of Clerks and Army forms

    papiermache, Oct 29, 2020 ... 2
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    Uncle Target
    Feb 8, 2024
  8. Chris C

    What was a unit serial number?

    Chris C, Nov 20, 2023
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    Michel Sabarly
    Nov 20, 2023
  9. davidbfpo

    Battle Honours: how are these granted? Where are the records?

    davidbfpo, Oct 2, 2023
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    davidbfpo
    Oct 2, 2023
  10. Jill Tate

    Reading War diaries General

    Jill Tate, Jan 30, 2022
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    Ramiles
    Jul 5, 2023
  11. Ramiles

    It seems - perhaps - that there is a page missing from the War Diary?

    Ramiles, Feb 16, 2018
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    Ramiles
    Jun 11, 2023
  12. graeme

    Official History

    graeme, Apr 12, 2023
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    graeme
    Apr 12, 2023
  13. dbf

    Note on War Office Files: Clerical instructions

    dbf, Apr 11, 2023
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    papiermache
    Apr 11, 2023
  14. Chris C

    FDL meaning?

    Chris C, Aug 8, 2022
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    Tony56
    Dec 13, 2022
  15. Chunty

    DMGA

    Chunty, Nov 23, 2022
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    JITTER PARTY
    Nov 28, 2022
  16. wmartin

    War Diaries available online

    wmartin, Feb 25, 2022
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    wmartin
    Feb 25, 2022
  17. Chris C

    War diaries: variable detail - veriable accuracy!?

    Chris C, Aug 7, 2021
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    Chris C
    Aug 8, 2021
  18. Owen

    Help with War Diary Abbreviations

    Owen, Aug 4, 2006 ... 2 3
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    AB64
    Dec 11, 2020
  19. 51highland

    Result of Courts Martial in war Diary

    51highland, Jul 23, 2020 ... 2
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    10,785
    Dr Chris
    Jul 29, 2020
  20. Red W

    Unit War Diaries - Rolls of Officers / Field Returns

    Red W, Jun 13, 2020
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    Red W
    Jul 13, 2020
  21. Mikeo

    War Diaries (Kept at what level - battalion, coy?)

    Mikeo, Jun 15, 2020
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    4,944
    Drew5233
    Jun 16, 2020
  22. Osborne2

    War Diary Army Form C.2119. May 1941

    Osborne2, May 6, 2020
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    Osborne2
    May 6, 2020
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