Unit History

  1. Higher Formations

    For discussions & documents relating to Brigade, Division etc level
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    Latest: 1st Armoured Division at Gazala JH1990, Sep 25, 2020 at 6:01 PM
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  2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

    Paperwork and discussions specifically related to this division.
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    Latest: Dutchman serving in the 53rd (Welsh) Division Jan B, Sep 19, 2020
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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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    1,494
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    12,799
    Latest: Military Government 30 Corps/8 Corps mark abbott, Sep 30, 2020 at 10:07 AM
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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: 3528646 Sergeant J. Whitehead, Glider Pilot Regiment Calis, Sep 28, 2020 at 12:53 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: 68110 M F FITZALAN-HOWARD, MC, MiD, Grenadier Guards dbf, Sep 30, 2020 at 11:25 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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    Latest: Detachment 395 Royal Marine Engineers Grant Thomson, Sep 7, 2020
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  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
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    1,924
    Latest: DLI Cloth shoulder titles Mr Jinks, Sep 28, 2020 at 9:46 PM
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  8. North Irish Horse

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    411
    Latest: North Irish Horse - recognise Anyone? ww2ni, Mar 6, 2020
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  9. Recce

    'Only The Enemy In Front'
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    457
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    6,915
    Latest: Bill Alexander , Spain & Recce Owen, Sep 20, 2020
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  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
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    1,597
    Messages:
    20,282
    Latest: 89841 Arthur Cameron CORBETT, MiD, Ayrshire Yeomanry & Royal Artillery Guy Hudson, Sep 29, 2020 at 7:00 PM
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  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
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    649
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    Latest: 'J' Field Company Claire D, Sep 29, 2020 at 11:29 PM
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  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
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    193
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    2,105
    Latest: What do these documents tell you about My Father? Dave Thomson, Sep 29, 2020 at 10:50 PM
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  13. RAC & RTR

    Fear Naught! "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond."
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    7,037
    Latest: 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry LMS1924, Sep 26, 2020 at 11:07 AM
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  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    Latest: Major Frank J MURRAY, Royal Army Medical Corps: FEPOW dbf, Aug 15, 2020
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  15. RASC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    2,046
    Latest: 26 Tipper Coy Tom Bennett, Sep 26, 2020 at 1:54 PM
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  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
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    250
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    Latest: 930 WKSP REME Temujin, Sep 10, 2020
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  17. SOE & OSS

    Special Operations Executive & Office of Strategic Services
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    1,801
    Latest: Christiaan Lindemans SOE Dutch double agent "King Kong" Marco, Sep 21, 2020
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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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    Latest: 132513 Maj Bill FRASER, Gordon Highlanders & SAS Original Douglas McDonald, Sep 22, 2020
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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: Ukrainians buried in Grimsby davidbfpo, Sep 30, 2020 at 10:16 AM
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  20. Australian

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    2,814
    Latest: RAAF Organization December 1941 Bev Saylor, Sep 9, 2020
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  21. British Indian Army

    Discussions:
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    Messages:
    2,841
    Latest: Abhyankar, Major M.G. The Rajputana Rifles; a History of the Regiment 1775-1947 dryan67, Sep 24, 2020 at 1:25 AM
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  22. Canadian

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    Latest: Administrative jargon Charley Fortnum, Sep 18, 2020
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  23. New Zealand

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    595
    Latest: mcct: researching 24 th New Zealand Battalion POW Wobbler, Sep 1, 2020
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  24. South African

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    Latest: ORIBY Military Hospital at Pietermaritzburg in Cape Town Yvonne Fletcher, Aug 31, 2020
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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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    2,190
    Latest: 524th MP Bn Frank Passic Jr., Sep 26, 2020 at 1:35 AM
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  26. Axis Units

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    Latest: Volkssturm ltdan, Sep 25, 2020 at 2:49 PM
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  1. 51highland
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    War Diary humour.

    51highland, Jul 19, 2017
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    Ron Goldstein
    Aug 9, 2020
  2. 51highland
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    Result of Courts Martial in war Diary

    51highland, Jul 23, 2020 ... 2
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    Dr Chris
    Jul 29, 2020
  3. Red W
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    Unit War Diaries - Rolls of Officers / Field Returns

    Red W, Jun 13, 2020
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    Red W
    Jul 13, 2020
  4. dbf
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    WW2 Commonwealth Army War Diaries, Info Thread

    dbf, Sep 27, 2014 ... 2 3 4
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    dryan67
    Jun 20, 2020
  5. Mikeo
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    War Diaries (Kept at what level - battalion, coy?)

    Mikeo, Jun 15, 2020
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    Drew5233
    Jun 16, 2020
  6. Osborne2
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    War Diary Army Form C.2119. May 1941

    Osborne2, May 6, 2020
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    Osborne2
    May 6, 2020
  7. Osborne2
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    1940 Instructions on completing War Diaries - Army Form C2119A

    Osborne2, Feb 16, 2020
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    Osborne2
    Apr 4, 2020
  8. Steve Fuller
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    Rules for posting war diary pages?

    Steve Fuller, Dec 9, 2019
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    Steve Fuller
    Dec 10, 2019
  9. LeeSteventon
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    Transcribing War Diaries - Best Practices?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 15, 2012
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    Charley Fortnum
    May 16, 2019
  10. von Poop
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    Where are all the War Diaries Then? Hidden on yer Hard Drive, that's where.

    von Poop, Jan 21, 2011 ... 2 3
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    Rich Payne
    Nov 14, 2018
  11. dbf
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    War diaries: annotations, corrections & things that make you go hmm

    dbf, Sep 18, 2018
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    Tom OBrien
    Sep 22, 2018
  12. Ramiles
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    It seems - perhaps - that there is a page missing from the War Diary?

    Ramiles, Feb 16, 2018
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    Richelieu
    Feb 18, 2018
  13. Wiffer
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    National Archive War Diary file prefixes

    Wiffer, Nov 24, 2017
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    Wiffer
    Dec 2, 2017
  14. pamak
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    Battle Log and War Diaries

    pamak, Oct 14, 2017
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    pamak
    Oct 16, 2017
  15. Recce-Boxmeer
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    Help with War Diary date notation

    Recce-Boxmeer, Dec 24, 2016
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    Recce-Boxmeer
    Dec 24, 2016
  16. SDP
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    Unit Nominal Rolls

    SDP, Jan 1, 2015 ... 2
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    Pete Ashby
    Mar 3, 2016
  17. Owen
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    PW, DP and VP

    Owen, Aug 4, 2006
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    PsyWar.Org
    Jan 15, 2016
  18. gmyles
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    Is this a commonly found document or a one off?

    gmyles, Nov 16, 2015
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    Charley Fortnum
    Nov 16, 2015
  19. Ben_Mayne
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    Maps to match the war diaries

    Ben_Mayne, Nov 13, 2015
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    2,250
    Buteman
    Nov 14, 2015
  20. nicks
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    Diffferent time format in war diary.

    nicks, Oct 24, 2015
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    minden1759
    Oct 27, 2015
  21. Don Juan
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    War Diary Disinformation?

    Don Juan, Oct 13, 2015
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    BrianM59
    Oct 25, 2015
  22. Rob Dickers
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    War Diary instructions c1941

    Rob Dickers, Mar 6, 2014
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    Uncle Jack
    Mar 6, 2014
  23. Gerry Chester
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    War Diaries and winning the war

    Gerry Chester, Sep 17, 2013
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    Uncle Jack
    Oct 16, 2013
  24. chingoo
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    War Diary language

    chingoo, Sep 15, 2013
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    chingoo
    Sep 15, 2013
  25. hutt
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    Understanding War Diaries

    hutt, May 10, 2013
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    2,479
    hutt
    Jul 3, 2013
  26. LeeSteventon
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    List of ALL TNA War Diary references?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 14, 2012
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    Drew5233
    Nov 14, 2012
  27. Skoyen89
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    Maps, plans, tracings in War Diaries

    Skoyen89, Jul 3, 2011
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    PsyWar.Org
    Sep 26, 2012
  28. alan58
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    National Archives Closed Archive 29 years

    alan58, Feb 22, 2012
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    bexley84
    Feb 22, 2012
  29. jamesmurrow
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    T.E.W.T. Abbreviation

    jamesmurrow, Jan 12, 2012
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    jamesmurrow
    Jan 13, 2012
  30. Andreas
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    Abbreviation help needed

    Andreas, Sep 1, 2011
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    Andreas
    Sep 19, 2011
  31. cmc39v
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    Who would have written unit war diaries?

    cmc39v, Apr 28, 2011
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    NPMS
    Aug 3, 2011
  32. Ron Goldstein
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    Service Records, Regimental and Personal Diaries

    Ron Goldstein, Nov 11, 2009
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    Oldman
    Dec 8, 2009
  33. 107 Bty 27 LAA Regt
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    War Diary abbreviation help

    107 Bty 27 LAA Regt, Nov 16, 2009
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    von Poop
    Nov 16, 2009
  34. andalucia
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    WW2 War Diaries - available?

    andalucia, Jul 19, 2006
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    2,405
    Brian C
    Nov 2, 2006
  35. vestingjager

    Still in the dark, early september 1944 East of Antwerp

    vestingjager, Sep 29, 2020 at 4:59 PM
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    vestingjager
    Sep 29, 2020 at 4:59 PM
  36. Oldleg

    War Diary for ‘Regiment De La Chaudiere’.

    Oldleg, Sep 21, 2020
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    41
    dryan67
    Sep 21, 2020
  37. Wapen

    Hargest Report - got a copy?

    Wapen, Sep 16, 2020
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    7
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    154
    Wapen
    Sep 20, 2020
  38. Steve Ann

    7 th Recce 17th Duke of York for Sept. 44.

    Steve Ann, Sep 12, 2020
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    63
    Steve Ann
    Sep 12, 2020
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