Unit History

  1. Higher Formations

    For discussions & documents relating to Brigade, Division etc level
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    Latest: 156049 Lashmer Gordon WHISTLER, GCB, KBE, DSO & Two Bars, DL, 131 Infantry Brigade Jonathan Ball, Aug 23, 2019 at 4:26 PM
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  2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

    Paperwork and discussions specifically related to this division.
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    561
    Latest: War Diary: 2 Monmouthshire Regiment Dave Williams, Jun 26, 2019
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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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    1,323
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    10,078
    Latest: 2/7 Middlesex Regiment Anzio Stuart Avery, Aug 25, 2019 at 10:51 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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    791
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    10,075
    Latest: 12th Battalion Devonshire Regiment arnhem2280, Aug 25, 2019 at 5:40 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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    11,271
    Latest: 2697173 Robert Nairn MILLER, MM, 1 Scots Guards dbf, Aug 25, 2019 at 11:24 PM
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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.
    Discussions:
    157
    Messages:
    1,404
    Latest: 27th Battalion Royal Marines 25th April 1944 - 8th Jan 1946 James Harvey, Aug 24, 2019 at 9:01 AM
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  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
    Discussions:
    113
    Messages:
    1,575
    Latest: Research for Major Tristan George Lance Ballance Korps Steiner, Aug 5, 2019
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  8. North Irish Horse

    Discussions:
    94
    Messages:
    398
    Latest: Tags: North Irish Horse dbf, Aug 2, 2019
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  9. Recce

    'Only The Enemy In Front'
    Discussions:
    430
    Messages:
    6,586
    Latest: British Reconnaissance Corps War Diary List 1941-1946 Recce_Mitch, Jul 27, 2019
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  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
    Discussions:
    1,414
    Messages:
    18,209
    Latest: D-Day Landings: 393, 394 & 395 L.A.A. Bty R.A. & 120th LAA Rgt Ceb, Aug 23, 2019 at 9:30 AM
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  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
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    595
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    5,380
    Latest: 42nd Field Company R.E minden1759, Aug 24, 2019 at 9:38 PM
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  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
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    179
    Messages:
    1,954
    Latest: Help on unit titles/diaries please GnrGnr, Jul 9, 2019
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  13. RAC & RTR

    Fear Naught! "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond."
    Discussions:
    411
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    5,568
    Latest: DD Tanks on the Rhine - regiments? Chris C, Aug 12, 2019
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  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    118
    Messages:
    756
    Latest: Lt A.M.Dugan RAMC, Aberdeen? alanatabz, Aug 13, 2019
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  15. RASC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    261
    Messages:
    1,746
    Latest: War Diary - 50 Coy RASC (General Transport) - DUKW Tom OBrien, Aug 24, 2019 at 10:37 AM
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  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
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    233
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    1,811
    Latest: Base Ordanance Depot & The Lancastria RosyRedd, Aug 20, 2019 at 8:27 PM
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  17. SOE & OSS

    Special Operations Executive & The Office of Strategic Services
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    207
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    1,707
    Latest: SOE Operations from RAF Tarrant Rushton travers1940, Aug 12, 2019
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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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    284
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    2,604
    Latest: Roy Farran, DSO MC** dbf, Aug 20, 2019 at 2:21 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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    657
    Latest: I need information on the No. 10 Commando, No. 6 (Polish) Troop Tricky Dicky, Aug 24, 2019 at 10:13 PM
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  20. Australian

    Discussions:
    452
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    2,764
    Latest: Info: Australian? Allied Unit, Flying Officer James Leslie Mouatt 14sq RAF Paul Dalley, Aug 18, 2019
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  21. British Indian Army

    Discussions:
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    2,543
    Latest: Short online histories Maureene, Aug 22, 2019 at 12:17 AM
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  22. Canadian

    Discussions:
    611
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    4,982
    Latest: Manitoba Dragoons cloth badges question JackGe, Aug 21, 2019 at 7:32 PM
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  23. New Zealand

    Discussions:
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    Messages:
    563
    Latest: Pvt. Robert Bryson, 27th Machine-Gun Battalion (New Zealand) dave500, Jun 23, 2019
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  24. South African

    Discussions:
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    Messages:
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    Latest: South African records bamboo43, Jul 25, 2019
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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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    1,941
    Latest: Tony Vickery, 82nd Airborne - My Discovery and Quest. CL1, Aug 21, 2019 at 1:28 PM
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  26. Axis Units

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    Latest: 2 lucky German POWs HA96, Aug 14, 2019
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  1. LeeSteventon
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    Transcribing War Diaries - Best Practices?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 15, 2012
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    Charley Fortnum
    May 16, 2019
  2. 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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    8,797
    Rich Payne
    Nov 14, 2018
  3. dbf
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    War diaries: annotations, corrections & things that make you go hmm

    dbf, Sep 18, 2018
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    804
    Tom OBrien
    Sep 22, 2018
  4. 51highland
    Sticky

    War Diary humour.

    51highland, Jul 19, 2017
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    51highland
    May 30, 2018
  5. Wiffer
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    National Archive War Diary file prefixes

    Wiffer, Nov 24, 2017
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    Wiffer
    Dec 2, 2017
  6. dbf
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    WW2 Commonwealth Army War Diaries, Info Thread

    dbf, Sep 27, 2014 ... 2 3 4
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    dbf
    Nov 26, 2017
  7. SDP
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    Unit Nominal Rolls

    SDP, Jan 1, 2015 ... 2
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    Pete Ashby
    Mar 3, 2016
  8. Ben_Mayne
    Sticky

    Maps to match the war diaries

    Ben_Mayne, Nov 13, 2015
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    ramacal
    Nov 14, 2015
  9. Gerry Chester
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    War Diaries and winning the war

    Gerry Chester, Sep 17, 2013
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    1,071
    Uncle Jack
    Oct 16, 2013
  10. hutt
    Sticky

    Understanding War Diaries

    hutt, May 10, 2013
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    1,245
    hutt
    Jul 3, 2013
  11. Skoyen89
    Sticky

    Maps, plans, tracings in War Diaries

    Skoyen89, Jul 3, 2011
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    2,146
    PsyWar.Org
    Sep 26, 2012
  12. Simon_Fielding

    1/RTR casualty Le Quesnay 14/6/1944?

    Simon_Fielding, Jun 23, 2019
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    248
    idler
    Jun 26, 2019
  13. James Atkinson

    Norfolk Yeomanry (65th Anti-Tank) diary

    James Atkinson, Jun 12, 2019
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    176
    Tricky Dicky
    Jun 12, 2019
  14. James Atkinson

    55th A/T Suffolk Yeomanry , 49th West Riding Division (Infantry) information.

    James Atkinson, Jun 8, 2019
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    247
    James Atkinson
    Jun 9, 2019
  15. Simon_Fielding

    1st Hampshires - Acting Corporal *Ralph Webber Lucas*

    Simon_Fielding, May 24, 2019
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    206
    Simon_Fielding
    May 24, 2019
  16. AJ Jones

    April 1945 Photo Wilts

    AJ Jones, May 20, 2019
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    284
    Tullybrone
    May 21, 2019
  17. Ramiles

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

    Ramiles, Feb 16, 2018
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    954
    Richelieu
    Feb 18, 2018
  18. pamak

    Battle Log and War Diaries

    pamak, Oct 14, 2017
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    978
    pamak
    Oct 16, 2017
  19. Recce-Boxmeer

    Help with War Diary date notation

    Recce-Boxmeer, Dec 24, 2016
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    943
    Recce-Boxmeer
    Dec 24, 2016
  20. Owen

    PW, DP and VP

    Owen, Aug 4, 2006
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    3,183
    PsyWar.Org
    Jan 15, 2016
  21. gmyles

    Is this a commonly found document or a one off?

    gmyles, Nov 16, 2015
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    927
    Charley Fortnum
    Nov 16, 2015
  22. nicks

    Diffferent time format in war diary.

    nicks, Oct 24, 2015
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    1,625
    minden1759
    Oct 27, 2015
  23. Don Juan

    War Diary Disinformation?

    Don Juan, Oct 13, 2015
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    1,073
    BrianM59
    Oct 25, 2015
  24. Rob Dickers

    War Diary instructions c1941

    Rob Dickers, Mar 6, 2014
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    1,299
    Uncle Jack
    Mar 6, 2014
  25. chingoo

    War Diary language

    chingoo, Sep 15, 2013
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    1,207
    chingoo
    Sep 15, 2013
  26. LeeSteventon

    List of ALL TNA War Diary references?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 14, 2012
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    1,179
    Drew5233
    Nov 14, 2012
  27. alan58

    National Archives Closed Archive 29 years

    alan58, Feb 22, 2012
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    1,296
    bexley84
    Feb 22, 2012
  28. jamesmurrow

    T.E.W.T. Abbreviation

    jamesmurrow, Jan 12, 2012
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    1,559
    jamesmurrow
    Jan 13, 2012
  29. Andreas

    Abbreviation help needed

    Andreas, Sep 1, 2011
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    1,450
    Andreas
    Sep 19, 2011
  30. cmc39v

    Who would have written unit war diaries?

    cmc39v, Apr 28, 2011
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    1,842
    NPMS
    Aug 3, 2011
  31. Ron Goldstein

    Service Records, Regimental and Personal Diaries

    Ron Goldstein, Nov 11, 2009
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    9
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    2,195
    Oldman
    Dec 8, 2009
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