Unit History

  1. Higher Formations

    For discussions & documents relating to Brigade, Division etc level
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    Latest: 9346 Brigadier Harold Phelps GARDHAM, CBE, MiD*, Suffolk Regiment dbf, Aug 14, 2022 at 6:19 PM
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  2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

    Paperwork and discussions specifically related to this division.
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    Latest: War Diary: 4 Bn Welch Regiment, June - August 1944 CL1, Jul 17, 2022
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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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    16,698
    Latest: QRWK-Queen’s Royal West Kent ryancrompton, Aug 15, 2022 at 9:18 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: C Company, 3 Para Route to Arnhem Railway Line L. Allen, Aug 15, 2022 at 9:55 AM
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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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    21,107
    Latest: Lieutenant-Colonel Sir James Michael PETO, Coldstream Guards dbf, Aug 14, 2022 at 10:53 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.
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    1,798
    Latest: General Sir Basil Ian Spencer GOURLAY, KCB, CVO, OBE, MC, Royal Marines dbf, Aug 12, 2022 at 6:50 PM
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  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
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    Latest: 63575 Robert Peisley LIDWILL, DSO, King's Liverpool Regiment attached 8 Durham Light Infantry bexley84, Jul 16, 2022
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  8. North Irish Horse

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    444
    Latest: Gerry Chester, 1922 - 2019 dbf, Jul 29, 2022
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  9. Recce

    'Only The Enemy In Front'
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    470
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    7,161
    Latest: 56th Reconnaissance Corps Tony56, Aug 6, 2022
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  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
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    23,874
    Latest: War Diaries Rothy, Aug 14, 2022 at 12:11 PM
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  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
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    760
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    7,679
    Latest: 561 Field Coy Royal Engineers MTP, Aug 12, 2022 at 9:00 PM
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  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
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    1,317
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    4,908
    Latest: 5495 Colonel Cyril Edward SKETCH, MiD, Royal Corps of Signals dbf, Aug 5, 2022
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  13. RAC & RTR

    Fear Naught! "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond."
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    8,789
    Latest: 2218 Major Basil Arthur John PETO, MP, King's Dragoon Guards dbf, Aug 14, 2022 at 10:55 PM
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  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    180
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    1,080
    Latest: 39045 Brigadier George James Villiers CROSBY, CBE, TD, MD, MiD, Royal Army Medical Corps dbf, Aug 3, 2022
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  15. RASC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    360
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    2,651
    Latest: A.R.S.C. XRayX, Aug 14, 2022 at 10:00 AM
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  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
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    274
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    2,163
    Latest: No 1 Advanced Base Workshop REME War Diary - 1943 Pete61, Jul 20, 2022
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  17. SOE & OSS

    Special Operations Executive & Office of Strategic Services
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    237
    Messages:
    2,001
    Latest: German person in SOE. Antonp, Aug 7, 2022
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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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    3,302
    Latest: Help with Service Records. David Goldie - Scots Guards, L Detachment SAS, Special Raiding Squadron. Nicola Miller, Aug 15, 2022 at 2:43 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: Cpl 3595023 J E Hatch MM - 803 (Smoke) Company, Pioneer Corps - DOW 11.4.1945 Tullybrone, Aug 14, 2022 at 8:43 AM
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  20. Australian

    Discussions:
    486
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    2,908
    Latest: Is it possible to find who graduated each course at 4th Service Flight Training School? tankengine888, Aug 14, 2022 at 11:36 PM
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  21. British Indian Army

    Discussions:
    648
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    3,388
    Latest: Is this a WWII Indian Army Uniform? Gina in Canada, Aug 14, 2022 at 6:43 PM
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  22. Canadian

    Discussions:
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    Messages:
    6,156
    Latest: D/61859 Pte Maurice MALO, Fusiliers Mont-Royal: 03/09/1942 Steve49, Aug 11, 2022 at 7:19 PM
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  23. New Zealand

    Discussions:
    98
    Messages:
    618
    Latest: Charles Upham VC davidbfpo, Jul 16, 2022
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  24. South African

    Discussions:
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    Messages:
    954
    Latest: 1st & 2nd Special Service Detachments, Coast Artillery in East Africa 1941 davidbfpo, Jul 20, 2022
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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: Original WW2 era photo showing GI with M1 Garand possibly in training. From my collection. Jeremiah, Aug 10, 2022 at 6:04 PM
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  26. Axis Units

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    4,592
    Latest: School of Tank Technology - Glossary of German Tank Terms - German/English Technical Glossary - 1943 ltdan, Aug 8, 2022
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  1. 51highland
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    War Diary humour.

    51highland, Jul 19, 2017 ... 2
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    8RB
    Apr 16, 2022
  2. Jill Tate
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    Reading War diaries General

    Jill Tate, Jan 30, 2022
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    Uncle Jack
    Mar 29, 2022
  3. wmartin
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    War Diaries available online

    wmartin, Feb 25, 2022
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    wmartin
    Feb 25, 2022
  4. Chris C
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    War diaries: variable detail - veriable accuracy!?

    Chris C, Aug 7, 2021
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    Chris C
    Aug 8, 2021
  5. Owen
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    Help with War Diary Abbreviations

    Owen, Aug 4, 2006 ... 2 3
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    AB64
    Dec 11, 2020
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. LeeSteventon
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    Transcribing War Diaries - Best Practices?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 15, 2012
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    Charley Fortnum
    May 16, 2019
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. Wiffer
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    National Archive War Diary file prefixes

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

    pamak, Oct 14, 2017
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    pamak
    Oct 16, 2017
  19. 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
  20. SDP
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    Unit Nominal Rolls

    SDP, Jan 1, 2015 ... 2
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    Pete Ashby
    Mar 3, 2016
  21. 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
  22. Ben_Mayne
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    Maps to match the war diaries

    Ben_Mayne, Nov 13, 2015
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    Buteman
    Nov 14, 2015
  23. nicks
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    Diffferent time format in war diary.

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

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

    Rob Dickers, Mar 6, 2014
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    Uncle Jack
    Mar 6, 2014
  26. 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
  27. hutt
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    Understanding War Diaries

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

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

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

    alan58, Feb 22, 2012
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    bexley84
    Feb 22, 2012
  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. Drew5233
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    How Do You Store Your War Diary Files?

    Drew5233, Jul 1, 2010 ... 2 3
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    Drew5233
    Aug 23, 2010
  33. 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
  34. andalucia
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    WW2 War Diaries - available?

    andalucia, Jul 19, 2006
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    4,298
    Brian C
    Nov 2, 2006
  35. Chris C

    FDL meaning?

    Chris C, Aug 8, 2022
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    Chris C
    Aug 8, 2022
  36. Sanne

    War diaries?

    Sanne, Jul 11, 2022
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    425
    Sanne
    Jul 13, 2022
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