Unit History

  1. Higher Formations

    For discussions & documents relating to Brigade, Division etc level
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    Latest: Who were 8th army Tps company, Royal Signals and where do they fit in ? mac657, Apr 16, 2024 at 1:41 PM
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  2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

    Paperwork and discussions specifically related to this division.
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    Latest: 71st Brigade War Diary Historic Steve, Apr 16, 2024 at 8:55 AM
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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: Middlesex Regiment service Dean Darvill, Apr 16, 2024 at 1:40 PM
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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: War War Establishment HQ RASC Airborne Division 1944 COMMANDO, Apr 17, 2024 at 9:04 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: Identify Course location grayman, Apr 16, 2024 at 11:11 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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    2,206
    Latest: 2664194 Guardsman Evan William GRIFFITHS, Coldstream Guards & 3 Commando: 07/06/1944 dbf, Apr 16, 2024 at 6:49 PM
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  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
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    2,376
    Latest: Durham Light Infantry Museum to Close...CONFIRMED PaulE, Mar 17, 2024
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  8. North Irish Horse

    Discussions:
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    463
    Latest: 7953223 Trooper Charles WILLS, North Irish Horse: POW dbf, Sep 22, 2023
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  9. Recce

    'Only The Enemy In Front'
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    7,414
    Latest: What does U.K.C.Y mean? Oldleg, Apr 2, 2024
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  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
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    Latest: 1756867 John Wiliam McCARTHY, RA: Service Records Tullybrone, Apr 17, 2024 at 9:04 PM
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  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
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    Latest: Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal 10th Battalion: 17th August 1940 chiddicks, Apr 17, 2024 at 8:59 PM
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  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
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    Latest: The Royal Corps of Signals JimHerriot, Apr 13, 2024 at 5:12 PM
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  13. RAC & RTR

    Fear Naught! "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond."
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    10,466
    Latest: Award Dutch Bronze Cross Trooper C.J. Horton, 4/7 Royal Dragoon Guards (Netherlands) brithm, Apr 17, 2024 at 1:37 AM
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  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    Latest: 127676 Captain William Oswald JAMES, MBE, Royal Army Medical Corps: POW dbf, Apr 12, 2024 at 3:27 PM
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  15. RASC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    Latest: Barracks identification Shazbaz, Apr 17, 2024 at 11:50 AM
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  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
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    Latest: Reme books? Chris WIlletts, Mar 25, 2024
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  17. SOE & OSS

    Special Operations Executive & Office of Strategic Services
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    2,254
    Latest: DZ 'Dick 8' Smudger195, Apr 8, 2024
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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: Are you looking for someone from No. 2 SBS ? snapper35, Apr 16, 2024 at 5:45 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: A winter in the Abruzzo Mountains - French Expeditionary Corps - Italy (21 Nov 1943 - 3 Feb 1944) OhAlison, Apr 12, 2024 at 3:13 AM
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  20. Australian

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    Latest: Needle in Haystack -any help appreciated. davidbfpo, Apr 17, 2024 at 8:50 AM
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  21. British Indian Army

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    Latest: 5th Mahratta Light Infantry davidbfpo, Apr 13, 2024 at 7:59 PM
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  22. Canadian

    Discussions:
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    Latest: Canadian Field Hospitals in Italy PackRat, Apr 11, 2024
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  23. New Zealand

    Discussions:
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    Latest: 7th NZ Anti-Tank Regiment J Kubra, Apr 16, 2024 at 6:24 AM
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  24. South African

    Discussions:
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    1,067
    Latest: South African War Establishments Gary Tankard, Apr 4, 2024
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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: WWII NADA Ordnance Regiments Joe Decko, Apr 17, 2024 at 6:36 PM
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  26. Axis Units

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    Latest: FALLSCHMIRJAGER RANKS Gary Kennedy, Apr 4, 2024
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  1. Osborne2

    1940 Instructions on completing War Diaries - Army Form C2119A

    Osborne2, Feb 16, 2020
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    Osborne2
    Apr 4, 2020
  2. Yukon Tina

    Algonguin Regiment photo

    Yukon Tina, Feb 27, 2024
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    Yukon Tina
    Feb 27, 2024
  3. AB64

    Ancestry - War Diaries

    AB64, Oct 1, 2022 ... 2
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    dryan67
    Apr 4, 2024
  4. davidbfpo

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

    davidbfpo, Oct 2, 2023
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    davidbfpo
    Oct 2, 2023
  5. pamak

    Battle Log and War Diaries

    pamak, Oct 14, 2017
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    pamak
    Oct 16, 2017
  6. nicks

    Diffferent time format in war diary.

    nicks, Oct 24, 2015
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    minden1759
    Oct 27, 2015
  7. Chunty

    DMGA

    Chunty, Nov 23, 2022
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    JITTER PARTY
    Nov 28, 2022
  8. Tom Cavadino

    Dors. in War Diaries

    Tom Cavadino, Mar 3, 2024 ... 2
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    Tom Cavadino
    Mar 8, 2024
  9. Chris C

    FDL meaning?

    Chris C, Aug 8, 2022
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    Tony56
    Dec 13, 2022
  10. Owen

    Help with War Diary Abbreviations

    Owen, Aug 4, 2006 ... 2 3
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    AB64
    Dec 11, 2020
  11. Recce-Boxmeer

    Help with War Diary date notation

    Recce-Boxmeer, Dec 24, 2016
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    Recce-Boxmeer
    Dec 24, 2016
  12. Drew5233

    How Do You Store Your War Diary Files?

    Drew5233, Jul 1, 2010 ... 2 3
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    Drew5233
    Aug 23, 2010
  13. gmyles

    Is this a commonly found document or a one off?

    gmyles, Nov 16, 2015
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    Charley Fortnum
    Nov 16, 2015
  14. 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
  15. LeeSteventon

    List of ALL TNA War Diary references?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 14, 2012
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    Drew5233
    Nov 14, 2012
  16. Ben_Mayne

    Maps to match the war diaries

    Ben_Mayne, Nov 13, 2015
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    Buteman
    Nov 14, 2015
  17. Skoyen89

    Maps, plans, tracings in War Diaries

    Skoyen89, Jul 3, 2011
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    PsyWar.Org
    Sep 26, 2012
  18. Wiffer

    National Archive War Diary file prefixes

    Wiffer, Nov 24, 2017
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    Wiffer
    Dec 2, 2017
  19. alan58

    National Archives Closed Archive 29 years

    alan58, Feb 22, 2012
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    5,748
    bexley84
    Feb 22, 2012
  20. dbf

    Note on War Office Files: Clerical instructions

    dbf, Apr 11, 2023
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    papiermache
    Apr 11, 2023
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