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Unit History

  1. Higher Formations

    For discussions & documents relating to Brigade, Division etc level
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    Latest: A, B and F Echelons ? IanTurnbull, Dec 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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  2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

    Paperwork and discussions specifically related to this division.
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    Latest: 7th Battalion 53rd Royal Welch Fusiliers - Joseph Ronald Fearnhead CL1, Nov 17, 2025
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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: 6207983 Private C A KILBURN, MiD, Cheshire Regiment Wobbler, Dec 6, 2025 at 8:43 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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    16,289
    Latest: Eric Stainthorpe 1 Airborne Recce Sqn Cee, Dec 6, 2025 at 1:19 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: 2692247 C.Q.M.S/C. Sjt George TEMPLETON , 1 Scots Guards: 15/11/1945 Tullybrone, Dec 4, 2025 at 6:39 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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    295
    Messages:
    2,547
    Latest: Ch/X William O'Sullivan RM DannyM, Dec 2, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
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    Latest: 8th Bn. DLI - J.W. Robson (3191213): any details? Stephen Keoghane, Nov 16, 2025
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  8. North Irish Horse

    Discussions:
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    466
    Latest: Gemmano DCoy, Sep 2, 2025
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  9. Recce

    'Only The Enemy In Front'
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    7,959
    Latest: 53rd Reconnaissance Regiment General Lee, Dec 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
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    Latest: 9th Survey Regiment davidbfpo, Dec 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
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    9,314
    Latest: 576th Field Park Coy Royal Engineers WW2 gmyles, Dec 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
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    6,696
    Latest: Royal Signal units help reqd Historic Steve, Nov 12, 2025
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  13. RAC & RTR

    Fear Naught! "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond."
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    11,163
    Latest: 1st RTR - Names and photos Andreas, Nov 25, 2025
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  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    1,597
    Latest: 140 Field Ambulance RAMC - N Africa and Italy davidbfpo, Dec 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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  15. RASC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    Latest: 22 Coy RASC in Normandy ClémentH, Nov 28, 2025
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  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
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    320
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    2,626
    Latest: REME Parachutists MJ Adams, Oct 21, 2025
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  17. SOE & OSS

    Special Operations Executive & Office of Strategic Services
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    280
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    2,431
    Latest: Force 133 Mike89, Nov 24, 2025
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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: IWM and Cecil Beaton; The Long Range Desert Group photos. davidbfpo, Nov 28, 2025
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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: Soviet Troops 4th Tank Army: Liberation of Stalag IIIA, Luckenwalde (April 1945) RiverdaleDIY, Nov 18, 2025
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  20. Australian

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    Latest: Tomahoko Maru John Duresky, Nov 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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  21. Indian Army

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    Latest: Indian Long Range Squadron davidbfpo, Nov 25, 2025
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  22. Canadian

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    Latest: 17th Canadian Field Regiment, RCA History Pat Stowe, Nov 23, 2025
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  23. New Zealand

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    Latest: 2nd New Zealand Division Engineers davidbfpo, Nov 15, 2025
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  24. South African

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    Latest: Technical Service Corps - 'T' SC TomP.1994, Nov 26, 2025
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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: 1 (US) Infantry Division in the Netherlands 15th Scottish, Dec 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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  26. Axis Units

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    Latest: My dads interpreter was a Stuka Pilot Lindele, Oct 15, 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. Ryan Dales

    Help with Tracer Card

    Ryan Dales, Dec 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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    Tullybrone
    Dec 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
  4. colinsull

    2nd Motor Training Battalion Rifle Brigade

    colinsull, Nov 15, 2025
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    colinsull
    Nov 15, 2025
  5. Emz78912

    1614 Artillery Platoon 725 company RASC

    Emz78912, Oct 18, 2025
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    davidbfpo
    Oct 25, 2025
  6. Laksiri Mendis

    PHOTOGRAPH - MAJOR GENERAL REGINALD FORSTER JOHNSTONE

    Laksiri Mendis, Oct 23, 2025
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    Laksiri Mendis
    Oct 23, 2025
  7. 51highland

    War Diary humour.

    51highland, Jul 19, 2017 ... 2 3
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    Charley Fortnum
    Aug 10, 2025
  8. TomP.1994

    RAF Service Record - Medal Entitlement?

    TomP.1994, Jun 24, 2025
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    780
    TomP.1994
    Jun 24, 2025
  9. AB64

    Ancestry - War Diaries

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

    Abbreviation TEWT

    J Fox, Nov 3, 2019
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    JimHerriot
    Jan 29, 2025
  11. Tom Cavadino

    Dors. in War Diaries

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

    The Army of Clerks and Army forms

    papiermache, Oct 29, 2020 ... 2
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    6,832
    Uncle Target
    Feb 8, 2024
  13. Chris C

    What was a unit serial number?

    Chris C, Nov 20, 2023
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    2,823
    Michel Sabarly
    Nov 20, 2023
  14. davidbfpo

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

    davidbfpo, Oct 2, 2023
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    2,591
    davidbfpo
    Oct 2, 2023
  15. Jill Tate

    Reading War diaries General

    Jill Tate, Jan 30, 2022
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    5,219
    Ramiles
    Jul 5, 2023
  16. 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
  17. graeme

    Official History

    graeme, Apr 12, 2023
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    graeme
    Apr 12, 2023
  18. dbf

    Note on War Office Files: Clerical instructions

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

    FDL meaning?

    Chris C, Aug 8, 2022
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    7,748
    Tony56
    Dec 13, 2022
  20. Chunty

    DMGA

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

    War Diaries available online

    wmartin, Feb 25, 2022
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    4,580
    wmartin
    Feb 25, 2022
  22. Chris C

    War diaries: variable detail - veriable accuracy!?

    Chris C, Aug 7, 2021
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    6
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    4,827
    Chris C
    Aug 8, 2021
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