Unit History

  1. Higher Formations

    For discussions & documents relating to Brigade, Division etc level
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    Latest: 56 (LONDON) INFANTRY DIVISION (1943-45) Lee1983, May 8, 2022
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  2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

    Paperwork and discussions specifically related to this division.
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    Latest: Award George Medal T/Lt-Col. R.D.R. Sale, 1st Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire L.I. brithm, Mar 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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    2,218
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    16,217
    Latest: Devonshire Regiment, Italy 1944 or not Gary Tankard, May 22, 2022 at 12:01 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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    11,847
    Latest: Hardwick Hall BruceLee230, May 23, 2022 at 11:30 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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    21,055
    Latest: Help with Guardsman Steven ROWAN, Coldstream Guards Owen, May 15, 2022
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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:
    202
    Messages:
    1,755
    Latest: Service records help - RN / No. 4 Commando timuk, May 5, 2022
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  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
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    2,100
    Latest: 556647 Corporal Frederick William GIBBINS, 9th Bn Durham Light Infantry: 03/09/1944 Ann James, May 22, 2022 at 3:58 PM
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  8. North Irish Horse

    Discussions:
    104
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    443
    Latest: Gerry Chester, 1922 - 2019 Andsco, Apr 28, 2022
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  9. Recce

    'Only The Enemy In Front'
    Discussions:
    467
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    7,144
    Latest: 49th Division's Recce WD - mid-April 1945 Chris C, May 15, 2022
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  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
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    1,812
    Messages:
    23,376
    Latest: 3.7 HAA director/predictor. von Poop, May 23, 2022 at 1:44 PM
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  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
    Discussions:
    750
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    7,583
    Latest: 225 Field Company, RE: Albert Joseph Turley minden1759, May 23, 2022 at 5:41 AM
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  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
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    Latest: 223943 Serjeant Norman Thomas GENN, BEM, MiD, Royal Corps of Signals dbf, May 8, 2022
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  13. RAC & RTR

    Fear Naught! "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond."
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    603
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    8,601
    Latest: 9th Lancers 1943–6 – Looking for anecdotes, odd facts, etc. Fran Sandham, May 23, 2022 at 6:09 PM
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  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    172
    Messages:
    1,033
    Latest: 7393532 Patrick Joseph Gavin, RAMC - Service Records help Nick Gavin, Apr 23, 2022
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  15. RASC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    357
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    2,627
    Latest: RASC WW2 Units Historic Steve, May 17, 2022 at 9:00 AM
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  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
    Discussions:
    271
    Messages:
    2,149
    Latest: Help with service record Linda Martin, May 17, 2022 at 8:53 PM
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  17. SOE & OSS

    Special Operations Executive & Office of Strategic Services
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    235
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    1,977
    Latest: Italy 1944: code names SEED, ACRE, SILICA? Pat Atkins, Apr 28, 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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    431
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    3,243
    Latest: Best overview about the LRDG? Chris C, May 14, 2022
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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: The Beer-Drinking, Cigarette-Smoking Bear Ramiles, Mar 16, 2022
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  20. Australian

    Discussions:
    485
    Messages:
    2,900
    Latest: Battery Observation Tower | Darwin | Dudley Point NT_Australia, May 7, 2022
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  21. British Indian Army

    Discussions:
    640
    Messages:
    3,315
    Latest: Bengal Sappers & Miners? davidbfpo, May 21, 2022 at 6:26 PM
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  22. Canadian

    Discussions:
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    Messages:
    6,055
    Latest: Slate of Officers Tullybrone, May 23, 2022 at 5:07 PM
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  23. New Zealand

    Discussions:
    98
    Messages:
    616
    Latest: Pvt. Robert Bryson, 27th Machine-Gun Battalion (New Zealand) TonyRNZE, Jan 10, 2022
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  24. South African

    Discussions:
    123
    Messages:
    935
    Latest: South Africans in Italian POW Camps vitellino, Apr 8, 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.
    Discussions:
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    Messages:
    2,537
    Latest: US Units Equipped with M26 Pershing Ewen Scott, May 18, 2022 at 7:25 AM
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  26. Axis Units

    Discussions:
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    Messages:
    4,533
    Latest: Help in Id of Heer Knights Cross davidbfpo, May 17, 2022 at 7:14 PM
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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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    4,825
    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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    17,748
    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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    3,945
    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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    4,098
    BrianM59
    Oct 25, 2015
  25. Rob Dickers
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    War Diary instructions c1941

    Rob Dickers, Mar 6, 2014
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    4,200
    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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    4,024
    Uncle Jack
    Oct 16, 2013
  27. hutt
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    Understanding War Diaries

    hutt, May 10, 2013
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    4,236
    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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    4,062
    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. Ron Goldstein
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    Service Records, Regimental and Personal Diaries

    Ron Goldstein, Nov 11, 2009
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    4,728
    Oldman
    Dec 8, 2009
  33. andalucia
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    WW2 War Diaries - available?

    andalucia, Jul 19, 2006
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    7
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    4,041
    Brian C
    Nov 2, 2006

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