Unit History

  1. Higher Formations

    For discussions & documents relating to Brigade, Division etc level
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    Latest: 51st Division diversionary attack on Bremen? Chris C, Nov 30, 2022 at 5:42 PM
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  2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

    Paperwork and discussions specifically related to this division.
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    Latest: War Diary: 53rd (Welsh) Division Chris C, Oct 18, 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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    2,462
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    17,216
    Latest: Award Military Medal Cpl. W.K. Chafer, 7th Bn The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (Netherlands) brithm, Dec 4, 2022 at 11:06 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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    12,249
    Latest: 12 Para Bn - Robert Steedman Si Tinley, Dec 5, 2022 at 1:58 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: 165059 John Douglas KERR, Irish Guards Guy Hudson, Nov 30, 2022 at 12:56 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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    221
    Messages:
    1,835
    Latest: Award Military Cross Lt. Peter Frederick KING, No. 4 Commando (DCLI) Staffsyeoman, Nov 27, 2022
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  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
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    2,239
    Latest: 7992 Brigadier Philip KIRKUP, DSO*, OBE, MC, MiD*, TD, Durham Light Infantry Mr Jinks, Nov 23, 2022
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  8. North Irish Horse

    Discussions:
    104
    Messages:
    449
    Latest: Gerry Chester, 1922 - 2019 von Poop, Nov 11, 2022
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  9. Recce

    'Only The Enemy In Front'
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    472
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    7,229
    Latest: 49th (West Riding) Regt Reconnaissance Corps Roll of Honour 4jonboy, Nov 22, 2022
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  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
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    24,390
    Latest: What is an 'UNCLE' in Artillery terms? Sheldrake, Dec 6, 2022 at 12:03 AM
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  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
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    772
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    7,795
    Latest: What Division /Units of the British Army where with the BLA in Cologne Germany in WW2 davidbfpo, Dec 5, 2022 at 7:36 PM
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  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
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    4,928
    Latest: Award MBE Signalman William Henry DRAPER, 5 H.Q. Signals SHAEF brithm, Nov 23, 2022
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  13. RAC & RTR

    Fear Naught! "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond."
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    9,036
    Latest: 24th Lancer transfers to the 4th7th RDG Ramiles, Dec 5, 2022 at 4:55 PM
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  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    186
    Messages:
    1,100
    Latest: 22839 Brigadier Robert Alexander HEPPLE, CBE, MC, MiD, MB, Royal Army Medical Corps dbf, Nov 25, 2022
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  15. RASC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    366
    Messages:
    2,699
    Latest: War Diary - 94 Bulk Petrol Transport Coy, RASC Tom OBrien, Dec 5, 2022 at 7:57 PM
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  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
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    2,183
    Latest: RAOC war diaries von Smallhausen, Dec 5, 2022 at 9:49 AM
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  17. SOE & OSS

    Special Operations Executive & Office of Strategic Services
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    238
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    2,047
    Latest: Major Peter Kemp, SOE: The man just liked fighting — a true war lover davidbfpo, Nov 26, 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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    3,397
    Latest: Help with Service Records. David Goldie - Scots Guards, L Detachment SAS, Special Raiding Squadron. Andreas, Dec 1, 2022 at 5:03 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) davidbfpo, Nov 24, 2022
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  20. Australian

    Discussions:
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    2,910
    Latest: Award Military Medal Gnr. D.M.C. Findley, 2/2nd Field Regiment Medical Orderly (Crete) brithm, Oct 30, 2022
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  21. British Indian Army

    Discussions:
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    3,413
    Latest: Which British units were left in India before and at the time of Partition? davidbfpo, Dec 3, 2022 at 7:55 PM
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  22. Canadian

    Discussions:
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    Messages:
    6,305
    Latest: Canadian First Hussars WWII war diaries? Smiley Eyes, Dec 4, 2022 at 9:40 PM
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  23. New Zealand

    Discussions:
    98
    Messages:
    622
    Latest: Remembering Today 8/10/40 Sergeant R.B.M.Young 40197 Royal New Zealand Air Force 264 (R.A.F.) Sqd GeoffMNZ, Oct 10, 2022
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  24. South African

    Discussions:
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    Latest: PG52 and Stalag VIIIB - South Africans vitellino, Sep 29, 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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    2,580
    Latest: 8th USAAF Station List - 20.12.43 (includes Air Transport Command) Temujin, Nov 21, 2022
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  26. Axis Units

    Discussions:
    336
    Messages:
    4,658
    Latest: Wehrmacht 29th Mot. Div. Russian Front Jabberwock, Dec 5, 2022 at 7:06 PM
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  1. 51highland
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    War Diary humour.

    51highland, Jul 19, 2017 ... 2
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    op-ack
    Nov 23, 2022
  2. AB64
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    Ancestry - War Diaries

    AB64, Oct 1, 2022
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    dryan67
    Oct 4, 2022
  3. Jill Tate
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    Reading War diaries General

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

    wmartin, Feb 25, 2022
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    wmartin
    Feb 25, 2022
  5. 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
  6. Owen
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    Help with War Diary Abbreviations

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

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

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

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

    SDP, Jan 1, 2015 ... 2
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    Pete Ashby
    Mar 3, 2016
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. nicks
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    Diffferent time format in war diary.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    alan58, Feb 22, 2012
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    bexley84
    Feb 22, 2012
  32. cmc39v
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    Who would have written unit war diaries?

    cmc39v, Apr 28, 2011
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    NPMS
    Aug 3, 2011
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. andalucia
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    WW2 War Diaries - available?

    andalucia, Jul 19, 2006
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    4,585
    Brian C
    Nov 2, 2006
  36. Chunty

    DMGA

    Chunty, Nov 23, 2022
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    JITTER PARTY
    Nov 28, 2022
  37. Chris C

    FDL meaning?

    Chris C, Aug 8, 2022
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    371
    Chris C
    Aug 8, 2022
  38. Sanne

    War diaries?

    Sanne, Jul 11, 2022
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    760
    Sanne
    Jul 13, 2022
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