Hello All, Here is my next question. I've come across some war diaries which have appendices called Slate of Officers. Sometimes I see a couple...
Hi. I hope someone with more knowledge than me will help me out with this one. My father was in the 501 Provost Company C.M Police and took part...
Hello, does anyone have access to the War Diary for the 4th/7th Dragoon Guards for March 1945? (especially actions during Rhine crossing / Op....
Good evening, Does anyone have a copy of the 44 RTR war diary for 1944? I have tried to look online for a pdf or copy but have been unable to...
Hello everybody, I was going over a war diary related to signals in North Africa and I found a traffic report which mentions the acronyms ELS and...
Hello members, A few months ago a very kind member managed to find some excellent information on a warrant officer of the Sherwood Foresters, who...
Hi, My father served in this unit 1942-44, until he was transferred to 8RB. Could anyone inform me of where I could obtain the War Diaries of...
Hi, I thought the following information might be of interest especially to any modellers interested in paint schemes for the Sicily campaign...
I found a USA account that suggested that the 6th Gordons were defending a bulge in the Allied lines in Anzio and would like more info. My...
Hello members, I've recently bought a General Service Medal with a Palestine clasp to 2656317 Guardsman Frank Parsons. He had a busy war!! Wounded...
Good evening, I'm Lorenzo from Piantravigne (Florence). I'm writing a book about the history of my hometown during the XIX Century. I know that...
Personal Number: 52273 Rank: Major Name: F S SCOTT, MiD* Unit: Cheshire Regiment London Gazette : 16 August 1938...
We at TracesOfWar.com have done a lot of research the past years and made a few trips to Kew to copy War Diaries of units mostly involved in...
The Royal Fusiliers were involved in many notable battles of the war, including Operation Shingle, or as it is now known, the Battle of Anzio. On...
Chancing my arm to see if anyone has the unit War Diary for 24/8/44 that they could share, I'm researching Trooper Jeffs who was wounded that day...
I'm starting to read War Diaries and thought it might be helpful to have a general thread where people can help each other with Abbreviations etc....
Hi, I saw these vehicle numbers in the war diary of 151 Inf Bde Wksps REME (WO171/672) and thought they might be of interest. [ATTACH] Regards...
Good morning Does anyone have a copy of the monthly summaries of Admiralty War Diaries held in ADM199? If so, could you PM me? I just wanted to...
The regimental histories for the 3rd, 4th and 5th Gurkha Rifles for the 1939-45 period are difficult to locate and view. I have viewed them many...
Another war diary that I've been transcribing through the dark January evenings and thought might be of interest. WO171/2356 – 23 Company RASC...
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