Military Genealogist Simon Pearce has been exploring our Coronation medals collections and delving into the stories of some of the recipients of the 1937 and 1953 medals. A Coronation is a significant…
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Researching British WWI Ancestors: Part II
In our second instalment of Researching British WWI Ancestors, Forces War Records (FWR) Military Genealogist Simon Pearce delves deeper into the collections available to our subscribers. My previous blog focused on getting…
Researching British WWI Ancestors: Part I
Our Military Genealogist, Simon Pearce, shows you how to start researching British WW1 ancestors. Researching your WW1 ancestors’ military service is a rewarding and exciting part of family history. Knowing where to…
Researching Nurses During WWI & WWII
This research guide offers handy hints and tips for discovering and researching pioneering women who served as nurses during WWI and WWII.
Forces War Records Joins the Ancestry Family
The leading family history website Ancestry has announced that it is acquiring UK military records website Forces War Records.
Boy Soldiers at War
Throughout history children have ended up on the battlefields. Read more details about boy soldiers in WW1 and WW2 on Forces War Records
Thiepval Memorial – commemorating the Missing of the Somme
The Thiepval Memorial bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Battles of the Somme during WW1
Track down World War One and World War Two Officers
Search and Discover thousands of British Officers in WW1 and WW2 using our Army Lists and other resources from Forces War Records
One Thousand Men Are Walking
Joshua Dyer (aged 14) was tasked at school to write a poem for Remembrance Day 2019. An hour later (without any help) he produced the following poignant poem – One Thousand Men Are Walking
Discover your ancestor’s Military History
No matter in what avenue your family member served – whether they joined the Forces, did what they could in the factories and fields the Home Front, travelled to tend the sick on the battlefields of the Western Front or worked for the government – theirs