Our UK, WWII, Royal Artillery Tracer Cards, 1939-1948 collection is a must for anyone wishing to piece together the movements of an ancestor who served with the Royal Artillery during WWII. The…
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VJ Day 2023: a prisoner of war story
With VJ Day at the forefront of our thoughts, we highlight a community story and key steps for researching your ancestors who served in the Far East during WWII. What is VJ…
Who Do You Think You Are?: Episode 8 – Chris Ramsey’s navy ancestors
Episode eight of series 20 of Who Do You Think You Are? explored the family history of comedian Chris Ramsey. The episode had a strong naval theme and revealed Chris’s family connection…
Researching Military Nurses: The Story of Marjory Jean Anderson
Nurse. Prisoner. Survivor. This is the story of Marjory Jean Anderson, who displayed incredible courage, devotion and bravery during the Second World War. Marjory’s is just one of many stories waiting to…
No. 303 Squadron RAF – names behind the image: Part II
In Part II of our Battle of Britain blog, we return to the photograph of 303 Squadron and explore the names behind the image. Read on to discover what we found in…
Researching Polish airmen and the Battle of Britain: Part I
In the first instalment of our Battle of Britain 2023 blog, we spotlight the Polish No. 303 Squadron of the Royal Air Force. After discovering a striking photograph of squadron members (above), we…
Operation Husky – The 80th Anniversary of the Invasion of Sicily during WWII
On the night of 9/10 July 1943, the Allies launched Operation Husky, the invasion of the Italian island of Sicily. Operation Husky Airborne troops landed first by parachute and glider, followed by…
Researching a WWII prisoner of war: how our Allied Prisoners of War, 1939-1945 collection can help you
Was your ancestor one of the hundreds of thousands of Allied prisoners captured during the Second World War? Discover details about their time as a prisoner with our WWII, Allied Prisoners of…
The Story behind the image
We’ve been intrigued by the figures in our Facebook page cover photo (above) for some time, so we decided to explore them in our records. It turns out the three individuals in…
D-Day: Facts on the 1944 Normandy Invasion That Changed the Course of WWII
6th June 2019 marks the 75th anniversaries of D-Day when Allied forces landed on Normandy’s beaches. We reveal some of the things you may not know about the greatest invasion in military history.