Research guides

• First World War – an overview
  Recommended guide
  Keywords: first world warwarsworld war one
• British and Commonwealth prisoners of the First World War and previous wars
  Keywords: first world warpowsprisoners of warworld war one
• British Army medal index cards 1914-1920
  Keywords: digitised recordsonline collections All records viewable online
• British Army nurses
  Keywords: armybritish armynurseswomen's military service
• British Army nurses’ service records 1914-1918
  Keywords: digitised recordsonline collections All records viewable online
• British Army officers of the First World War
  Keywords: armybritish armyfirst world warmedalsofficers (army)soldierworld war one
• British Army operations in the First World War
  Keywords: armybritish armyfirst world warregiments and corpswar diariesworld war one
• British Army soldiers of the First World War
  Keywords: armybritish armyfirst world warnon-commissioned officersoldierworld war one
• British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force disability and dependents’ pensions from the First World War
  Keywords: armybritish armydisability pensionsfirst world warpensionsrafroyal air forceroyal navyworld war one
• British military campaign and service medals
  Keywords: armyawardsbritish armycampaign medalsmedalsofficers (army)
• British military gallantry medals
  Keywords: armyawardsbritish armygallantry medalshonoursmedals
• Conscientious objectors
  Keywords: conscientious objectorsfirst world warsecond world warworld war oneworld war two
• Deaths in the First and Second World Wars
  Keywords: casualties of wardeathsfirst world warsecond world warworld war oneworld war two
• Fleet Air Arm personnel
  Keywords: fleet air armnavyroyal navysecond world war personnel
• Foreign Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office records from 1782
  Keywords: commonwealth of nationscontrol commissiondiplomacyforeign affairsforeign officeinternational relationstreaties
• Foreign Office correspondence 1906-1919
  Keywords: diplomacyforeign affairsforeign officeinternational relations
• Household Cavalry soldiers’ service records 1799-1920
  Keywords: digitised recordsonline collections All records viewable online
• Intelligence and security services
  Keywords: espionageintelligence and security servicesmi5 and mi6security servicesspecial operations executive
• Internees
  Keywords: aliens (foreign nationals)first world warimmigrationinterneesmigrationpowsprisoners of warsecond world warworld war oneworld war two
• Land and property requisitioned for war in the 20th century
  Keywords: first world warlandland ownershiprequisitioned landsecond world warworld war oneworld war two
• League of Nations
  Keywords: first world warforeign affairsinternational relationsleague of nationsworld war one
• Merchant Navy medals and honours
  Keywords: awardscampaign medalsgallantry medalshonoursmedalsmerchant navy
• Merchant Navy officers
  Keywords: crew listsmerchant navyofficers merchant navy
• Merchant Navy seamen in service since 1918
  Keywords: crew listsmerchant navysecond world warsecond world war personnelworld war two
• Merchant Navy seamen of the First World War
  Keywords: apprenticeshipcrew listsfirst world warmerchant navyworld war one
• Merchant Navy ships wrecked or sunk
  Keywords: first world warmerchant navynavysecond world warshippingworld war oneworld war two
• Military maps of the First World War
  Keywords: first world warmapsworld war one
• Military nursing
  Keywords: armybritish armynavynursesrafroyal air forceroyal navywomen's military service
• Prisoners of war in British hands
  Keywords: boer warcrimean warfirst world warpowsprisoners of warsecond world warworld war oneworld war two
• Research and development in the British Army
  Keywords: armybritish armyordnance (military supplies)
• Research and development in the Royal Navy
  Keywords: navyordnance (military supplies)royal navyshipping
• Royal Air Force nurses
  Keywords: nursesrafroyal air forcesecond world war personnelwomen's military service
• Royal Air Force operations
  Keywords: combat reports (raf)first world warrafroyal air forceroyal flying corpsroyal naval air servicesecond world warsquadrons (royal air force)world war oneworld war two
• Royal Air Force personnel
  Keywords: campaign medalscourts martialpowsprisoners of warrafroyal air forcesecond world war personnel
• Royal Flying Corps airmen
  Keywords: royal flying corps
• Royal Flying Corps officers
  Keywords: officers (air forces)royal flying corps
• Royal Marines officers
  Keywords: first world warofficers (royal marines)royal marinesworld war one
• Royal Marines other ranks
  Keywords: first world warroyal marinesworld war one
• Royal Naval Air Service officers
  Keywords: first world warofficers (air forces)royal naval air serviceworld war one
• Royal Naval Air Service ratings
  Keywords: first world warroyal naval air serviceworld war one
• Royal Naval Division personnel
  Keywords: first world warroyal naval divisionroyal navyworld war one
• Royal Naval dockyard staff
  Keywords: dockyardnavyroyal navy
• Royal Naval Reserve personnel
  Keywords: first world warnavyroyal naval reservesecond world war personnelworld war one
• Royal Navy commissioned and warrant officers
  Keywords: courts martialnavyofficers (royal navy)royal navy
• Royal Navy commissioned and warrant officers’ pensions
  Keywords: first world warnavyofficers (royal navy)pensionsroyal navyworld war one
• Royal Navy nurses and medical officers
  Keywords: navynursesroyal navysecond world war personnelwomen's military service
• Royal Navy operations in the First World War
  Keywords: admiraltyfirst world warnavyroyal navyworld war one
• Royal Navy ratings of the First World War
  Keywords: first world warmedalsnavyroyal navyworld war one
• Royal Navy ratings’ pensions 17th-20th centuries
  Keywords: first world warnavypensionsroyal navyworld war one
• Royal Navy ships wrecked or sunk
  Keywords: first world warnavyroyal navysecond world warshippingworld war oneworld war two
• Volunteers and Territorials
  Keywords: armybritish armyhome frontmilitiaofficers (army)regiments and corpssoldierterritorial armyvolunteer soldiers
• Women in the British Army
  Keywords: armybritish armyfirst world warsoldierwomen's military serviceworld war one
• Women’s Royal Air Force personnel
  Keywords: first world warrafroyal air forcesecond world war personnelwomen's military serviceworld war one
• Women’s Royal Naval Service personnel
  Keywords: first world warroyal navywomen's military serviceworld war one