Unit History

  1. Higher Formations

    For discussions & documents relating to Brigade, Division etc level
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    Latest: No 2 GHQ Liaison Regiment nwalton, Apr 7, 2021 at 9:00 PM
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  2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

    Paperwork and discussions specifically related to this division.
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    Latest: War Diary: 158 (Royal Welch) Brigade HQ Wapen, Jan 25, 2021
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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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    1,548
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    13,627
    Latest: 7th Bn Green Howards - Stanley Coleman - Hartlepool Tricky Dicky, Apr 7, 2021 at 4:33 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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    Latest: 224 Parachute Field Ambulance records Cee, Apr 11, 2021 at 12:04 AM
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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: 2695425 Roy DUNCALFE, MM, 2 Scots Guards attached Long Range Desert Group Tricky Dicky, Apr 9, 2021 at 11:40 AM
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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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    1,631
    Latest: 1st Royal Marine Naval Base Defence Organisation Richard Allen 1963, Apr 9, 2021 at 11:49 PM
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  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
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    2,007
    Latest: DLI POW Query ! Tricky Dicky, Mar 27, 2021
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  8. North Irish Horse

    Discussions:
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    Messages:
    428
    Latest: Tiger 131 Uncle Target, Dec 17, 2020
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  9. Recce

    'Only The Enemy In Front'
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    461
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    7,018
    Latest: 5th Reconnaissance Regiment(5th Recce) soldier search Simontrigg, Apr 1, 2021
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  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
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    21,406
    Latest: 79th Medium Scottish Horse Derek Barton, Apr 10, 2021 at 11:30 AM
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  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
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    667
    Messages:
    6,208
    Latest: 4 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers war diary Graham Anstey, Apr 11, 2021 at 11:42 AM
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  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
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    198
    Messages:
    2,195
    Latest: I know I'm asking a lot here, but I need all the help I can get Keith Burkitt, Mar 28, 2021
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  13. RAC & RTR

    Fear Naught! "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond."
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    Latest: 24th Lancers - "C" Squadron Ramiles, Apr 10, 2021 at 12:40 PM
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  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    Latest: 129 Field Ambulance, 43rd Div - Normandy, Market Garden & crossing the Rhine. Claire Thomas, Apr 10, 2021 at 12:30 PM
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  15. RASC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    318
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    2,116
    Latest: help finding 709 GT Coy and 124 Coy war diaries tgrubb, Apr 2, 2021
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  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
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    256
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    2,044
    Latest: Remembering Today 30/7/42 WH Bonsor RAOC Tricky Dicky, Mar 29, 2021
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  17. SOE & OSS

    Special Operations Executive & Office of Strategic Services
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    1,844
    Latest: Major Peter Kemp, SOE: The man just liked fighting — a true war lover alieneyes, Apr 11, 2021 at 1:58 AM
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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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    3,109
    Latest: 5383884 Pte. Frederick Charles TRENFIELD, Ox & Bucks & SAS: Looking for info cheekyphil, Mar 28, 2021
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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: British Sumatra Battalion Buteman, Apr 1, 2021
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  20. Australian

    Discussions:
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    Messages:
    2,824
    Latest: Tobruk 80 years on- A Tale of Two Rats. Waddell, Apr 2, 2021
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  21. British Indian Army

    Discussions:
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    Latest: Bengal Sappers & Miners? dryan67, Apr 4, 2021
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  22. Canadian

    Discussions:
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    Messages:
    5,593
    Latest: Lake Superior Regiment War Diary Appendices Mike H1, Apr 11, 2021 at 5:20 AM
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  23. New Zealand

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    Latest: New Zealand Artillery Regiments WW2 Tricky Dicky, Jan 27, 2021
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  24. South African

    Discussions:
    116
    Messages:
    841
    Latest: Searching for 6th SA Division, Italy davidbfpo, Feb 28, 2021
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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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    Latest: 716th Tank Battalion bkasten, Mar 18, 2021
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  26. Axis Units

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    Latest: Can anyone help me understand the regiment? Fallschirmjäger at Cassino. minden1759, Apr 10, 2021 at 8:34 PM
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  1. Owen
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    Help with War Diary Abbreviations

    Owen, Aug 4, 2006 ... 2 3
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    AB64
    Dec 11, 2020
  2. 51highland
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    War Diary humour.

    51highland, Jul 19, 2017
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    51highland
    Oct 20, 2020
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. LeeSteventon
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    Transcribing War Diaries - Best Practices?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 15, 2012
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    Charley Fortnum
    May 16, 2019
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. Wiffer
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    National Archive War Diary file prefixes

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

    pamak, Oct 14, 2017
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    pamak
    Oct 16, 2017
  16. 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
  17. SDP
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    Unit Nominal Rolls

    SDP, Jan 1, 2015 ... 2
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    Pete Ashby
    Mar 3, 2016
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. nicks
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    Diffferent time format in war diary.

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

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

    Rob Dickers, Mar 6, 2014
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    Uncle Jack
    Mar 6, 2014
  23. 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
  24. chingoo
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    War Diary language

    chingoo, Sep 15, 2013
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    chingoo
    Sep 15, 2013
  25. hutt
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    Understanding War Diaries

    hutt, May 10, 2013
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    2,970
    hutt
    Jul 3, 2013
  26. LeeSteventon
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    List of ALL TNA War Diary references?

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

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

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

    cmc39v, Apr 28, 2011
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    NPMS
    Aug 3, 2011
  30. 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
  31. andalucia
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    WW2 War Diaries - available?

    andalucia, Jul 19, 2006
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    2,808
    Brian C
    Nov 2, 2006
  32. lineman

    No 10 Holding and Selection Company

    lineman, Mar 27, 2021
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    Tricky Dicky
    Mar 27, 2021
  33. patrick Vaudreville

    43rd (Wessex) Division "Jeep"

    patrick Vaudreville, Dec 29, 2020
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    438
    Owen
    Dec 29, 2020
  34. Mike Selcon

    53 Brigade Group Singapore January 1942

    Mike Selcon, Dec 23, 2020
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    375
    Mike Selcon
    Dec 24, 2020
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