Unit History

  1. Higher Formations

    For discussions & documents relating to Brigade, Division etc level
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    Latest: 78th British Infantry Division - "The Battleaxe Div" Gill Eustace, Oct 25, 2020 at 4:53 PM
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  2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

    Paperwork and discussions specifically related to this division.
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    Latest: The Welch Regiment JDKR, Oct 26, 2020 at 5:12 PM
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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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    12,938
    Latest: 44 Reinforcement Holding Unit RHU 1945 Owen, Oct 27, 2020 at 5:45 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: George William Bell 7046436 1st Bn Royal Ulster Rifles davidbfpo, Oct 26, 2020 at 7:32 PM
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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: 99175 Henry George Coats ILLINGWORTH, Grenadier Guards Guy Hudson, Oct 26, 2020 at 5:40 PM
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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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    1,583
    Latest: Commando and Royal Marines - Italy 1943-45 Sandra Doran, Oct 19, 2020
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  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
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    133
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    1,941
    Latest: Help needed on Durham Light Infantry from D-Day landing and beyond Korps Steiner, Oct 27, 2020 at 3:08 PM
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  8. North Irish Horse

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    103
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    426
    Latest: 158916 Christopher Monro THOMAS, MC, North Irish Horse dbf, Oct 27, 2020 at 10:14 PM
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  9. Recce

    'Only The Enemy In Front'
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    Latest: Tpr Howells 49 Recce Buteman, Oct 20, 2020
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  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
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    20,403
    Latest: 925382 Gunner Emrys MEEK, Light Anti Aircraft, Royal Artillery travers1940, Oct 28, 2020 at 12:17 AM
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  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
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    653
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    6,059
    Latest: 24 Field Company , Royal Engineers Korps Steiner, Oct 17, 2020
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  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
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    193
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    2,105
    Latest: What do these documents tell you about My Father? Dave Thomson, Sep 29, 2020
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  13. RAC & RTR

    Fear Naught! "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond."
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    Latest: 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards May 1940 battleofassche, Oct 28, 2020 at 12:36 AM
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  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    Latest: Number 24 (London) General Hospital, Campbell College, Belfast M Shearer-Dixon, Oct 19, 2020
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  15. RASC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    Latest: 639 company RASC. hutt, Oct 27, 2020 at 6:30 PM
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  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
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    1,992
    Latest: 4614923 WO II William Edgar OATES, Duke of Wellington's Regiment & REME RedRon, Oct 26, 2020 at 11:16 PM
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  17. SOE & OSS

    Special Operations Executive & Office of Strategic Services
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    1,810
    Latest: Christiaan Lindemans SOE Dutch double agent "King Kong" ltdan, Oct 4, 2020
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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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    3,028
    Latest: Escape from a firing squad... Wobbler, Oct 18, 2020
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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: Searching for French Expeditionary Corps "Goumiers" in Italy Sandra Doran, Oct 25, 2020 at 2:59 PM
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  20. Australian

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    2,814
    Latest: RAAF Organization December 1941 Bev Saylor, Sep 9, 2020
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  21. British Indian Army

    Discussions:
    589
    Messages:
    2,853
    Latest: Organisation of an Indian Infantry Battalion - Nov 41 idler, Oct 24, 2020 at 3:22 PM
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  22. Canadian

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    Messages:
    5,360
    Latest: Royal 22e Regiment Badge J.Dagenais, Oct 26, 2020 at 4:30 PM
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  23. New Zealand

    Discussions:
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    Latest: mcct: researching 24 th New Zealand Battalion POW Wobbler, Sep 1, 2020
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  24. South African

    Discussions:
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    Messages:
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    Latest: South African Railways and Harbours Brigade dryan67, Oct 27, 2020 at 9:09 PM
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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: Varsity in Colour alberk, Oct 11, 2020
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  26. Axis Units

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    Latest: 3 Panzer- Grenadier Division- 3 Infanterie Division( mot.) Gary Tankard, Oct 26, 2020 at 8:14 PM
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  1. 51highland
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    War Diary humour.

    51highland, Jul 19, 2017
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    51highland
    Oct 20, 2020
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. LeeSteventon
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    Transcribing War Diaries - Best Practices?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 15, 2012
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    Charley Fortnum
    May 16, 2019
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. Wiffer
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    National Archive War Diary file prefixes

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

    pamak, Oct 14, 2017
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    pamak
    Oct 16, 2017
  15. 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
  16. SDP
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    Unit Nominal Rolls

    SDP, Jan 1, 2015 ... 2
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    Pete Ashby
    Mar 3, 2016
  17. Owen
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    PW, DP and VP

    Owen, Aug 4, 2006
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    PsyWar.Org
    Jan 15, 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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    2,507
    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. jamesmurrow
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    T.E.W.T. Abbreviation

    jamesmurrow, Jan 12, 2012
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    jamesmurrow
    Jan 13, 2012
  30. Andreas
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    Abbreviation help needed

    Andreas, Sep 1, 2011
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    Andreas
    Sep 19, 2011
  31. cmc39v
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    Who would have written unit war diaries?

    cmc39v, Apr 28, 2011
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    NPMS
    Aug 3, 2011
  32. 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
  33. 107 Bty 27 LAA Regt
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    War Diary abbreviation help

    107 Bty 27 LAA Regt, Nov 16, 2009
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    von Poop
    Nov 16, 2009
  34. andalucia
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    WW2 War Diaries - available?

    andalucia, Jul 19, 2006
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    2,431
    Brian C
    Nov 2, 2006

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