Admiralty War Diary downloads

The Naval Historical Branch has made the 1939 Admiralty War Diaries available to download, with the stated intention of making further diaries available as soon as possible.

https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-or...tions/navy-command-hq/naval-historical-branch

These are accompanied by a bibliographical essay by historian Edward Hampshire of the Naval Historical Branch.

Edited to update the link. n.b. the official histories 'Merchant Shipping and the Demands of War', Behrens and 'War at Sea 1939-1945', Roskill have since been added too.

 

If you are wanting later editions, the Admiralty War Diaries 1939-45 are available on Fold 3. They also have the subject index cards.

Tim

 

Thank you for this Richelieu, most interesting

 

Excuse my ignorance Tim, but I'm a little puzzled by what you've written. Fold 3?. Are these other diaries located at the National Archives, Richmond?

 

Admiralty War Diaries are at the National Archives, Kew, Richmond.
Fold3 - Fold3 - Historical military records
Admiralty War Diaries are located by scrolling WWII - WWII War Diaries - A - Admiralty War Diaries

Tim

 

Well a bit of poking around, and finally what you wrote made sense, and hey presto!

Thank you timuk