Forces War Records Blog
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The Forces War Records blog is your definitive source for all Military Genealogy, Military Archives, and Military Records news, information, and reviews. The site was created approximately five years ago upon the request of some Forces Reunited members who were looking for information on their ancestors.
Forces War Records Blog
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My mother’s service with the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force during WW2 Community member Liz kindly shared her recollections of her mother Ena’s service with the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) during WW2 ..read more
Forces War Records Blog
1M ago
Do you recognise the author of the letters? When community member and Q&A regular Victoria shared a soldier’s love letters with us, we were intrigued by the writer’s identity. However, all we ..read more
Forces War Records Blog
2M ago
Exploring the poignant and often revealing records Casualty records are essential to military family history, often providing unique, informative, and sometimes moving information about our military ancestors and their service. Many of ..read more
Forces War Records Blog
4M ago
Exploring records for researching WWII Home Guard ancestors On the 80th anniversary that the Home Guard received its ‘stand down’ orders in the latter stages of WWII, we explore how to research ..read more
Forces War Records Blog
4M ago
How sharing a letter from WW2 led to an emotional journey of discovery and shone a spotlight on a poignant story When Forces War Records community member Jo discovered a letter from ..read more
Forces War Records Blog
5M ago
Historically significant WW2 army medal cards available to search online for the first time Calling all military genealogists: we are excited to announce the release of the WW2 army medal cards on ..read more
Forces War Records Blog
8M ago
Exploring WWI service records and what to look out for when researching military ancestors There’s nothing like a service record when researching WWI ancestors. Packed with information and valuable clues, they are ..read more
Forces War Records Blog
8M ago
Exploring the Historical Documents Library and how it can help you with your military family history Our Historical Documents Library is a treasure trove waiting to be explored. Our Military Genealogist, Simon ..read more
Forces War Records Blog
8M ago
Getting the best out of WWI war diaries and how they can help you research a military ancestor. War diaries are among the most interesting and exciting records to research our British ..read more
Forces War Records Blog
10M ago
Stories from our community for the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings We’ve reached a major anniversary in the history of WWII: D-Day 80, 80 years since the launch of Operation Overlord ..read more