This guide provides a brief introduction to the records of the First World War held at The National Archives. These are the records of British government, including the various branches of the military. There is also brief advice on some of the records you can find in other archives and organisations.
First World War 100. We have marked the centenary of the war with an extensive programme, spanning a four-year period between 2014 and 2018. Find out more about our programme, which explored major anniversaries and key aspects of the war through themes (such as technology and the Middle East), special projects and partnerships.Some First World War veterans continued to serve with the army after the war and for the records of these soldiers you may need to read the advice in our guide to British Army soldiers in service after 1918. However, many of the records in the First World War collections cover service up to 1920.The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand occurred on 28th June 1914. It can be argued that the Archduke’s assassination has led to the idea that the outbreak of World War One (WWI) was an accident, an event that led to the greatest war the world had ever seen at that point.
First World War volunteers Over 90,000 people volunteered for the British Red Cross at home and overseas during the war. Search for your family’s personnel records, and discover what Red Cross volunteers were doing in your local area 100 years ago.
The causes of the First World War were similar and differed from the causes of the Second World War politically, economically, and socially. Both of these significant, historical events were substantially affected by the interaction of dominating societies during this time period.
The Battle of the Somme was a mass allied offensive of the First World War by the British and French armies against the Germans, conceived by General Haig. We have chosen to mark the 100th anniversary of the battle by telling the stories of some of the thousands of Scots soldiers who perished on 1 July 1916, the first day of the battle, told through their wills and other records held by NRS.
Division within WO - General records of the War Office and predecessors and successor This record (browse from here by hierarchy or by reference ) Catalogue description War Office: Miscellaneous Unregistered Papers, First World War.
The National Archives have produced a suite of First World War Centenary pages, from which users may search for records of the First World War held by TNA, view digitised military records and cabinet papers, and contribute to Operation War Diary. BBC Radio Humberside's World War One At Home site details the wartime stories of people and places.
The enlistment records include the names of men who served in the Seven Years War, the Napoleonic War, the Crimean War, and the two world wars. Scots Guards Officer Enlistment Registers, 1642-1939 The officer enlistment books provide dates of promotion to officer ranks such as lieutenant, captain, major, or lieutenant colonel.
National Archives research rooms are closed on Monday, February 17, for Washington's Birthday. Museums in Washington, DC, and at the Presidential Libraries will be open. The National Archives holds Federal military service records from the Revolutionary War to 1912 in the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. See details of holdings.
This series contains records and correspondence for Regular Army and Emergency Reserve officers who served in the First World War. The content of the files varies enormously, from a note supplying date of death, to a file of several parts containing attestation papers, record of service, personal correspondence and various other information.
Search over 23 Million records. World War I (WWI), which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world's great powers,which were.
This led to several national newspapers, including the Times and the Daily Telegraph publishing the lists as well as many local papers. Given the fate of many of the First World War Service records this will be the only surviving record for many of these men.
National Records of Scotland. This selection of images relating to the First World War is taken from our collections of government records and private papers.
This series consists of correspondence and papers of general headquarters, headquarters of armies, military missions and armies of occupation during the First World War. Also included are reports on air raids by German airships and aeroplanes, 1915 to 1918.
War Office: Officers' Services, First World War, Index to Long Number Papers Description: This series contains the indexes used to identify the Long Number by which the First World War army officers service records are organised in WO 339. The main series of officers' service records was destroyed by bombing in 1940 and what remains is a.
Soldiers of the First World War - CEF Over 600,000 men and women enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) during the First World War (1914-1918) as soldiers, nurses and chaplains. The CEF database is an index to those service files, which are held by Library and Archives Canada.