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LINKS - Armed Forces
« on: Sunday 10 May 09 12:53 UTC (UK) »
Some links for web-sites about the Armed Forces.

These LINKS-Topics have been been compiled from the links submitted by RootsChatters.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed.  Smiley
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The Asplin Military History Rescources
The Men of the Imperial Yeomanry, Lovats Scouts and Scottish Horse in the Boer War of 1899 to 1902

http://hometown.aol.co.uk/kevinasplin/home.html

This link no longer works, Kev's excellent site which covers the above and MUCH more can now be found at...
http://www.britishmedals.us/kevin/intro.html

Aftermath A very indepth website on the First World War.
http://www.aftermathww1.com/index.asp

World War  Document Archive
http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/index.html

Commonwealth War Graves
http://www.cwgc.org/
 
The Royal Navy Website is useful for the historical background of ships and Weaponry. 

www.royal-navy.mod.uk/
 
Maritime resources are held at the Imperial War Museum.
www.port.nmm.ac.uk/
 
A website designed to help trace the men and their rank who served in the Royal Navy in 1901 based on information given in the 1901 census. 
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jeffery.knaggs/RNShips.html
 
Bob /Sanders has a selection of guides to assist in researching Seamen.
www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/Site.html
 
Royal Navy Training ships.www.trainingships.royalnavy.co.uk
 
The National Maritime Museum Memorials Website
www.nmm.ac.uk/memorials/
 
Database of Information on those who served with the Royal Navy since 1650
www.royalnavalmuseum.org/library/nbd_page.htm

British Forces with connections to Malta
http://maltafamilyhistory.com/



www.armedforces.co.uk

www.armymuseums.co.uk

Victoria Cross Research
http://www.victoriacross.co.uk/

Victoria Cross Website
www.chapter-one.com/vc

Worldwide Medals and Ribbons.

www.medals.org.uk

WW1 campaign medals
http://www.documentsonline.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
- also WW2 merchant seamen's medals. Free search, pay for details


Boer War Websites

www.lib.sun.ac.za/roh/roh.exe?

http://hometown.aol.co.uk/kevina[s]splin/home.html[/s]

Same as top amendment!

www.britishempire.co.uk
Click on Armed forces,  then Land Forces,  Units,  then on the left hand panel,  under Indian Army,  click on Corps of Guides.

Information sheets for records of Austalians:
www.awm.gov.au/research/infosheets/

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Click on Getting started,  then down to research guides A to Z

An article on Boer War Records in the National Archives:
www.sfowler.force9.co.uk/page_20.htm

Victorian Nurses from British Colonies who served in the Boer War:
http://users.westconnect.com.au/~ianmac/nurses.html



Broken Links:
Please report any links that no longer work, or ones that are no longer appropriate, by clicking the "Report to moderator" link on this message. Thanks Smiley
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Searching for Coleman, Moore, Kallnung in London; Margulies, Remenyi in E. Europe;
Ancestors of Hessie Stevenson-Coleman-Baxter (Ireland, 1861)
and, of course, any other ancestors for my web-site.

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Re: LINKS - Armed Forces
« Reply #1 on: Monday 18 May 09 22:53 UTC (UK) »
There have been reports of some of the links not working...

I had already changed one a number of days ago, but have tonight been through them all...they all work  Wink Grin
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