Military Records
Many family histories will include individuals who served in
one of the armed forces; the British Army, Royal Navy or Royal
Air Force. The PRO web site has a good online guide that provides
details of where the records of the various services are located
and how they are arranged. One of the most useful sites on the
Internet for military service is the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission . The searchable database
on this site (Debt of Honour Register) gives details of 1.7
million members of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First
and Second World Wars.