| Site Name |
Web Address |
| Airborne
Forces Museum, Aldershot, Hampshire |
www.army.mod.uk/para/af_museum |
| Aldershot
Military Museum, Aldershot, Hampshire |
www.hants.gov.uk/museum/aldershot |
| Army
Museums Ogilby Trust |
www.armymuseums.org.uk |
| Australian
Army Museum of Military Engineering, Moorebank, NSW,
Australia |
www.aamme.com.au/ |
| Australian
War Memorial, Canberra, Australia |
www.awm.gov.au/ |
| British
Postal Museum and Archive, London |
www.postalheritage.org.uk
|
| Canadian
War Museum, Ottawa, Canada |
www.civilization.ca/cwm/cwme.asp |
| D
Day Museum, Portsmouth, Hampshire |
www.ddaymuseum.co.uk |
| Fleet
Air Arm Museum, Near Ilchester, Somerset |
www.fleetairarm.com |
| Fort
Amherst, Chatham, Kent |
www.fortamherst.com |
| Gurkha
Museum, Winchester, Hampshire |
www.army.mod.uk/brigade_of_gurkhas/museum |
| Historic
Dockyard, Chatham, Kent |
www.chdt.org.uk |
| Hong
Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, Hong Kong |
www.lcsd.gov.hk/ |
| Imperial
War Museum, Lambeth, London |
www.iwm.org.uk |
| Monmouthshire
Royal Engineers (Militia), Monmouth, Monmouthshire |
www.monmouthcastlemuseum.org.uk |
| National
Army Museum, Chelsea, London |
www.national-army-museum.ac.uk |
| New Zealand Army Museum, Waiouru, (North Island) New Zealand |
www.armymuseum.co.nz |
| Royal
Air Force Museum, Hendon, London |
www.rafmuseum.org.uk |
| Royal
Artillery Museum (Firepower), Woolwich, London |
www.firepower.org.uk |
| Royal
Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Museum, Arborfield,
Berkshire |
www.rememuseum.org.uk |
| Royal
Logistics Corps Museum, Deepcut, Surrey |
www.army-rlc.co.uk |
| Royal
Naval Museum, Portsmouth, Hampshire |
www.royalnavalmuseum.org |
| Royal
Marines Museum, Southsea, Hampshire |
www.royalmarinesmuseum.co.uk |
| Royal
Military Academy Sandhurst Museum, Camberley, Surrey |
www.atra.mod.uk/atra/rmas/history |
| Royal
Signals Museum, Blandford, Somerset |
www.army.mod.uk/royalsignalsmuseum |
| South
African National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg,
South Africa |
www.militarymuseum.co.za |
| Tank
Museum, Bovington, Somerset |
www.tankmuseum.co.uk |
|
Research and
Historical Interest |
| Site Name and Web Address |
Description |
1914-1918.net
www.1914-1918.net
|
C Baker's First World War (1914-18) site. Contains general
histories and advise on researching soldiers' records. |
BBC History
www.bbc.co.uk/history/
|
BBC History |
British Medals Info
http://www.britishmedals.info
|
British Medals info is a free online information resource
for collectors, medal recipients, people in possession
of family medals or indeed anyone who has an interest
in British medals. It contains good illustrations of the
medals and their ribbons. |
Christmas Island Remembered
www.christmas-island.org
|
P Chatfield's personal account of Operation Grapple
(Hydrogen bombs tests - 1956-57) - contains copies of
official information booklets and a selection of photographs
(some RE) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
www.cwgc.org/
|
Commonwealth War Graves Commission has a database which
you use to trace service personnel killed in the First
and Second World Wars. |
The Diehards
www.thediehards.co.uk
|
A Victorian military re-enactment group, which occasionally
puts on displays at the Museum. |
FEPOW
Community
www.fepow-community.org.uk
|
A web site dedicated to the Far East Prisoners of War
(POW). It contains information on researching, articles,
Japanese-English word translations, and Roll of Honour
lists. |
Forces Postal History Society
www.stampdomain.com/fphs/
|
The F.P.H.S. was established in 1952 to bring together
the many collectors interested in the postal history of
the Armed Forces of all countries (and United Nations)
in both wartime and peace. |
Historical Diving Society
www.thehds.com
|
The Historical Diving Society (the HDS) was formed in
1990 in the UK by a group of enthusiasts whose aim is
to preserve and protect diving heritage. |
Indian Army
http://indianarmy.nic.in/ |
The official web site of the Indian Army, which contains
a history of the Army and a page on the Corps of Engineers. |
Institute of Civil Engineers
www.ice.org.uk
|
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is a charity
that exists to promote and progress civil engineering.
|
Metropolitan Police
www.met.police.uk
|
History of the Metropolitan Police. Colonel Henderson
and Warren were both Commissioners of the police force
(1869-88) |
The National Archives, (TNA), Kew
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
|
The National Archives of England,
Wales and the United Kingdom has one of the largest archival
collections in the world, spanning 1000 years of British
history, from Domesday Book of 1086 to government papers
recently released to the public.
Useful for reasearching military and family history. |
TNA Military History Research
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/militaryhistory/
|
TNA Family History Research
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/familyhistory/
|
National Railway Historical Society
www.siam.co.uk/nrhsuk/
|
Railway enthusiasts site. |
Newcomen Society
http://www.newcomen.com
|
Newcomen Society for the study of the history of engineering
and technology. Contains research papers on the Mulberry
Harbours (1944). |
Orders and Medals Research Society
www.omrs.org.uk/
|
‘Orders, Decorations and Medals Research Society
of Great Britain’ was formed in 1942 to research
Orders, Decorations and Medals of Great Britain and the
rest of the world. |
Ordnance Survey
www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
|
Ordnance Survey was began by the Royal Engineers |
Royal
Engineers in British Columbia
www.royalengineers.ca
|
This site is dedicated to the activities of the Royal
Engineers in British Columbia during the 1860's. It has
information and pictures concerning the activities of
Colonel RC Moody RE and the Columbia Detachment. It also
covers the British North American Boundary Commission. |
Western Front Association
www.westernfrontassociation.com
|
The Western Front Association was formed with the aim
of furthering interest in the period 1914-1918, to perpetuate
the memory, courage and comradeship of all those who served
their countries in France and Flanders and their own countries
during The Great War. |
Wikipedia (Free Encyclopedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Engineers
|
Wikipedia (Free Internet Encyclopedia). This link goes
directly to the Royal Engineers entry. |
|
Royal Engineers Activities and Association Branches |
|
Other web links of interest |
