The Wartime Memories Project - Your Family History

Finding out about Casualties of War.

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission An excellent site where you can search for places of commemoration to the 1.7 million members of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First and Second World Wars.

The Canadian Book of Remembrance Contains the names of Canadians who died in Canadian Units in WW2.

AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION Searchable database listing monuments to US Casualties.

National Archives of Australia Armed services personnel records

World War II Nominal Roll of Australia

Luftwaffe Archives & Records Reference GroupA co-operative resource for world-wide research on the German Air Force, 1933-1945.

The German Wargraves Commission

Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) for the notification of next-of-kin of members of the former German Wehrmacht who were killed in action

Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery

Obtaining Wartime Service Records.

Records of those who served in the Great War 1914-18

Please note these are external links and some make a charge to access records.

For British citizens are held at The National Archives in London.
You can search the medal rolls online:Click here

Here you will find information on how to use the medal rolls to find out more

Search ANZAC Memorial, 1914-1918

The Records of Australian National Archives.
Canadian Expeditionary Force records an be searched online at: The National Archives of Canada
Last Post on the web has a searchable database of death notices for Canadian war veterans from both conflicts
Ancestry.com carries World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 for soldiers of the USA. Also available is American Soldiers of World War I - Death Index and World War I - U.S. Naval Deaths All their services require paid membership of their site.
The LDS (Mormon) Church has microfilmed the records World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 for soldiers of the USA, you can obtain copies of the cards from the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City or the microfilm rolls can be ordered for viewing and photocopying from local Family History Centers for a small fee. Their website is: http://www.familysearch.org/

For those who served in the British Forces during the Second World War 1939-45:
Please Visit the Veterans UK Website for further details

Please be aware that most organisations charge for copies of documents.

Usually information will only be given to the person to whom it refers or, if he or she has died, to his or her immediate next of kin. In most cases proof of id. will be required. Anyone else must obtain written permission from the person about whom they are enquiring, or from his or her next of kin, before any information will be given to them.

For enquires about medals see:
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceFor/Veterans/Medals/

The Womens Land Army for those who served in England, Scotland and Wales records are available to view on microfiche at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey. The microfilm you need to ask for is:
Series: MAF 421: Ministry of Food: Women's Land Army: Index to Service Records of the Second World War 1939-1948.

British and Commonwealth Prisoners of War 1939-45.

These books give an alphabetical list of all 169,000 men and camp locations of in German occupied territories:
Prisoners of War British Army 1939-1945, By J.B.Hayward and son. ISBN No 0-903754-61-4
Prisoners of War Armies and other land forces of the British Empire 1939-1945, By J.B.Hayward and son. ISBN No 0-903754-63-0
Prisoners of War Naval and Airforces of Great Britain and the Empire 1939-1945, By J.B.Hayward and son. ISBN No 0-903754-62-2

These books can be ordered for loan for a small fee from your local library.

The Wartime Memories Project holds copies of these books and in exchange for a small donation we can look up a name for you.

The pension agency has copies of prisoners of war record cards and will send one free of charge to POW's or their close relatives. You will need to send proof of ID, such as a birth certificate, they will return your documents by recorded delivery. The address is:
War Pensions Agency, Norcross Blackpool, FY53WP,England.
Also the Red Cross hold information on all P.O.W`S and they will send a certificate stating camp location etc.

AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL
Australian War Memorial
GPO Box 345
CANBERRA ACT 2601
AUSTRALIA

NATIONAL ARCHIVES (CANADA)
Personnel Records Unit
National Archives of Canada
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa
Ontario
CANADA K1A 0N3

NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE RECORDS (S.AFRICA)
The Director Documentation Service
SA National Defence Force
Private Bag X289
PRETORIA 0001
SOUTH AFRICA

CASUALTIES SERVICE RECORDS (NZ)
Personnel Enquiries/Archives
Headquarters New Zealand Defence Force
Private Bag
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND

US ARMY, If you have the full name and service number of a person, you can ask for an 'Individual Deceased Personnel File' at:
Department of the Army,
U.S. Total Army Personnel Command,
TAPC-PED-F,
Alexandria,
VA. 22331-0482.

For US military personnel, you can submit a request under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). You must have enough information for a search to be conducted. Full name is a minimum, a service / serial number helps. Include all available information. It helps if the request is submitted on Standard Form 180, but a letter will also work.
National Personnel Records Center 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO 63132-5100 USA Do NOT include return envelope and never send money.
Web site for the form: http://www.archives.gov/facilities/mo/st_louis/military_personnel_records/standard_form_180.html

To obtain the war records of Polish soldier who fought alongside the Allies in World War II, write to the British Army records office. Send details of your relationship to the soldier in question and the possible units and dates of service.
Polish Army in Exile Records-British Ministry of Defence
APC Polish Enquiries
Building 28B
RAF Northolt
Westend Road
Rusilip
Middlesex
HA4 6NG
England

The Wartime Memories Project -
How to find out about your relative who served in the Great War or World War Two

Records of those who served in the Great War 1914-18

The Wartime Memories Project holds copies of these books and in exchange for a small donation we can look up a name for you.

Dont forget to submit your findings for inclusion in The Wartime Memories Project.

The Wartime Memories Project - How to find out about your relative who served in the Great War or World War Two

Records of those who served in the Great War 1914-18

The Wartime Memories Project holds copies of these books and in exchange for a small donation we can look up a name for you.

Dont forget to submit your findings for inclusion in The Wartime Memories Project.

The Wartime Memories Project -
How to find out about your relative who served in the Great War or World War Two