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War Records - Genealogy Sites

Most people researching their family history will find that at least one member of the family was in the armed forces, in particular in WW1 or 2 and, often, was in the casualty lists. There are numerous websites dedicated to the different theatres of war, to regiments, and so on. These are just a few of the ones that might help in the search for some of the ancestors.

National Archives holdings on 'conscientious objectors' in wartime.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/search/search_results - LINK

A website that has a database of WW1 cemeteries.
http://ww1cemeteries.com/

Commonwealth War Graves Commission
This website is probably one of the most well used and useful websites when searching for a relative who was killed in battle. The searches and information are all free. The searches can be from fairly general dates and places to those that are much more specific. A list of relevant names, their rank, regiments etc. will follow a search. The names can be clicked on and details of their date of death and burial place will come up. There are frequently other personal details like age, next of kin, home etc., included. There are also associated pages that contain information on the cemeteries, maps etc. Downloadable is a commemorative certificate with a picture of the cemetery and the person's name and personal details.
http://www.cwgc.org/

Imperial War Museum
http://www.iwm.org.uk

National Archives search for volunteers in records of Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/rnvr.asp

Military history from the national Archives
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/militaryhistory/?WT.ac=MHhomepage

The Liddle Collection at Leeds University. Amongst the documents in the Collection are papers relating to events in World Wars 1 & 2. Incidentally, there are fascinating digitised images of mediaeval manuscripts and early 17th & 18th centruy English Poeetry
http://www.leeds.ac/library/spcoll/liddle/

Offers access to material in Imperial War Museum collection that is related to conflict in the 20th century
http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk

The BBC website offers World Wars material. A comprehensive mixture of information text, clips from newspapers, personal experiences recorded, and images. It's of great all-round and general interest
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/

An archive of WW1 material
http://www.thegreatwararchive.org

The website of the National Army Museum
http://www.national-army-museum.ac.uk