Military Records

Australia

Australian Government site on the Vietnam War.

Royal Australian Air Force history.

Royal Australian Navy history.

A wealth of material relating to individual servicemen and women – how to obtain personal service records, search biographical databases such as the Roll of Honour, Commemorative Roll, and various Nominal Rolls.

A World War 1 archive hosted by Eastern Regional Li, released as part of the WW1 centenary.

Australia’s commemorations, memorials and war graves.

Genealogylinks.net collection of links.

Homepage of Military History and Heritage Victoria.

Search for Australian Defence service records for all conflicts.

Homepage of Naval Historical Scoiety.

Information from the service records of Australian Defence and Merchant Navy personnel for World War Two, Korea, and Vietnam.

Locations, descriptions and images of war memorials in the states and territories of Australia.

Victorian Heritage Database. Please enter the word “war” into the search field.

Australian Military Forces WW2 Missing and Prisoners of War

Overseas

1.7 million men and women of Commonwealth forces who died during both world wars, including 67,000 civilians who died in the Second World War.

Family history in British India, covering 1600-1947.

Paywalled site with UK military records.

British and Commonwealth involvement in conflicts from 1914 to the present day.

ANZAC

A database that records information on more than 330,000 men and women who embarked from Australia for service overseas in the (First) Australian Imperial Force, 1914-1918.

1.7 million men and women of Commonwealth forces who died during both world wars, including 67,000 civilians who died in the Second World War.

Government records about Australians and New Zealanders in WW1 and the Boer War.

Austalian Light Horse Regiments Histories.

Anzac centenary website for learning about WW1.

Nominal roll of Australian Imperial Force who left Australia for service abroad.

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