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Whilst a visitor is on the premises, they can be accessed for free on a terminal, or via a wi-fi connection, where the paywall on the network has been disabled. [30] Frequently accessed documents such as the Abdication Papers had originally been captured on microfilm, as were the aggregated service records for two million First World War ...
Prior to the Crimean War, the British military (i.e., land forces) was made up of multiple separate forces, with a basic division into the Regular Forces (including the British Army, composed primarily of cavalry and infantry, and the Ordnance Military Corps of the Board of Ordnance, made up of the Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, and the Royal Sappers and Miners though not including the ...
An invasion scare in 1859 led to the emergence of the Volunteer Movement, and Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVCs) began to be organised throughout Great Britain.On 30 September 1859 the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Yorkshire West Riding RVCs were formed at Sheffield, and on 22 December that year they were grouped into a battalion as the Hallamshire RVC (officially the 2nd (Hallamshire) Yorkshire West Riding RVC ...
World War II (1939–45) see Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II. Air warfare of World War II; Pacific War (1937–45) Anglo-Iraqi War (1941) British–Zionist conflict of Palestine (1945–48) Greek Civil War (1946–47) Cold War (1946–90) Malayan Emergency (1948–60) Korean War (1950–53) see United Kingdom in the ...
Wing Commander F R Jeffs, OC No. 207 Squadron RAF, wishes his aircrews good luck at RAF Syerston, before they board their aircraft for a night raid on Bremen, Germany.207 Sqn were detached from their base at Bottesford, Leicestershire, to Syerston in August 1942, and moved from Bottesford/Syerston to Langar, Nottinghamshire, the following month.
Nine members of UK special forces could face prosecution over alleged war crimes linked to at least two separate incidents in Syria, according to Ministry of Defence (MoD) data seen by the BBC.
Prior to the war it produced a highly accurate summary of the Boer republics' military potential and was the only part of the War Office to escape criticism in the resulting Royal Commission. In the immediate aftermath of the Boer War the Intelligence Branch was enlarged and its head elevated to Director General of Mobilisation and Military ...
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