Tracing ancestors in the british armed forces in wwii

In this article in his series, military historian Graham Bandy will cover records and research advice to help you learn more about your ancestors who served in the Royal Air Force, and give clues to h

HOW THE LUFTWAFFE PREPARED FOR THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN

ANTHONY ADOLPH is a professional genealogist and the author of 11 books PAUL BLAKE is the author of Tracing Your Insolvent Ancestors KATHERINE COBB is a member of AGRA based in Somerset JAYNE SHRIMPTO

On a muggy night in late August 1940, Hinnerk Waller’s fraying tether had finally snapped. Relentlessly deployed in the Battle of Britain as part of the Luftwaffe fighter wing JG 52, Waller was paying

At 11pm on Monday 31 May 1915, those Londoners who were not already in bed would soon be so. As the hubbub of the city died down, others who had been enjoying the capital’s entertainments were making

I’D seen an advertisement in my father’s newspaper for women to work on the canal boats. It said applicants should be of a robust constitution. I’m quite robust, so why not? I’d give it a go. “Look, D