Records recently transferred to The National Archives The term ‘casualty’ covers anyone in the British Army who was killed, wounded, missing, or was a prisoner of war. It sometimes gives the unit/battalion number – you can use this to locate a unit war diary. ![]() They state the individuals’ rank, service number, date of becoming a casualty and type of casualty. Search the daily British Army casualty lists (WO 417) on .uk ( £). These cover British Army officers, other ranks and nurses. Search the London Gazette on The Gazette website for the official announcements of British Army soldiers’ gallantry awards. Announcements of the award of gallantry medals and honours Search the recommendations for military honours and awards ( £) (WO 373) for personnel of the British Army and dominions’ armies. Recommendations for military honours and awards, 1935–1990 Royal Artillery: Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations (Historical and Modern) by Philip JobsonĬurrently, service records from this period are only available in their original paper form and only a few types of records revealing anything about an individual’s service are available online.A Dictionary of Military and Technological Abbreviations and Acronyms by Bernhard Pretz.The following books are available at our library in Kew: ![]() Though not affiliated with The National Archives, the independent Researching the Lives and Records of WW2 Soldiers website also contains a very useful list of Second World War abbreviations and acronyms. The Government of Canada also publishes a list of military abbreviations used in service files, many of which are applicable to British records. This official list of MOD Acronyms and Abbreviations published on the GOV.UK site contains thousands of terms in current use and many have not changed since the Second World War. ![]() Many of these terms are not commonly understood but there are some resources available online and at our library in Kew that can help you to interpret them. Many of the records covered in this guide contain a lot of military abbreviations and acronyms and can be hard to decipher as a result.
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