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Access medal index cards, Victoria Cross registers, etc. Only a limited amount available online.
The London Gazette has published official and legal notices and authroriative news since the seventeenth century. In their online archive, you can utilise advanced search to find entries concerning individuals' medal receipt, commendation, capture or death.
Every individual who served in a theatre of war on active service between 1914 and 1920 was eligible for the award of a campaign medal. Thissite provides a guide to campaign medals and how to find the records.
Medals.org provides a collection of basic information and images regarding medals from across the globe, arrangedby country
Orders, Decorations and Medals gives extensive information regarding medals from across the world, including an explanation of WWI medal card abbreviations.
Information and exhibitions on arms and armour at their Leeds, Tower of London and Fort Nelson, Portsmouth locations. Enquiries welcome.
Contains in-depth information on the uniform and equipment of the British Expeditionary Force , and the Canadian and French forces. The rest of the site is helpful as an extra resource for more general matters relating to WWI.
Weapon section of this website features in-depth information regarding weapons utilised in WWI including bayonets, flamethrowers, poison gas and tanks.
Research WW1 Other lists
More specialist lists from Lancashire Museums list of online sources for Research into World War I
Finding People & Memorials is part of Lancashire Museums list of online sources for Research into World War I
Finding Regiments is part of Lancashire Museums list of online sources for Research into World War I
Resources for Schools and Homework related to the World War One commemoration.
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Finding Finding Uniforms and Medals, Equipment and Weaponry is part of Lancashire Museums list of online sources for Research into World War I with a focus on information available in North West England Compiled by Claire York, Project Development Fellowship North West 2014
Updated on Dec 09, 14
Created on Mar 18, 14
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