The ghost of the German front line trench, near Thiepval, on the Somme, is picked out in chalk, between the Ancre Valley and the trees surrounding the Ulster Tower Memorial at the top of the slope.
The excellent CWGC site includes a searchable database of their records.
The official site for the UK National Archives.
Provides lots of information on Britain's part in the Wars of the 20th Century.
Archive & Reference Sites
Homepage of the Museum of the British Army in Chelsea.
The UK's National Museum for all things to do with ships and the sea.
Can provide online copies of Australian service record documents.
A miscellany of WW1 related documents and other resources
A collection of first hand accounts of both World Wars held at the University of Leeds.
A brilliant resource for researching the British Army in WW1 by Chris Baker.
A community forum to discuss and help with all aspects of WW1.
The WFA is dedicated to remembrance of WW1 and provides fantastic resources for researchers, including access to WW1 Pension Records and "TrenchMapper" which overlays trench maps onto modern digital mapping to allow accurate identification of WW1 locations and features.
A brilliant and detailed account of Northallerton's local Territorial Battalion's part in the Great War, in which so many of the men listed on this site were killed, created by the late Bill Danby.
Specific War Memorial Sites
Aims to record every War Memorial in the North-East of England
Dedicated to recording the stories of those listed on the War Memorial at Newbury, West Berkshire.
Dedicated to recording the details of all those listed on the War Memorials in every community in Buckinghamshire.
Dedicated to recording the stories of those listed on the War Memorial at South Benfield, Essex.
Dedicated to recording the stories of those listed on the War Memorials at Kings College, London and its partner institutions, Guy's Hospital and ST. Thomas' Hospital.
A project dedicated to recording and researching the War Memorials and casualties of Leicestershire and Rutland in all conflicts since Medieval times.
A project dedicated to recording the details of those men of Prescot, on Mersyside, who were killed in, and also who served and returned from, WW1.
Records the details of the men from Ruyton, Shropshire, who were killed in WW1 and WW2.
Dedicated to recording the details of the students and staff of Christ Church College, Oxford, who were killed in both World Wars.
Records the details of the War Memorials in Worcestershire and the details of those named on them. Includes a section specifically dedicated to recording nurses from the area who made the ultimate sacrifice.
