Recently, my research brought me to South Africa and, in particular, to the defence of the Mission Station at Rorke’s Drift in Natal...

On Remembrance Day as we pause to remember and honour those in the armed forces who died in the line of duty, I wanted to reflect on...

The Air Raid Precaution (ARP) Service The First World War had brought home the threat of aerial bombing to Britain's population,...

HMS Grafton was one of the ships that helped to save an army but paid the ultimate price. HMS GRAFTON was a G-class Destroyer - the...

I grew up knowing that my Great, Great Uncle, Tommy Watson, who died in 1918, had been a war hero. He enlisted in the Royal Navy just a...

As Family Historians you'll no doubt have researched ancestors who served in WW1. You may also come across people in your family tree who...

Various schemes were proposed following the outbreak of war with Germany in September,1939 which were aimed at mobilising those men who...

I recently found a postcard showing a photo of a small ship amongst a box of memorabilia I inherited from my Great Grandmother. What was...

At Your Family Historian we believe that researching family history should be about more than gathering names and dates. We aim to give...

Our client was interested in finding out more about her maternal grandmother’s Military Service during WW2. She could recall, as a...

6.5 million British Soldiers served during World War I and their service records can provide a wealth of information to family historians....