Forces War Records & Military Genealogy

Jewry Book of Honour Now Online.

Forces War Records are pleased to announce we have exclusively transcribed the British Jewry Book of Honour.

The book lists over 50,000 Jewish servicemen who paid the ultimate sacrifice in WW1 by giving their lives.

The 'Big Blue Book' as it came to be known, is a unique research resource for those with Jewish ancestors from WW1.

Search the Jewry Book of Honour now

Welcome to Forces War Records. Search military records of over 4 million British Armed Forces personnel exclusively cross matched with over 4000 units of the British Armed Forces going back to 1350.

Get information about your military ancestors and the history on their military unit in one place – learn about the battles they fought and what life was like for them.

Our site is split up into different sections with name searches of forces records for those personnel who either died in battle or those still alive today, and our history search details information of just about every unit that ever existed in the British Armed Forces.

You can save your military records searches and bookmark pages of interest to your profile once you have completed a free registration with us, to help you in your quest to put back together the pieces of history you are looking for.

Our Historic Document Library holds thousands of historic publications, some over 100 years old. Our geneology research team has digitised original wartime newspapers, magazines, journals, periodicals, leaflets and more, many that may hold information relevant to your ancestors past.

You can search for free before registering or subscribing to ensure we have the record(s) you seek before making any commitment to the site.

Subscribing members not only get unlimited access to Forces War Records for the duration of their subscription, but also get access to our online research team to try and help you in your quest.

Good luck in your search.

The Forces War Records Team.