Tag: Army Records and researchMistaken identity: Elizabeth Burley and the Contagious Diseases ActsThursday 14 March 2019Let those who have never seen a ship of war, picture to themselves a...Records and researchGenuine hardship in the Military Service TribunalsThursday 22 September 2016When analysing Middlesex Military Service Appeal Tribunal Papers I became interested in what would...Records and researchThe sound of leather on willowThursday 26 May 2016Today’s blog – the latest in our series of First World War Military Service...Records and researchDecision time: Military Service Tribunals 100 years onThursday 10 March 2016We look at how Military Service Tribunals worked, and the sensitive cases brought before...Records and researchThe Military Service Act 1916: appeals against conscriptionTuesday 26 January 2016The Military Service Act introduced compulsory military service in 1916 - but those faced...Records and researchSeeking protection from gas warfare in 1915Wednesday 16 September 2015‘Complexion here was an ashed blueish grey, the expression most anxious and distressed with...Records and researchIsaac Chetham: From ‘Scum of the Earth’ to Commissioned Officer in Wellington’s ArmyWednesday 24 June 2015The social order of late 18th and early 19th century Britain ordained that there...Records and researchThe causes and prevention of tri-nitro-toluene (TNT) poisoningTuesday 19 May 2015The First World War centenary continues to bring to our attention countless acts of...Records and researchGoing walkaboutSaturday 16 May 2015Steve McGann, our Explore Your Archive ambassador, uncovers the war record of his grandfather...Records and researchWalter Tull: from a cobbler to a soldierWednesday 25 March 2015The story of a professional footballer who served as an infantry officer in the...Records and research‘Munitions, more munitions, always more munitions’Friday 13 March 2015One hundred years ago today, the Battle of Neuve Chapelle was in its closing...Records and research‘The tragedy of the shells’Thursday 5 March 2015This is the first of three blog posts that will look at the establishment... 1 2 »