British Military Artifacts

Do you have a member of your family who was in the military?
You may have been given a collection of items from that ancestor or even inherited them through another relative. Regardless of how these items came into your possession, understanding what and how valuable they are can help you locate the necessary facts to locate additional information about them in their military records.

Some of the types of artifacts are:


 * British Military Badges
 * British Military Medals
 * British Military Personal Papers and Possessions
 * British Military Records
 * British Military Uniforms
 * Military Uniforms can aid in the identification of a soldier. The actual uniform and any additional markings can assist in providing information on that soldier. The British Empire Uniforms: Courtesy of Stephen Luscombe, this website covers just about every facet of uniforms breaking it down first into the type and then into regiments. It should help considerably in identifying the type of uniform an ancestor may have worn.

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