Tag: Army AudioJoin up and see the world! British military recruitment after national serviceFriday 28 June 2013In the First and Second World Wars, men had come forward to join the...AudioThe post-Restoration army: 1660-1714Friday 5 April 2013We follow the history of the army from its inception as a standing force...VideoUS soldiers in a camp in FranceThursday 2 August 2012This short clip shows a large number of US troops eating their rations. They...VideoBritish Soldiers Digging TrenchesThursday 2 August 2012This clip shows trainee Tommies digging trenches, probably in England in 1915. The clip...AudioRoyal Hospital Chelsea: Soldiers’ service documentsMonday 15 November 2010Military records specialist William Spencer talks about WO 97, one of The National Archives’...AudioTracing pre-1914 army ancestorsThursday 12 June 2008Covering the period from 1760 to 1913, William Spencer discusses the service records of...AudioSources for army officers’ commissionsThursday 20 December 2007Mark Dunton looks at the system for purchasing and selling commissions as it worked...AudioSources for First World War army ancestryThursday 21 June 2007Mark Dunton focuses on the prime sources at The National Archives for documenting First...