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Army Barracks of Ireland

This extensive project aims to uncover the story of the historic barracks network in Ireland by identifying all permanent barracks that existed between 1690 and 1921–22. To support wider engagement with this fascinating aspect of shared built heritage and culture, the team also published an online interactive map and a series of barracks trails, all freely accessible via the website”.

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Defence Heritage Platform

The Defence Heritage Record has its origins in a project set up in 1997 to record wartime sites. A new project commenced in 2020 to survey all known defence sites on Northern Ireland, with over 4500 sites identified. They can be viewed on their interactive map.

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Irish Anzacs Project

The Irish Anzacs Project aims to identify all the Irish-born men and women who served in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during the First World War and to provide a publicly accessible database containing information on each of them. The database includes the names of more than 5800 Irish Anzacs. It provides families with information on their Irish-born family members who served in the AIF in the war as well as providing statistical data to assist researchers understand the contribution of the Irish to the Australian war effort.

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Ministry of Defence service records project

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has begun the transfer of ten million personnel service records to The National Archives for permanent preservation. The records cover personnel records where the individual has a date of birth before or up to 1 January 1939.

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Northern Ireland War Memorial

The Northern Ireland War Memorial (NIWM) operates an accredited museum which tells the story of how Northern Ireland was affected by and contributed to the Second World War.

Visit the Northern Ireland War Memorial