The archive
Every comrade has a story worth keeping — the ordinary days as much as the significant ones. This is where serving and former personnel put their service on the record, in their own words.
The archive
Joining Up
Around about 20 days after arriving in Aldershot and starting basic training we had all gone for lunchtime scoff. Halfway through there was an almighty bang and our canteen shook a…
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Tell us your service, the years you served and the units you were part of. That becomes the starting point for your entry in the archive.
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Long or short, funny or difficult. Choose the part of the archive it belongs in, add photographs, and save it as a draft until you are ready.
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Your story is held in the archive with your service details, so a comrade searching for that unit and that decade can find you.
You keep the copyright in everything you write. We publish it with your permission, and you can edit, unpublish or delete it at any time.
Join and add your story