Go Further

Eight more websites that can help your research

THE BEVIN BOYS ASSOCIATION

w bevinboysassociation.co.uk

The association commemorates the role of about 48,000 ‘Bevin Boys’ in boosting coal production.

BOMB SIGHT

w bombsight.org

Explore a bomb census of London during the Second World War via an interactive map. The National Archives has produced a guide to the wider bomb census records: bit.ly/tna-bombs.

BRITISH EVACUEES ASSOCIATION

w evacuees.org.uk

Find out more about the work of the association and the memorial to evacuees at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION

w cwgc.org

Discover the details of 67,000 Commonwealth civilians who died during the Second World War as a result of enemy action.

EVACUEE ARCHIVE

w bit.ly/evac-arch

Discover a collection of written memoirs, oral history interviews and research material.

HOME SWEET HOME FRONT

w homesweethomefront.co.uk

Read about the organisation of the Home Guard and Land Girls, as well as rationing, blackout procedures, propaganda campaigns and more.

ROYAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE

w bit.ly/rvs-hist

Learn about the history of the RVS. You can also search or download 419 issues of the WVS/ WRVS Bulletin (1939–1974), and 84,000 pages of WVS Narrative Reports (1938–1945).

WARTIME MEMORIES PROJECT

w bit.ly/war-memories

This website is full of memories arranged by categories covering the Land Army, Bevin Boys, Air Raid Precautions and more. However, some articles are only accessible to paid subscribers.