War & conflict

Military personnel guide

This guide provides information on how to find arrivals of early military personnel and a list of records in our collection relating to Early British Army Regiments in NSW; Volunteer Force; Sudan Expedition; Boer War; World War I and World War II.

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Convict Sydney

Napoleonic Wars

The Napoleonic Wars were fought between 1803 and 1815, during the period of Napoleon Bonaparte’s rule over France

Group photo of military men in various military uniforms

Researching your military ancestors

An introduction to key sources in the collection for researching military personnel in the 1800s and early 1900s

A row of mounted troops lined lined up behind behind their commander

War and Australia – Boer War

As part of the British Empire, Australia sent troops to the Boer War which began on began on 11 October 1899 when the Boers declared war on the British