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In addition to '''Battalion''' war diaries, there may be higher level '''Brigade''' and '''Division''' war diaries, which may provide information about Battalions not be found in the relevant Battalion diaries, or some Battalion diaries may not have survived.
Some War Diaries, many of which are '''handwritten''', have been digitised and are available (on a pay basis) online from various sources: from the National Archives through the Discovery catalogue<ref>[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk Discovery catalogue]</ref> (download as one file, rather than page by page); from Naval and Military Archive (Western Front only)<ref>[http://www.nmarchive.com/search-the-war-diaries Naval and Military Archive]</ref>, part of Naval & Military Press, which also publishes print and DVD-ROM versions; and through Ancestry which contains two databases "UK, WWI War Diaries (France, Belgium and Germany), 1914-1920" and "UK, WWI War Diaries (Gallipoli and Dardanelles), 1914-1916", containing selected, and at times part, war diaries only.<ref>[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=60779 UK, WWI War Diaries (France, Belgium and Germany), 1914-1920] consisting of WO 95/1096–3948 records. However, within this series, there appears to be a further selection of diaries available - not all are included. Also [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=60380 UK, WWI War Diaries (Gallipoli and Dardanelles), 1914-1916] consisting of WO 95/4263-4359 records. Similarly, not all diaries within this range may have been included. Ancestry.</ref><ref> stiletto_33853
[http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/topic/257648-ancestry-vs-national-archives/?do=findComment&comment=2606479 Ancestry vs National Archives] ''Great War Forum'' 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018. Ancestry diaries may have large parts (many months) missing
compared to TNA files</ref> (Download page by page). The Ancestry databases also contain War Diaries for some Indian, Australian, New Zealand, and other regiments.
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