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Included in the many records held at the National Archives Kew is the series [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C14303 WO 95 - War Office: First World War and Army of Occupation War Diaries].
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>, 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". <ref>[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=60380 UK, WWI War Diaries (Gallipoli and Dardanelles), 1914-1916] and [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=60779 UK, WWI War Diaries (France, Belgium and Germany), 1914-1920] Ancestry</ref> The Ancestry databases also contain War Diaries for some Indian, Australian, New Zealand, and other regiments. Transcribed Gallipoli War Diaries for British Army regiments, edited by Martin Gillott. publisher Great War Diaries , for British Army regiments, are available in Kindle editions which have a Search facility (anyone with Kindle Unlimited can read them for free).
The Australian War Memorial website<ref>[https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/awm4/ Australian Imperial Force unit war diaries, 1914-18 War]</ref> contains Australian and New Zealand Army War diaries (available for free)
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