Unit 3
Clare Place
Coxside
Plymouth
PL4 0JW
tel: (+44) 01752 305940
email: pwdro@plymouth.gov.uk
website: www.plymouth.gov.uk/archives
The Plymouth & West Devon Record Office holds a wealth of original documentation regarding WW2.
Bombing raids during the war period devastated the city of Plymouth and there are many important records directly resulting from this time in history.
The documents we hold stand as a cold reminder of the destructive nature of the war and a fine legacy to those who lived through it.
You may browse our online catalogues at www.a2a.org.uk.
Listed below are some interesting examples of WW2 related documentation held at the Plymouth & West Devon Record Office:
(underneath the document description is a corresponding link to take you directly to the online catalogue entry)
The Bomb Book
http://www.a2a.org.uk/html/028-1555.htm
The Roll of Honour
http://www.a2a.org.uk/html/028-1555.htm
Civil defence records
http://www.a2a.org.uk/html/028-1555.htm
World War II diaries
http://www.a2a.org.uk/html/028-1476.htm
Blitz photographs
http://www.a2a.org.uk/html/028-616.htm
Fire Officer record book
http://www.a2a.org.uk/html/028-1055.htm
Personal correspondence
http://www.a2a.org.uk/html/028-2418.htm
War Damage Commission
http://www.a2a.org.uk/html/028-2488.htm
Air raids in Plymouth
http://www.a2a.org.uk/html/028-2642.htm
Air raid casualties
http://www.a2a.org.uk/html/028-1714.htm
Air raid warnings
http://www.a2a.org.uk/html/028-1961.htm
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