Welcome to fourteeneighteen

fourteeneighteen provides research services for private clients, universities, broadcast media, museums, regimental associations and others who wish to locate, obtain and understand documents from the period of the First World War.

Our core business is to undertake research for family historians who wish to locate records about the military service of a relative.

On this site you can find all about us and how we work, the services we provide and what our clients say about us.

You can also see a clear explanation of what we will do and what it wil cost. You can even place an order online.

What our clients say

  • Thank you so much for the wonderful report you did for me on my father's military service history in WW1. My family and I have found it compelling and interesting reading, with so much detail to 'take in'. I imagine we will be looking through it for a long time. I have been trying to find information for years, with no luck, always told that the records were destroyed during the blitz. When I came across your website and applied I really didn't hold out much hope, so when I received your report, and so quickly, I was amazed. Thanks once again.

  • John Hayes wrote:

    Thanks for the report you sent me for my late great uncle Joseph it was a very enjoyable read. I have since obtained copies of his war medals and a copy of his death certificate on your advice. I am so very pleased with your work on obtaining the facts for me.

  • Others wrote recently

    "I would just like to take a moment to thank you and your colleagues for the outstanding work that you have carried out on my behalf. It goes above and beyond what I expected and I am delighted with the findings." ...

    "The summary of his military service was more than I expected and I was most excited to read the hither to unknown details you uncovered. You provide an excellent service and I am extremely grateful for you efforts and so pleased I came across you in the first place."
    "I am surprised and pleased to read how much information you have retrieved from the rather meagre records" ...

    "Quite by chance I discovered 'fourteeneighteen|research' on the web and I am so pleased I made such a discovery. The company were friendly, helpful and within the time they stated the search would take, they sent me a beautiful presentation of my relative's military history and much more" ...

Meet your researcher-in-chief

fourteeneighteen is the brainchild of Chris Baker: he is also the author of the Long, Long Trail website, founder of the Great War Forum, former Chairman of the Western Front Association and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham School of First World War Studies.

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Other archival services

Perhaps you do not need to research a soldier but are seeking to obtain other documents:

  • Unit records (War diaries)
  • Ships logs
  • Trench and campaign maps
  • Foreign Office records
  • Cabinet or other political records
  • Secret service records

We provide an efficient service for obtaining copies of whatever you seek.

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