Almost all of us have at least one family member who has served in the armed forces, and probably in a war. The Naval and Military Interest Group covers the conflicts of the 19th and 20th centuries – from the Crimean War to the First World War – and the men and women who served in them. In many cases the NMIG can help you find out more about them and what they did. As our knowledge improves, our interests are expanding to cover a longer time period and to cover auxiliary services such as HM Coastguard and paramedical organizations. We tend to focus on the countries of the British Empire and Commonwealth, but not exclusively.

Membership of the Group costs $16 for an AIGS member, and for that fee you will receive all 12 copies of our monthly News Magazine by e-mail or post, and have the opportunity to attend our monthly meetings February-December. Non-members of the Institute may join the Naval and Military Interest Group for an annual fee of $35, and you will receive benefits identical to those of a member of the AIGS.

You certainly do not have to be an expert to join us (or any Interest Group for that matter). All you need is that ‘interest!'  Our meetings are a mixture of information, show-and-tell, and attempts to answer questions and solve puzzles. Above all we’re a happy bunch of family historians who enjoy probing the past.