Soldiers and their units

Researching individual soldiers or their units in the Great War.

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Sec Lt A F Bentley

By ATNOMIS, 17 July , 2010
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- ATNOMIS
- 17 July , 2010
Lots of questions on Stanley Eckers

By joee86, 16 July , 2010
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- rksimpson
- 17 July , 2010
The West Yorkshire Regiment

By kj.burton, 15 July , 2010
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- 432 views
- auchonvillerssomme
- 17 July , 2010
My Grandfather's WWI Journal - France.

By way2shg, 17 July , 2010
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- CT-Guards
- 17 July , 2010
T.H.JONES RGA 145260

By marine pete, 16 July , 2010
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- marine pete
- 16 July , 2010
Raf casualty / 1921

By SEASIDER, 16 July , 2010
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- sotonmate
- 16 July , 2010
Interpretation of military form needed

By norlin@rogers.com, 16 July , 2010
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- norlin@rogers.com
- 16 July , 2010
Rev D Tait Patterson

By DaveC, 24 June , 2010
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- Audax
- 16 July , 2010
Battalion Runner

By 4thGordons, 15 July , 2010
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- kenmorrison
- 16 July , 2010
Unwanted photo

By natnat, 13 July , 2010
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- steve fuller
- 16 July , 2010
Egyptians in Boulogne 1917?!

By Perth Digger, 14 July , 2010
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- Perth Digger
- 16 July , 2010
watling help please

By rhaylor, 16 July , 2010
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- rhaylor
- 16 July , 2010
George Henry Simkins

By nicola_osb28, 13 July , 2010
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- 387 views
- ATNOMIS
- 16 July , 2010
332 Road Construction Company R.E.

By kennill, 15 July , 2010
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- kennill
- 16 July , 2010
Pte Hugh Campbell M? Stevenson

By 27thBN, 14 July , 2010
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- 27thBN
- 16 July , 2010
Lieutenant Cyril Frost

By hornetsfan, 16 July , 2010
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- hornetsfan
- 16 July , 2010
What is an AW Company?

By Tinhat47, 10 July , 2010
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- SWorrall
- 15 July , 2010
Walter Sydney Cornwell ,Leinster Regiment

By Arnhem44, 27 May , 2010
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- eyman
- 15 July , 2010
77 Field Ambulance - RAMC

By chrisinstaffs, 6 July , 2010
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- chrisinstaffs
- 15 July , 2010
GNR 79209 A Eames R.A

By Richard Matlock, 9 July , 2010
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- Richard Matlock
- 15 July , 2010
Medal Citations

By euan.mcneill, 13 July , 2010
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- euan.mcneill
- 15 July , 2010
1st London Regiment

By Nbrimson, 14 July , 2010
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- 508 views
- sotonmate
- 15 July , 2010
Donald Macintosh Macdonald (Gordon Highlanders?)

By Douglas Carse, 14 July , 2010
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- baorbrat
- 15 July , 2010
H R Johnson 21 Londons

By chrrip, 15 July , 2010
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- 260 views
- chrrip
- 15 July , 2010
Sgt James Hargreaves Morton, 1/5 Bn East Lancs Regt

By lankypete, 12 July , 2010
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- lankypete
- 15 July , 2010