Soldiers and their units

Researching individual soldiers or their units in the Great War.

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2nd/Lt William L Crombie, 3/Royal Scots

By bmac, 9 July , 2005
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Dr H V Hickman

By liverpool annie, 9 July , 2005
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- liverpool annie
- 10 July , 2005
Gas attacks against 18th Division 1916

By Stebie9173, 9 July , 2005
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- Stebie9173
- 9 July , 2005
POW list, lookup please

By museumtom, 9 July , 2005
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- museumtom
- 9 July , 2005
John Arbon DYSON (Commissioned)

By chris basey, 9 July , 2005
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- chris basey
- 9 July , 2005
Remembered today on the G W F

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- John_Hartley
- 9 July , 2005
was this my great uncle

By Guest sushi, 9 July , 2005
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- 9 July , 2005
Soldier found in SDGW

By Anthony Bagshaw, 8 July , 2005
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- 9 July , 2005
Royal Naval Division

By Sgt_Hazell_Great_Grandson, 7 July , 2005
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- 9 July , 2005
Great Grandfathers Medals Found !!!!

By Aaron Nelson, 9 July , 2005
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- GrandsonMichael
- 9 July , 2005
RGA Seige battery 104

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- rflory
- 9 July , 2005
Soldiers served and Survived ???

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- john w.
- 8 July , 2005
Manc

By Boreenatra, 8 July , 2005
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- bernardmcilwaine
- 8 July , 2005
Why cant i find MID in London Gazette?

By KevW, 8 July , 2005
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- 8 July , 2005
Royal Horse Artillery

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- Guest
- 8 July , 2005
Canada: 71st Regiment of Infantry

By Chris_Baker, 7 July , 2005
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- Chris_Baker
- 8 July , 2005
unusual name

By bernardmcilwaine, 6 July , 2005
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- Myrtle
- 8 July , 2005
More OOB's

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- 8 July , 2005
CEF attestation papers

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- Borden Battery
- 8 July , 2005
42nd division

By shark, 7 July , 2005
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- CROONAERT
- 7 July , 2005
Attestation

By colin12, 6 July , 2005
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- Steve Bramley
- 7 July , 2005
26th TMB and 10/Cheshires

By PeteS, 4 July , 2005
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- PeteS
- 7 July , 2005
Great Northern Rly Memorial

By carninyj, 6 July , 2005
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- 7 July , 2005
Research for proposed new book

By salesie, 28 June , 2005
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- adrianjohn
- 7 July , 2005
18th Bn. King's Royal Rifles

By Chris_B, 1 July , 2005
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