Soldiers and their units

Researching individual soldiers or their units in the Great War.

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8th Battalion Suffolk Regiment

By draperju, 30 May , 2005
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Pte. Eggleston

By nicburch, 1 June , 2005
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- 1 June , 2005
Which Field Hospital or CCS?

By Sparky53, 1 June , 2005
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- Chris_Baker
- 1 June , 2005
1/1st berkshire yeomanry

By bernardmcilwaine, 29 May , 2005
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- 1 June , 2005
MMGC Officer

By PhilB, 16 May , 2005
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- Staffsyeoman
- 1 June , 2005
Alfred Davies from West Bromwich

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- 1 June , 2005
All one family??

By john w., 29 May , 2005
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- 1 June , 2005
Richard David Jones RFA

By private78245, 31 May , 2005
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- 1 June , 2005
Ebay casualty item

By PhilB, 27 May , 2005
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- PhilB
- 1 June , 2005
Cpl Bateman DCM MM+Bar

By enoch beard, 30 May , 2005
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- enoch beard
- 1 June , 2005
Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg

By Paul Byrne, 27 May , 2005
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- Paul Byrne
- 1 June , 2005
lancashires remains

By bernardmcilwaine, 28 May , 2005
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- bernardmcilwaine
- 31 May , 2005
Royal Warwickshire

By Tony Cox, 30 May , 2005
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- Tony Cox
- 31 May , 2005
7th Cameron Highlanders Member

By jagjetta, 17 May , 2005
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- jagjetta
- 31 May , 2005
Military Police and Provost

By TD60, 30 May , 2005
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- Andrew P
- 31 May , 2005
Sgt Albert E. Stafford 1/1 Leicestershire Yeomanry

By Will O'Brien, 30 May , 2005
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- Will O'Brien
- 30 May , 2005
sdgw

By RichardW, 23 September , 2004
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- Andy Tucker
- 30 May , 2005
Lancashire Fusiliers

By Sgt_Hazell_Great_Grandson, 6 May , 2005
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- Drummy
- 30 May , 2005
Recent find at Passchendaele

By adrianjohn, 30 May , 2005
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- 548 views
- mcderms
- 30 May , 2005
Finding a soldier before the 'Great War'

By noe, 28 May , 2005
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- noe
- 30 May , 2005
Douglas MacArthur`s trench raid

By PhilB, 14 May , 2005
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- PhilB
- 30 May , 2005
Captain Cunningham

By healdav, 30 May , 2005
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- 30 May , 2005
L/Sjt Thomas Jackson DCM, 1/Rifle Bgde.

By GavinH, 29 May , 2005
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- GavinH
- 30 May , 2005
sergeant Frank J Stockdale

By dorrie, 29 May , 2005
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- dorrie
- 30 May , 2005
MGC in Quetta, India

By Chris_Baker, 28 May , 2005
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- hmsk212
- 30 May , 2005