Soldiers and their units

Researching individual soldiers or their units in the Great War.

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Percy Arrowsmith

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Sad Irony

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Remembering Today

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Percentages.

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Hoping to find

By Swally, 27 May , 2005
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Capt. Jean Kleber - Belfast born.

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London Irish Rifles, Callone, France

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Digging Trenches

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New Zealand Soldiers

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General - Duke of Wellingtons'

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- 27 May , 2005
Remembered Today

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British POW photo

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