Soldiers and their units

Researching individual soldiers or their units in the Great War.

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Pte Henry Jackson, #19356

By Guest Jaxxon, 2 March , 2005
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- Blackblue
- 6 March , 2005
Service numbers

By Guest troy, 3 March , 2005
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- Guest
- 5 March , 2005
8th Division 27th May 1918

By vickers, 7 January , 2005
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- vickers
- 5 March , 2005
Captain Arnold Drew 1/HAC and RHA

By Jon Shattock, 5 March , 2005
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- Jon Shattock
- 5 March , 2005
Ivan Plemmenik, 41st Btn

By Broznitsky, 5 March , 2005
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- 701 views
- Canadawwi
- 5 March , 2005
Chances of finding "burnt" papers

By Jon Shattock, 5 March , 2005
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- 711 views
- Chris_Baker
- 5 March , 2005
Basil Rathbone

By bobpike, 28 February , 2005
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- Simon_Fielding
- 5 March , 2005
Soldiers' names

By Michael, 3 August , 2003
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- Michael
- 5 March , 2005
Mystery Man

By Guest Celtic75(cdn allies), 5 March , 2005
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- Coldstreamer
- 5 March , 2005
2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regt.

By Trenchrat, 27 February , 2005
- 4 replies
- 588 views
- Doug Lewis
- 5 March , 2005
Soldiers Dies in the Great War CD

By Bernard_Lewis, 3 March , 2005
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- Bernard_Lewis
- 5 March , 2005
Sgt Thomas Goodwin 2 North Staffs Regt d.4/3/17

By Will O'Brien, 4 March , 2005
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- Myrtle
- 4 March , 2005
Boy Soldiers

By Anthony Bagshaw, 4 March , 2005
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- 531 views
- Anthony Bagshaw
- 4 March , 2005
7th Queens Own Royal West Kents

By Guest goughy19, 3 March , 2005
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- Guest
- 4 March , 2005
Underage sent to Merchant Navy

By Pvte Lynch, 4 March , 2005
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- 624 views
- per ardua per mare per terram
- 4 March , 2005
POW database volunteers

By Michael, 24 February , 2005
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- 556 views
- Michael
- 4 March , 2005
Tracing another family member

By eviltaxman, 27 February , 2005
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- eviltaxman
- 4 March , 2005
Pte 17/2078 C. Kemmet, Royal Irish Rifles.

By Duncan, 4 March , 2005
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- Duncan
- 4 March , 2005
1919 army list search

By mcfc1923, 3 March , 2005
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- mcfc1923
- 4 March , 2005
Canadian Records On-Line

By SMG65, 3 March , 2005
- 5 replies
- 677 views
- Borden Battery
- 4 March , 2005
209 Battalion CEF

By SMG65, 3 March , 2005
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- 751 views
- Borden Battery
- 4 March , 2005
John Rondeau, Canadian Expeditionary Force

By andy1400, 3 March , 2005
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- N.S.Regt.
- 4 March , 2005
2lt James Elliott Thomson 1 Newfoundland Regt

By Will O'Brien, 3 March , 2005
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- Will O'Brien
- 3 March , 2005
IDENTIFICATION

By Guest JIM EDWARDS, 17 February , 2005
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- Guest
- 3 March , 2005
16th Middlesex .

By steve140968, 3 March , 2005
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- steve140968
- 3 March , 2005