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Soldiers and their units

Researching individual soldiers or their units in the Great War.

 

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  1. 24 Battalion London Regiment 9 March 1917

    By pjjobson,
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    • 131 views

  2. William Fry service record

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    • 105 views

  3. Lance Corporal Forman (Tank Corps)

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  4. Needle in a Haystack - In search of advice.

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  5. Patrick Barry 7366 Royal Munster Fusiliers

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  6. RFA L/2070 Driver A Scott

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  7. Private Barnes

    By Roly Hardy,
    • 4 replies
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  8. Training for Infantry

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  9. I need help researching, Thomas Finlay Leinster regiment, Machine Gun Corps 1 2

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  10. West Yorkshire Regiment Soldier

    By NR72,
    • 4 replies
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  11. Robert Wilson -- 1/6th West Yorkshire Regiment

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  12. Pte John Sandham 48814

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    • 8 replies
    • 112 views

  13. 12th Bn Rifle Brigade 1 2 3 4 6

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    • 144 replies
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  14. 145 Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

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  15. The Blencowe family in World War I Study

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  16. Staff Sergeant ALBERT ROBERT PRATT Military Provost Staff Corps

    By Tanyapratt,
    • 11 replies
    • 136 views

  17. grandfathers medal; malcolm stewart private 7567 I think a piper in the A&S 5th Battalion. The medal has 1914-1915 1 2

    By malcolm stewart,
    • 31 replies
    • 622 views

  18. 11th division post card

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  19. 59th and 538th Siege Batteries, RGA unit records/

    By SgtPrice,   
    • 2 replies
    • 41 views

  20. L/Cpl Albert Chorley, service no. 6743 - Lancashire Fusiliers

    By whitenoise,
    • 6 replies
    • 99 views

  21. 3940 L/CPL J HALL 3rd BATT COLDSTREAM GDS

    By coldstream guards,
    • 9 replies
    • 664 views

  22. Cpl Samuel Williamson 696, 4th Bn, Australian Inf

    By Malcolm McClenaghan,
    • 4 replies
    • 64 views

  23. Angus Cameron - typing error with date?

    By BarbaraG,   
    • 10 replies
    • 341 views

  24. Sir John FRENCH & Sir Douglas HAIG - Rank and Post-nominals on certain dates?

    By Skipo,
    • 0 replies
    • 34 views

  25. My 2 nd great grand uncle

    By Simon7,
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