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Interpreting documents

Discussions on interpreting original records .

Before you ask

Before you post a question, do make sure you have checked out "Interpreting medal index cards" and other advice on The Long, Long Trail (link top left of this page).

Please note that this forum will be pruned from time to time. The nature of questions about interpreting the medal index cards is that there is a certain amount of repetition. Unusual cards/questions will not be cut, but all other posts will be subject to removal after a reasonable period of time.

Please do not use this area for requesting look-ups (there are other areas to do that).

5,001 topics in this forum

  1. West Yorkshire Regiment (prince of wales own)

    By Gains,
    • 8 replies
    • 207 views

  2. Help Interpreting R H Lawrence's WW1 Service Record

    By JacobR,
    • 22 replies
    • 418 views

  3. 1915 reattestation

    By serena,
    • 2 replies
    • 191 views

  4. Interpreting Ships Name on WW1 record

    By Khloe,
    • 6 replies
    • 188 views

  5. Assistance interpreting service record D.F. Officer RFC #88200 3AM

    By Paul Officer,
    • 3 replies
    • 196 views

  6. Army Order 296 of 1914 and B 2065 attestation forms

    By Keith_history_buff,
    • 0 replies
    • 188 views

  7. Army Order 341 of 1914

    By Keith_history_buff,
    • 0 replies
    • 187 views

  8. Army Order 315 of 1914

    By Keith_history_buff,
    • 0 replies
    • 189 views

  9. Record Offices & Regimental District Numbers

    By themonsstar,
    • 14 replies
    • 2.8k views

  10. Kings Regulations 1923

    By roboks,
    • 15 replies
    • 363 views

  11. give us a clue part 2

    By Dirty Harry,
    • 4 replies
    • 236 views

  12. give us a clue

    By Dirty Harry,
    • 5 replies
    • 268 views

  13. ICRC records PA or R listed

    By chaz,
    • 8 replies
    • 240 views

  14. Despatches

    By MegJ,   
    • 4 replies
    • 289 views

  15. Looking for translation of death notification

    By Arkadiusz,
    • 17 replies
    • 303 views

  16. Officer's First Appointment Form: Arthur Henry Augustus Jacob: 1914

    By rolt968,   
    • 2 replies
    • 384 views

  17. Translation

    By Stevend,
    • 3 replies
    • 257 views

  18. Albert Edward Richmond, Royal Defence Corps (10213) and RAF (409621), but in what other unit(s) did he serve?

    By rolt968,   
    • 12 replies
    • 327 views

  19. Wallace Watkins 1651, Canadian Expeditionary Force, MID

    By Moonraker,   
    • 2 replies
    • 213 views

  20. Help needed to interpret a war telegram

    By Ledg,
    • 7 replies
    • 344 views

  21. German Surname Help

    By NorthStaffsPOW,
    • 7 replies
    • 453 views

  22. National Roll of the Great War

    By tootrock,
    • 1 reply
    • 305 views

  23. Medal Rolls Index Card for Boer War Medal: James Wilson Ord

    By rolt968,   
    • 4 replies
    • 291 views

  24. British Army WW1 service records 1914-1920 with a signature dated July 1887? 1 2

    By PatW25,
    • 26 replies
    • 1.1k views

  25. Rouge de Bont KSLI August 1915

    By chaz,
    • 3 replies
    • 271 views
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