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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. Request for help in interpreting unit name on medal to "MT-CD-21638 Bhisty Tejwa".

    By gfh,   
    • 2 replies
    • 559 views

  2. Help deciphering message to Battalion

    By Barney74,
    • 4 replies
    • 529 views

  3. Help interpreting B103 form

    By fumblina,
    • 18 replies
    • 893 views

  4. Help deciphering/understanding service record

    By artisticnoodles,
    • 3 replies
    • 659 views

  5. Pension Card - W.S.C. [War Savings Certificates]

    By Matlock1418,
    • 7 replies
    • 717 views

  6. Enlistment...

    By Old Bid,
    • 8 replies
    • 473 views

  7. Quebec Camp Zvetoten?

    By Skipman,
    • 4 replies
    • 532 views

  8. Pension ineligibilty, grounds "A"?

    By clive_hughes,
    • 4 replies
    • 609 views

  9. RAF Movements

    By ebyrne,
    • 6 replies
    • 595 views

  10. Royal Navy, abbreviations "L.R.3." and "L.R.3. (P)"

    By Muso,
    • 2 replies
    • 635 views

  11. Pension cards: death not due to service, but commemorated by CWGC

    By PaulC78,
    • 19 replies
    • 824 views

  12. Soldiers Effects Registers - meaning of 12/20 (a/c) code numbers?

    By clive_hughes,
    • 0 replies
    • 555 views

  13. 1921 Scotland Census available tomorrow!

    By rolt968,   
    • 7 replies
    • 693 views

  14. Pension Cards and Ledgers: Illegitimate Children 1 2

    By rolt968,   
    • 41 replies
    • 1.6k views

  15. Looking for interpretation - "R.P. noted as P.O.S.B. case"?

    By lambo220,
    • 2 replies
    • 545 views

  16. A Regular Officer has no surviving record, nor a long number? Can anything be inferred? 1 2

    By rolt968,   
    • 35 replies
    • 1.9k views

  17. Interpreting ICRC POW record index card

    By Ellis1918,
    • 9 replies
    • 659 views

  18. Army Council Instruction 1396 of 1917

    By elewis,
    • 2 replies
    • 482 views

  19. CWGC Map Sheet Data

    By Curlew1919,
    • 23 replies
    • 1.5k views

  20. Capt. Percy William Norman Fraser, 2 Cameron Highlanders: KiA 23 February 1915.

    By rolt968,   
    • 6 replies
    • 738 views

  21. Form S.B.36 What was the outcome?

    By Paul Milne,
    • 5 replies
    • 653 views

  22. Help needed in deciphering medal card contents please. 1 2

    By cumbrianangel,
    • 30 replies
    • 1.4k views

  23. Medal Rolls

    By andrew pugh,
    • 3 replies
    • 610 views

  24. Questions related to a 1917 map of Somme

    By Frank54,
    • 2 replies
    • 513 views

  25. Soldier born in India - handwriting question for his place of birth

    By davidbohl,
    • 4 replies
    • 466 views
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