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Soldiers and their units

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Arthur Voss

By charger, 22 July , 2004
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- ypres
- 28 July , 2004
2 Lt G W Fosbery

By Anthony Bagshaw, 27 July , 2004
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- Anthony Bagshaw
- 28 July , 2004
2/4th East lancs

By Dawson, 27 July , 2004
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- Dawson
- 28 July , 2004
1st bn lincolnshire regiment

By andy 1, 28 July , 2004
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- 598 views
- andy 1
- 28 July , 2004
Artists Rifles Roll of Honour

By Chris, 27 July , 2004
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- 882 views
- Chris
- 28 July , 2004
2/Royal Scots

By CROONAERT, 20 July , 2004
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- 757 views
- CROONAERT
- 27 July , 2004
Help with Border Regt man please

By jcebell, 22 July , 2004
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- jcebell
- 27 July , 2004
Daniel Patrick Geaney MM died 27/07/16

By michaeldr, 27 July , 2004
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- christine liava'a
- 27 July , 2004
Soldiers Hospitalisation

By munchkin, 6 July , 2004
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- Guest
- 27 July , 2004
Frederick Williams 14th Btn CEF

By Neil Burns, 8 October , 2003
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- 1.1k views
- N.S.Regt.
- 27 July , 2004
Harry Robinson

By Guest helen guest, 17 July , 2004
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- 1.3k views
- Simon Furnell
- 27 July , 2004
Transfer to 1st/7th Battalion Essex Regt

By Stephen White, 23 July , 2004
- 7 replies
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- steve fuller
- 27 July , 2004
Cheshire Regiment numbering

By Terry, 11 July , 2004
- 5 replies
- 687 views
- Terry
- 27 July , 2004
18 Division Trench Mortars RA

By Old Tom, 27 July , 2004
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- 888 views
- Old Tom
- 27 July , 2004
help needed please rdc

By andy 1, 26 July , 2004
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- andy 1
- 27 July , 2004
SDGW Look Up Please

By priv, 27 July , 2004
- 4 replies
- 695 views
- steve fuller
- 27 July , 2004
Royal Artillery

By pete130356, 27 July , 2004
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- 907 views
- rflory
- 27 July , 2004
Freemasonry Records re Salonika Campaign

By Guest tartan87terror, 23 July , 2004
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- CSMMo
- 27 July , 2004
5th dragoon guards

By enoch beard, 27 July , 2004
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- 482 views
- enoch beard
- 27 July , 2004
Grenadier guards 'volunteers'.

By steve fuller, 26 July , 2004
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- 581 views
- steve fuller
- 27 July , 2004
What action was he killed in ?

By steve chilton, 24 July , 2004
- 11 replies
- 940 views
- Auimfo
- 27 July , 2004
2nd Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment

By doogal, 26 July , 2004
- 4 replies
- 607 views
- doogal
- 27 July , 2004
John Henry Ballard Army Cyclist Corps d.26/7/15

By Will O'Brien, 26 July , 2004
- 1 reply
- 861 views
- Will O'Brien
- 26 July , 2004
Unit Initials

By Doug Lewis, 26 July , 2004
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- 803 views
- Doug Lewis
- 26 July , 2004
Charles William Sayer - killed in WW1

By David Seymour, 25 January , 2004
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- gord97138
- 26 July , 2004