Jump to content
The Great War (1914-1918) Forum
GWF is free to use so please support the Forum

Soldiers and their units

Researching individual soldiers or their units in the Great War.

 

In grateful memory of Forum Pal Bob Coulson.

Before you ask about researching a soldier

BE SURE TO READ THIS

 

Members may NOT use the GWF as a platform to ask parties who are subscribers to various subscription sites to download material on their behalf or to post it on the GWF.



Members posting images or content from sources other than those of which they are the copyright owners, are required to make reasonable efforts to respect copyright. Under "Fair Dealing",  members posting images for example to request advice about the content, must always state the source, and not post  more than required and not more than 5% of any work by page count, word count or image count .       If in doubt please read the GWF Rules.  Posts deemed by moderators  to breach this guidance are likely to be deleted without notice or comment.

Before you ask a question about finding a soldier's service record or medal index card, please make sure you have first visited "Researching a soldier" at The Long, Long Trail website. The answer is there in 90% of cases. There's a link to it at top-left of this page.

105,308 topics in this forum

  1. 6th Machine Gun Squadron. 19th Hussars

    By Paul Johnson,
    • 5 replies
    • 896 views

  2. Where did the pom-poms go?

    By Hoplophile,
    • 0 replies
    • 522 views

  3. Rfn John McCOLL, 2 Royal Irish Rifles, KiA 5.5.16

    By Guest Pete Wood,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.1k views

  4. Pte Perry Young

    By Andrew P,
    • 0 replies
    • 463 views

  5. Canadian Labour Corps

    By marc leroux,
    • 2 replies
    • 729 views

  6. Delusional Psychosis

    By philary,
    • 16 replies
    • 895 views

  7. Major Montague Burge 23 Northumberland Fus

    By Promenade,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.3k views

  8. 13-pounder gun crew

    By Chris_Baker,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.6k views

  9. Sgt Antoine Pallot- French Army d 18/05/18

    By christine liava'a,
    • 3 replies
    • 614 views

  10. Lancashire Fusiliers

    By WASMAN,
    • 3 replies
    • 680 views

  11. L/Clp William Strahan East Lancs Regt 17/5/17

    By Will O'Brien,
    • 3 replies
    • 693 views

  12. RHA Batteries of the Territorial Force

    By Hoplophile,
    • 3 replies
    • 723 views

  13. New Army engineer companies ...

    By Hoplophile,
    • 4 replies
    • 651 views

  14. Trying to find out anything about

    By keithsmith,
    • 19 replies
    • 1.4k views

  15. Campaign medals

    By Christina,
    • 3 replies
    • 723 views

  16. Newly arrived at Front in 1917? What was it like?

    By Guest joanne,
    • 2 replies
    • 812 views

  17. MGC Company Lookup

    By murmur2k,
    • 7 replies
    • 856 views

  18. Seeking Grandfather`s Regiment

    By Guest Grandaughter,
    • 18 replies
    • 1.6k views

  19. medical records

    By munchkin,
    • 4 replies
    • 725 views

  20. 29th Divisional Train (ASC)

    By robertb,
    • 5 replies
    • 710 views

  21. What does HON stand for?

    By markinbelfast,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views

  22. S.M.O.

    By chris.wight,
    • 4 replies
    • 857 views

  23. ? Harrison

    By Chris,
    • 9 replies
    • 1k views

  24. Pte Emanuel Mentessi RSF died 16/5/1916

    By Will O'Brien,
    • 4 replies
    • 820 views

  25. Brigadier-General Edward John Granet

    By Guest Simon Bull,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.2k views
×
×
  • Create New...