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Soldiers and their units

Researching individual soldiers or their units in the Great War.

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- 23 October , 2003
9th North Staffs

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- 22 October , 2003
Soldiers under 19

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- Max
- 22 October , 2003
Lt. Col Cyril Benton Johnson

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- 22 October , 2003
Wiring Diagram of the Army in 1914

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- Geoff Parker
- 22 October , 2003
Survivors

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- j.r.f
- 22 October , 2003
Cpl William Sales - 7th Royal West Kents

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- 21 October , 2003
Recruitment Poster

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- 21 October , 2003
38th Division

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- Janus
- 21 October , 2003
Sapper AG Davies

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- Janus
- 21 October , 2003
Service records

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- Janus
- 21 October , 2003
RFA or RFC

By Will O'Brien, 18 October , 2003
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- Will O'Brien
- 21 October , 2003
USMORC

By JulianB, 19 October , 2003
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- JulianB
- 21 October , 2003
9th London Regiment 1914

By Terry, 3 September , 2003
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- andyspiller
- 20 October , 2003
SDTGW Lookup

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- Stuart Lawton
- 20 October , 2003
6th MGC AIF

By Guest, 13 October , 2003
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- Malcolm
- 20 October , 2003
J. Green, R. Sussex Regiment

By Chris_Baker, 19 October , 2003
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- InkyBill
- 19 October , 2003
89 Coy MGC

By Terry_Egalton, 19 October , 2003
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- Terry_Egalton
- 19 October , 2003
2nd East Yorks.

By Bob Coulson, 18 October , 2003
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- Bob Coulson
- 19 October , 2003
Researching soldiers.

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- Guest
- 19 October , 2003
CEF Regimental Colours

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- mordac
- 18 October , 2003
Kings own Liverpool 1/6th

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- saintone
- 18 October , 2003
Researching German soldiers

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- Ralph J. Whitehead
- 18 October , 2003
Solder Look up

By ttd0, 18 October , 2003
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- ttd0
- 18 October , 2003
Driver William Henry Baker ASC

By Will O'Brien, 16 October , 2003
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- Muerrisch
- 18 October , 2003