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  1. Photo Restoration

    Discussion of, and helping out with, the restoration of family & military photographs.
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  1. nickc
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    Did any of your family serve during WW2; if so what did they do?

    nickc, Apr 12, 2006 ... 24 25 26
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    Tony56
    Nov 13, 2019
  2. L J
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    British aristocracy losses in WW2

    L J, Sep 5, 2009 ... 8 9 10
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    Guy Hudson
    Oct 18, 2019
  3. 7mark
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    Handwritten Codes on Casualty Records

    7mark, Nov 17, 2016 ... 2 3
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    GeoffMNZ
    Oct 10, 2019
  4. amberdog45
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    Scottish Research

    amberdog45, Nov 7, 2017 ... 2
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    amberdog45
    Sep 20, 2019
  5. Shin Gebis
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    Doncaster Soldiers

    Shin Gebis, Nov 7, 2013
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    bamboo43
    Apr 27, 2019
  6. bydand31
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    What are your family anecdotes from WW2

    bydand31, Feb 15, 2019
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    davidbfpo
    Feb 24, 2019
  7. dbf
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    General procedure for dealing with Casualties in War, 1939

    dbf, Dec 31, 2015 ... 2
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    Tricky Dicky
    Apr 16, 2018
  8. dbf
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    WW2 Medal racks

    dbf, Dec 16, 2013 ... 2 3
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    James Harvey
    Nov 26, 2017
  9. Paul Reed
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    WW2 Service Records Address

    Paul Reed, Feb 26, 2004 ... 2
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    Cee
    Jun 30, 2013
  10. dbf
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    The National Archives, Kew; recommendations for gallantry medals

    dbf, Apr 28, 2008 ... 2 3 4
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    dbf
    May 7, 2013
  11. jacksun
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    WW2 Soldier Research - Tips and Links for New Researchers

    jacksun, Aug 28, 2012
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    jacksun
    Aug 28, 2012
  12. Paul Reed
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    Your WW2 Ancestors

    Paul Reed, Mar 3, 2004 ... 4 5 6
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    Operation Detachment
    Aug 12, 2010
  13. vestingjager

    144 Vehicle Park - William Foster

    vestingjager, Dec 6, 2019 at 6:40 PM
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    vestingjager
    Dec 8, 2019 at 8:43 PM
  14. KenL

    203 Bty., 68 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery

    KenL, Dec 7, 2019 at 9:49 PM
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    KenL
    Dec 7, 2019 at 9:49 PM
  15. AB64

    910609 William McMillan - 7th Coastal RA - Singapore

    AB64, Dec 3, 2019 at 2:31 PM
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    AB64
    Dec 3, 2019 at 6:52 PM
  16. Danny Burt

    Re: P/O C.Watson, RAF, POW info needed..

    Danny Burt, Dec 1, 2019
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    CL1
    Dec 3, 2019 at 1:46 PM
  17. Fraser Angus

    Great grandad - Royal Artillery

    Fraser Angus, Dec 1, 2019
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    Fraser Angus
    Dec 1, 2019
  18. Charley Fortnum

    Family Soldiers: 1/4th Essex (WW2) & 25 Field Regiment R.A.(Post-War)

    Charley Fortnum, Mar 21, 2015 ... 13 14 15
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    Stuart Avery
    Dec 1, 2019
  19. Danny Burt

    Re: F/L F.W.Street, RAF... info needed

    Danny Burt, Dec 1, 2019
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    KevinBattle
    Dec 1, 2019
  20. noggin1969

    Death of German POW

    noggin1969, Nov 27, 2018 ... 2
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    HA96
    Dec 1, 2019
  21. Danny Burt

    Re: Sgt Lythed, RAAF, Malta, info needed??

    Danny Burt, Dec 1, 2019
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    Danny Burt
    Dec 1, 2019
  22. daisy1942

    confused and needing clarification!

    daisy1942, Nov 19, 2019 ... 2 3 4
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    Mr Jinks
    Nov 30, 2019
  23. Buritonian

    Frank Kempster - 7th Parachute 1944

    Buritonian, Nov 26, 2019
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    Cee
    Nov 29, 2019
  24. Bendees

    Looking for info on grandfather in 530/156 HAA RE

    Bendees, Nov 28, 2019
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    Bendees
    Nov 29, 2019
  25. Julie Jones

    My Grandad - Gunner William John Smith Served in the Army 1943-46

    Julie Jones, Aug 20, 2018
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    Bendees
    Nov 28, 2019
  26. Dale Bettison

    Northamptonshire reg info

    Dale Bettison, Nov 27, 2019
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    harkness
    Nov 28, 2019
  27. 51MMO

    LAC Peter Stanley

    51MMO, Oct 24, 2019
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    bamboo43
    Nov 27, 2019
  28. Ramiles

    Keith Douglas - Battlefield poet - 1920-1944

    Ramiles, Mar 20, 2016
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    Ramiles
    Nov 27, 2019
  29. 2359Roy

    806 Road Construction Company Royal Engineers

    2359Roy, Nov 25, 2019
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    2359Roy
    Nov 26, 2019
  30. John Duggan

    Royal Artillery

    John Duggan, Nov 24, 2019
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    John Duggan
    Nov 24, 2019
  31. Ylenia Pedica

    Help my 90 y o uncle to find the soldier he saved fron nazi in Italy

    Ylenia Pedica, Nov 22, 2019
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    Ylenia Pedica
    Nov 23, 2019
  32. Amanda hoctor

    War records: 13118102 Patrick Joseph HOCTOR, Pioneer Corps

    Amanda hoctor, Nov 12, 2019 ... 2
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    Red Goblin
    Nov 19, 2019
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