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  1. Photo Restoration

    Discussion of, and helping out with, the restoration of family & military photographs.
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  1. dbf
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    WW2 Medal racks

    dbf, Dec 16, 2013 ... 2
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    James Harvey
    Mar 6, 2017
  2. nickc
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    Did any of your family serve during ww2, if so what did they do?

    nickc, Apr 12, 2006 ... 22 23 24
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    red ling
    Feb 28, 2017
  3. James S
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    A Family At War

    James S, Oct 18, 2008 ... 3 4 5
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    James S
    Nov 11, 2016
  4. dbf
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    General procedure for dealing with Casualties in War, 1939

    dbf, Dec 31, 2015 ... 2
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    dbf
    Feb 21, 2016
  5. von Poop
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    Alanbrooke. The British Commander most neglected by History?

    von Poop, Oct 16, 2010 ... 2 3
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    Owen
    Dec 27, 2015
  6. Bodston
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    Maj. Gen. Sir Percy Hobart

    Bodston, Apr 4, 2008
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    CL1
    Oct 5, 2015
  7. rockape252
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    "The Story of my Fathers WW2 Army Service"

    rockape252, Oct 2, 2012 ... 2
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    Lotus7
    Aug 29, 2015
  8. Shiny
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    CWGC Records Made Public on VJ Day Anniversary

    Shiny, Aug 5, 2015 ... 2
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    lionboxer
    Aug 22, 2015
  9. L J
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    British aristocracy losses in WW2

    L J, Sep 5, 2009 ... 8 9 10
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    Ramiles
    Apr 15, 2015
  10. dbf
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    Australian WWII records

    dbf, Apr 28, 2008
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    bamboo43
    Feb 25, 2015
  11. Verrieres
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    Local Rolls of Honour.

    Verrieres, Jun 26, 2010
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    BereniceUK
    Dec 27, 2014
  12. Mike L
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    My Uncle, Martin Long and the loss of HMLCT 488

    Mike L, Oct 19, 2011 ... 2
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    Mike L
    Oct 12, 2014
  13. Drew5233
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    4545959 Lance Corporal Arthur Baker, 2 Bn East Yorkshire Regiment

    Drew5233, Sep 29, 2014
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    Drew5233
    Sep 30, 2014
  14. Paul Reed
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    WW2 Service Records Address

    Paul Reed, Feb 26, 2004 ... 2
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    Cee
    Jun 30, 2013
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. dbf
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    Private Archibald Smith, 6th Bn King's Own Scottish Borderers

    dbf, May 5, 2011
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    ramacal
    Jun 26, 2011
  18. Drew5233
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    All The George Crosses of World War Two

    Drew5233, Jul 28, 2009 ... 7 8 9
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    Optymystic
    Jun 9, 2011
  19. BobKat14
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    Meikle Twins Durham Light Infantry

    BobKat14, Nov 18, 2008 ... 2 3 4
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    BobKat14
    Mar 12, 2011
  20. Lynda
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    Service & Personal Files RASC, RA North Africa, Italy

    Lynda, Feb 1, 2011 ... 3 4 5
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    Oldman
    Mar 8, 2011
  21. Gerry's daughter

    Pow camp in sherburn-in-elmet??

    Gerry's daughter, Jun 28, 2017 at 12:28 AM
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    HERITAGE PLUS
    Jun 28, 2017 at 9:12 AM
  22. Scott Dickson

    Help obtaining grandfathers PoW questionnaire

    Scott Dickson, Jun 27, 2017 at 5:27 PM
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    Tricky Dicky
    Jun 28, 2017 at 9:05 AM
  23. Crocks4312

    Family mystery - Help Required

    Crocks4312, Jun 27, 2017 at 9:11 AM
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    Tricky Dicky
    Jun 28, 2017 at 8:59 AM
  24. wesleycj

    Harley Street - Bayeux July 1944

    wesleycj, Aug 8, 2016
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    Stan Kliszowski
    Jun 24, 2017 at 7:26 PM
  25. monica meg

    FEPOW died aboard Tamahoko Maru

    monica meg, Mar 21, 2010
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    papiermache
    Jun 24, 2017 at 7:11 PM
  26. amberdog45

    Find My Past Free Access Weekend

    amberdog45, Nov 5, 2014
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    gmyles
    Jun 23, 2017 at 9:17 AM
  27. Julieann

    Help with Unit/Grp id please

    Julieann, Jul 25, 2010
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    JGMM
    Jun 22, 2017 at 10:24 PM
  28. shelley

    158 Field Regt Royal Artillery in Burma

    shelley, May 9, 2004
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    berthag
    Jun 21, 2017
  29. clark136

    WRNS Service Records

    clark136, Jun 16, 2017
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    clark136
    Jun 21, 2017
  30. Peter Beckett

    86th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery

    Peter Beckett, Oct 15, 2006 ... 2
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    Soggy
    Jun 20, 2017
  31. Charley Fortnum

    Family Soldiers [1/4th Essex & 25 Field Regiment R.A.]

    Charley Fortnum, Mar 21, 2015 ... 5 6 7
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    Charley Fortnum
    Jun 18, 2017
  32. Lizbos

    REME 7 Base Workshop Alexandria WW2

    Lizbos, Jan 28, 2017
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    Corley Miller
    Jun 18, 2017
  33. Joe11

    6th Lincolnshires 1943?

    Joe11, Jan 21, 2017 ... 2
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    ramacal
    Jun 10, 2017
  34. James Harvey

    G w Thornton Lane 608559 RA

    James Harvey, Jun 10, 2017
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    James Harvey
    Jun 10, 2017
  35. nicks

    5569976 Private G.H.C Nash 1st Bn King's Own Regiment (Lancaster)

    nicks, Jun 9, 2017
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    Tullybrone
    Jun 9, 2017
  36. Oriel Benfro

    Gunner W. G. Morris K.I.A. in Scotland ??

    Oriel Benfro, Nov 29, 2010
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    Midge
    Jun 8, 2017
  37. AKindChap

    Numbers written on casualty list?

    AKindChap, Jun 7, 2017
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    92
    AKindChap
    Jun 8, 2017
  38. ralph j davidson

    Royal Horse Artillery 2nd Regt

    ralph j davidson, May 28, 2017
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    ralph j davidson
    Jun 8, 2017
  39. AB64

    13027399 George King, Pioneer Corps, died 13/2/41 at Montrose

    AB64, Jun 7, 2017
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    AB64
    Jun 7, 2017
  40. Dave McIntyre

    SOUTH STAFFS ARNHEM AIRBORNE PTE JOHN FELLOWS

    Dave McIntyre, Jan 3, 2016
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    614
    Dave McIntyre
    Jun 7, 2017
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