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  1. Photo Restoration

    Discussion of, and helping out with, the restoration of family & military photographs.
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  1. L J
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    British aristocracy losses in WW2

    L J, Sep 5, 2009 ... 8 9 10
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    CL1
    Aug 18, 2019 at 9:09 PM
  2. amberdog45
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    Scottish Research

    amberdog45, Nov 7, 2017 ... 2
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    amberdog45
    Aug 17, 2019 at 3:02 PM
  3. 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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    Tricky Dicky
    Jul 11, 2019
  4. Shin Gebis
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    Doncaster Soldiers

    Shin Gebis, Nov 7, 2013
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    bamboo43
    Apr 27, 2019
  5. 7mark
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    Handwritten Codes on Casualty Records

    7mark, Nov 17, 2016 ... 2 3
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    Mr Jinks
    Mar 26, 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. Rundtinden

    Thomas William Murray, Marconist, undercover agent and MI6 wireless operator

    Rundtinden, Aug 23, 2019 at 8:44 PM
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    Tullybrone
    Aug 23, 2019 at 9:24 PM
  14. Jan2000

    CDN /2 Capt. H.C. Long (RHLI)

    Jan2000, Jul 17, 2019 ... 2
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    Jan2000
    Aug 23, 2019 at 6:56 PM
  15. RachelS

    Desert Rats Unknown unit

    RachelS, Aug 21, 2019 at 9:40 PM
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    Richard Lewis
    Aug 23, 2019 at 6:34 PM
  16. ade

    help please

    ade, Aug 23, 2019 at 1:54 PM
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    Charley Fortnum
    Aug 23, 2019 at 4:14 PM
  17. Ace Rimmer

    Service Number Only

    Ace Rimmer, Aug 19, 2019 at 2:46 PM
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    CL1
    Aug 19, 2019 at 9:58 PM
  18. Stan evans

    lance corporal Evans L detachment Sas, or HH Evans 10 Royal Hussars & Pioneer Corps

    Stan evans, Aug 18, 2019 at 12:51 PM ... 2
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    Stan evans
    Aug 18, 2019 at 11:21 PM
  19. Michael Sheldrick

    Grand Uncle who died in Lancastria incident

    Michael Sheldrick, Aug 18, 2019 at 5:06 PM
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    Deacs
    Aug 18, 2019 at 8:46 PM
  20. mazzie74

    Sergeant Joseph Wills 1419678 RASC

    mazzie74, Oct 5, 2018
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    Bruneval
    Aug 14, 2019
  21. Dafydd

    Maj. Charles Longueville Willding Jones CCTU - map ref help

    Dafydd, Jul 4, 2019 ... 2
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    travers1940
    Aug 14, 2019
  22. 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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    Charley Fortnum
    Aug 13, 2019
  23. Gerry's daughter

    Pow camp in sherburn-in-elmet??

    Gerry's daughter, Jun 28, 2017
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    Malcolm56
    Aug 13, 2019
  24. We Will Remember

    Maj Bill Fraser, SAS Original

    We Will Remember, Aug 16, 2015
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    Charley Fortnum
    Aug 11, 2019
  25. noggin1969

    Seaforth Highlanders 5th Bn. War Diary entry mid/late August 1944

    noggin1969, Aug 11, 2019
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    noggin1969
    Aug 11, 2019
  26. simond9x

    Identifying my family's WW2 Insignia

    simond9x, Aug 7, 2019
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    Tricky Dicky
    Aug 8, 2019
  27. WillowOak

    Help With Grandfathers war records and Paras?

    WillowOak, Sep 8, 2012 ... 2
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    lillibulero
    Aug 6, 2019
  28. Ironbridge

    Searching for my Dad; 78th British (Battleaxe ) Division

    Ironbridge, May 7, 2019 ... 2
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    wibs12
    Aug 5, 2019
  29. Bristol_Grandchild

    Deciphering terms (Glosters 10)

    Bristol_Grandchild, Aug 5, 2019
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    PackRat
    Aug 5, 2019
  30. Pumpkinellie

    William Ball, of the 7th Battalion Cameronians WW2

    Pumpkinellie, Nov 20, 2018
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    Fibia
    Aug 4, 2019
  31. JamesDrury

    9th Battalion Duke of Wellingtons / 146 Regiment RAC

    JamesDrury, Aug 4, 2019
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    JamesDrury
    Aug 4, 2019
  32. Oldleg

    Pilot Tadeusz Jankowski

    Oldleg, Jul 25, 2019
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    168
    Oldleg
    Aug 3, 2019
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