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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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    Guy Hudson
    Oct 18, 2019 at 9:59 AM
  2. 7mark
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    Handwritten Codes on Casualty Records

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

    amberdog45, Nov 7, 2017 ... 2
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    amberdog45
    Sep 20, 2019
  4. 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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    Derek Newark
    Sep 14, 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. englandphil

    WW2 Father and Son Casualties

    englandphil, Oct 13, 2009
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    dbf
    Oct 18, 2019 at 1:11 AM
  14. Rob Bulloch

    Major H Clark. Royal Artillery

    Rob Bulloch, Oct 17, 2019 at 9:32 PM
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    Rob Bulloch
    Oct 17, 2019 at 9:32 PM
  15. JanThijs

    Joseph Walter Montgomery - The Cameronians 9bn

    JanThijs, Dec 24, 2018 ... 2
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    papiermache
    Oct 17, 2019 at 5:17 PM
  16. brimacombe

    Lt Col John St John Balguy (9269) Sherwood Forresters Pow Camp 42 Commandant

    brimacombe, Dec 22, 2014
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    Malcolm56
    Oct 16, 2019 at 9:34 PM
  17. Graham63

    Jack Hewitson,1565879,100th Sqdrn,Sgt, Rear Gunner,Lancaster ED815, KIA Schweinfurt raid 25 Feb 1944

    Graham63, Nov 26, 2010 ... 2
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    CL1
    Oct 16, 2019 at 8:18 AM
  18. PackRat

    RA Attestations - A.C. Smith & Bill McCulloch (or is it Bryden?)

    PackRat, Oct 11, 2019
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    PackRat
    Oct 15, 2019 at 6:23 PM
  19. Danny Burt

    Re: Flying Officer G. Hanson - RAF/GPR

    Danny Burt, Oct 5, 2019
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    VarsityGlider305
    Oct 13, 2019 at 7:41 PM
  20. Paul stafford

    Ww2 solider records help

    Paul stafford, Oct 13, 2019 at 10:13 AM
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    Paul stafford
    Oct 13, 2019 at 3:22 PM
  21. Atnomis

    Henry Bernard Jones Royal Navy, No. KX115949

    Atnomis, Oct 12, 2019 at 10:06 AM
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    Atnomis
    Oct 13, 2019 at 10:51 AM
  22. Leanne Chetham

    Searching for info on my grandfather - Sgt Major in the Paratroopers during WW2

    Leanne Chetham, Oct 12, 2019 at 12:51 PM
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    CL1
    Oct 12, 2019 at 3:59 PM
  23. Atnomis

    Kenneth Hickling No. JX416708 sinking of U-306

    Atnomis, Oct 11, 2019
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    Atnomis
    Oct 12, 2019 at 10:09 AM
  24. General Knowledge

    Photos of old army comrades for Len Beddow

    General Knowledge, Jan 6, 2018
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    Ramiles
    Oct 11, 2019
  25. Wessex_Warrior

    Baverstock R.W Sgt 7954776 3rd Carabiniers.

    Wessex_Warrior, Mar 18, 2015
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    Owen
    Oct 11, 2019
  26. Michele Davis

    Military service number query

    Michele Davis, Oct 10, 2019
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    Tullybrone
    Oct 11, 2019
  27. Tinap

    Frank Kirton Lance Serjeant 158 Field Artillery

    Tinap, Jun 27, 2016
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    Skoyen89
    Oct 10, 2019
  28. chiddicks

    Help with Grandfather's service

    chiddicks, Oct 9, 2019
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    chiddicks
    Oct 9, 2019
  29. dan8495

    HELP to trace Grandfather

    dan8495, Oct 8, 2019
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    136
    ozzy16
    Oct 9, 2019
  30. TMCC

    Langholm, Dumfriesshire - Roll of Honour photographs

    TMCC, Oct 7, 2019
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    TMCC
    Oct 7, 2019
  31. Catherine Kelleher

    Searching for army record

    Catherine Kelleher, Oct 2, 2019
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    132
    travers1940
    Oct 2, 2019
  32. Chris Morris

    J R Morris - 1st Battalion East Lancashire Regiment

    Chris Morris, Sep 24, 2019
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    194
    Stuart Avery
    Oct 2, 2019
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