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  1. Photo Restoration

    Discussion of, and helping out with, the restoration of family & military photographs.
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  1. amberdog45
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    Scottish Research

    amberdog45, Nov 7, 2017 ... 2
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    amberdog45
    May 16, 2019
  2. 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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    Tolbooth
    May 2, 2019
  3. Shin Gebis
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    Doncaster Soldiers

    Shin Gebis, Nov 7, 2013
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    bamboo43
    Apr 27, 2019
  4. 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
  5. bydand31
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    What are your family anecdotes from WW2

    bydand31, Feb 15, 2019
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    davidbfpo
    Feb 24, 2019
  6. L J
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    British aristocracy losses in WW2

    L J, Sep 5, 2009 ... 8 9 10
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    dbf
    Jan 17, 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. Seroster

    Any idea who either of these two were? Colonel King & Major Zeigler

    Seroster, Feb 19, 2019
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    Seroster
    May 22, 2019 at 1:04 AM
  14. EdSav

    Trying to ID some photos poss' taken anytime between 1940 & 1946 2RUR (Maybe)

    EdSav, May 21, 2019 at 10:20 PM
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    EdSav
    May 21, 2019 at 11:04 PM
  15. Emjsw01

    Liberation report (Kew) look request please?

    Emjsw01, May 18, 2019
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    Emjsw01
    May 20, 2019 at 9:16 PM
  16. aboode

    Pipe Major Ian MacLeod, Glasgow Highlanders

    aboode, May 17, 2019
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    KevinBattle
    May 18, 2019
  17. englandphil

    Pte R.E. Johns Parachute Regiment

    englandphil, Nov 18, 2008
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    harkness
    May 18, 2019
  18. arantxa1967

    William Edgar Stedman (please help for daughter to research dad) ww2 Burma ? Sussex ?

    arantxa1967, May 17, 2019
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    Tricky Dicky
    May 17, 2019
  19. Charley Fortnum

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

    Charley Fortnum, Mar 21, 2015 ... 11 12 13
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    Charley Fortnum
    May 17, 2019
  20. Rob Bulloch

    Major Daniel McBurney

    Rob Bulloch, May 16, 2019
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    Rob Bulloch
    May 17, 2019
  21. Tinap

    Unknown Sailor Indentification

    Tinap, May 14, 2019
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    Roy Martin
    May 15, 2019
  22. Maureen Roberts

    Royal Warwickshire Regiment cap badge 5110805 Pte. T. CARPENTER

    Maureen Roberts, May 12, 2019
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    Guy Hudson
    May 15, 2019
  23. German????

    Checking for German ancestry on enlistment

    German????, Jun 10, 2015
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    Tricky Dicky
    May 14, 2019
  24. ernie j

    So many LAA UNITS !

    ernie j, May 13, 2019
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    Lotus7
    May 14, 2019
  25. Ian Chadwick

    William Allen GOODY KSLI, 4th KORR and 56 AT RGT RA

    Ian Chadwick, May 13, 2019
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    Ian Chadwick
    May 13, 2019
  26. PICARFOU

    YOU CAN HELP US : Airaines 1944

    PICARFOU, May 10, 2019
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    dryan67
    May 13, 2019
  27. Ironbridge

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

    Ironbridge, May 7, 2019
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    Ironbridge
    May 12, 2019
  28. Ian Chadwick

    Sgt V S Woodward MM 56th Anti Tank Regt Royal Artillery

    Ian Chadwick, Mar 30, 2019
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    Ian Chadwick
    May 12, 2019
  29. NatHall

    Henry Charles Hall - Service Number 1120963 - Royal Artillery & RAVC

    NatHall, May 11, 2019
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    timuk
    May 11, 2019
  30. Bluez28

    12 RTR

    Bluez28, May 11, 2019
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    Bluez28
    May 11, 2019
  31. Paul Bradford

    Rifle Brigade, Siege of Calais. Company Question

    Paul Bradford, Jan 4, 2019
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    Paul Bradford
    May 10, 2019
  32. Bmb

    Grenadier guardsman

    Bmb, May 9, 2019
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    Bmb
    May 9, 2019
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