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  1. Geoff Reeves
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    Army Number Block Allocations

    Geoff Reeves, Jan 12, 2006 ... 8 9 10
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    veronicad
    Jan 15, 2020 at 8:46 PM
  2. pjs
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    Ranks: Abbreviations, Explanations & Order (several merged threads)

    pjs, Sep 18, 2006 ... 3 4 5
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    16,446
    timuk
    Jan 13, 2020 at 9:26 PM
  3. skimmod
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    Kings Regulations 1940

    skimmod, Feb 19, 2012 ... 2 3
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    6,944
    SkrigeToon
    Nov 29, 2019
  4. DanMorris1989
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    Service Records application timescale

    DanMorris1989, May 25, 2015 ... 2 3 4
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    4,526
    Tullybrone
    Nov 21, 2019
  5. Kieron Hill
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    X lists (Service Records)

    Kieron Hill, Jun 13, 2009 ... 3 4 5
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    timuk
    Jul 12, 2019
  6. Gaudet
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    Abbreviations

    Gaudet, Nov 6, 2007 ... 10 11 12
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    58,140
    von Poop
    Jul 5, 2019
  7. Verrieres
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    Service Records destroyed by Veterans Agency?

    Verrieres, Sep 17, 2011 ... 2
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    3,790
    DianeE
    May 23, 2019
  8. Tullybrone
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    CLASS B RELEASE & POST WAR GRATUITIES

    Tullybrone, Mar 14, 2019
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    225
    Tullybrone
    Mar 14, 2019
  9. Smudger Jnr
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    Desertion

    Smudger Jnr, Jul 10, 2009 ... 2 3
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    Charley Fortnum
    Mar 7, 2019
  10. heatherannej
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    Claiming WW2 medals query - help requested please

    heatherannej, Apr 11, 2013
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    1,478
    The Viking
    Oct 10, 2018
  11. Paul Dorrell
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    Demob thread: How, how long, age & service group numbers of release, etc

    Paul Dorrell, Jun 27, 2011 ... 2 3
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    5,184
    HAARA
    May 8, 2018
  12. dbf
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    WW2 Campaign Stars & Medals info thread

    dbf, Dec 14, 2013 ... 2 3 4
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    16,619
    bamboo43
    Nov 25, 2017
  13. ozzy16
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    Lists of Abbreviations, mainly RAF

    ozzy16, Nov 20, 2017
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    660
    ozzy16
    Nov 20, 2017
  14. Barb20
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    Under arrest

    Barb20, Jul 26, 2017
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    3
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    674
    Barb20
    Jul 26, 2017
  15. dbf
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    British Army Badges

    dbf, Jul 14, 2017
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    1
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    714
    Reid
    Jul 15, 2017
  16. hutchie
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    Practice makes perfect: Training, Assault Courses, Battle Schools, Exercises, etc

    hutchie, Jun 29, 2013 ... 2 3
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    3,698
    dbf
    Jun 27, 2017
  17. Philip of Lee
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    Abbreviations in Service Records (UK/ Army/ WWII) : For ref.

    Philip of Lee, Apr 5, 2015
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    8,611
    Philip of Lee
    Apr 27, 2017
  18. beckic35
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    AWOL: Army Act 1881 - Section 15(1)

    beckic35, Jan 9, 2016
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    1,457
    redtop
    Dec 19, 2016
  19. daverobson33
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    Medical records

    daverobson33, Jun 23, 2013 ... 2
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    20
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    2,398
    popeye1975
    Jul 11, 2016
  20. bamboo43
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    Draft recognition codes.

    bamboo43, Dec 7, 2013 ... 2 3 4
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    5,321
    dbf
    Mar 21, 2016
  21. annieb
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    Is a man's original service record the same as that held by the MOD?

    annieb, Aug 17, 2015
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    annieb
    Mar 16, 2016
  22. bLACKCOUNTRY MON
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    Army Certificates of Education

    bLACKCOUNTRY MON, Dec 4, 2014
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    2,131
    dbf
    Mar 6, 2016
  23. von Poop
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    Were there physical weight limits on recruitment?

    von Poop, Feb 13, 2016
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    778
    dbf
    Feb 14, 2016
  24. Tullybrone
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    MILITARY MEDAL GRATUITY?

    Tullybrone, Jan 9, 2016
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    6
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    883
    51highland
    Jan 9, 2016
  25. pondfield
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    Medical Board category

    pondfield, Nov 26, 2014
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    1,024
    BrianM59
    Nov 25, 2015
  26. ClankyPencil
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    Query regarding Army/Service Number Prefix D/

    ClankyPencil, Jan 28, 2014
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    1,072
    bexley84
    Sep 17, 2015
  27. sligoglaswegian
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    Returned application.

    sligoglaswegian, Jul 23, 2015 ... 2 3 4
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    4,303
    sligoglaswegian
    Sep 15, 2015
  28. Skip
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    'Joined', 'enlisted', 'called up', 'attested', 'embodied' etc

    Skip, Jul 14, 2013
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    2,020
    Skip
    Aug 23, 2015
  29. Justin History
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    Where was information about a British soldier's blood group kept?

    Justin History, May 31, 2014 ... 2
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    2,385
    Justin History
    May 26, 2015
  30. Lotus7
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    Naughty Boy, You're Confined to Barracks

    Lotus7, Jul 30, 2014 ... 2
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    2,100
    Lotus7
    Aug 19, 2014
  31. Skip
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    Casualty: 'Cat C' ...

    Skip, Jul 20, 2014 ... 2
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    21
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    1,977
    BrianM59
    Jul 23, 2014
  32. Peter Clare
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    Clarification of provision of death certificate (Service records)

    Peter Clare, Sep 7, 2013
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    1,326
    Drew5233
    Sep 7, 2013
  33. 2EastYorks
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    Infantry Training Centres - how to find?

    2EastYorks, Mar 7, 2011
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    1,358
    Tom Canning
    Aug 21, 2013
  34. Skip
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    Appointed / promoted / commissioned ..?

    Skip, Jul 14, 2013
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    1,128
    jetson
    Jul 15, 2013
  35. micke
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    Court Martial Records

    micke, Feb 28, 2012
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    3,011
    Drew5233
    May 7, 2012
  36. JamesDrury

    Grandad's service records 146 RAC

    JamesDrury, Nov 28, 2019 ... 2
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    35
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    749
    JamesDrury
    Jan 12, 2020 at 1:51 PM
  37. Charjenks

    14th Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery, 4th British Infantry Division: service records

    Charjenks, Jan 5, 2020
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    11
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    172
    minden1759
    Jan 11, 2020
  38. Laura_C

    Translation please

    Laura_C, Dec 30, 2019
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    5
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    181
    KevinBattle
    Jan 8, 2020
  39. Sarah Laine

    Service record help

    Sarah Laine, Dec 15, 2019 ... 2
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    26
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    471
    Sarah Laine
    Jan 7, 2020
  40. JohnEds

    Last Piece of the Jigsaw

    JohnEds, Jan 4, 2020
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    7
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    143
    Tullybrone
    Jan 6, 2020
  41. kim987

    Service Records

    kim987, Dec 1, 2019 ... 2
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    32
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    779
    kim987
    Dec 31, 2019
  42. Rawalpindi

    Y/7 List help

    Rawalpindi, Feb 20, 2018
    Replies:
    4
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    560
    Cheekablue
    Dec 30, 2019
  43. biffo1914

    gardiner frank edward

    biffo1914, Dec 8, 2014
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    12
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    569
    alieneyes
    Dec 23, 2019
  44. Mike Selcon

    WW2 Enlistment Questions

    Mike Selcon, Dec 17, 2019
    Replies:
    7
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    178
    DianeE
    Dec 18, 2019
  45. Steve Fuller

    Unpicking details from form B102

    Steve Fuller, Dec 10, 2019
    Replies:
    11
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    234
    Richard Lewis
    Dec 17, 2019
  46. Mike Selcon

    Acronyms in WW2 Service Records

    Mike Selcon, Dec 10, 2019
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    14
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    235
    timuk
    Dec 17, 2019
  47. The Viking

    2x Great grandfather's service records.

    The Viking, Nov 17, 2019
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    10
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    256
    timuk
    Dec 16, 2019
  48. Steve Fuller

    R.A.C Trooper service record query

    Steve Fuller, Dec 9, 2019
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    17
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    278
    timuk
    Dec 11, 2019
  49. Quis Separabit

    Help With Interpreting Service Record

    Quis Separabit, Dec 5, 2019
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    132
    Quis Separabit
    Dec 5, 2019
  50. Sarahc5

    Help with attached record please

    Sarahc5, Dec 1, 2019
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    18
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    254
    Sarahc5
    Dec 2, 2019
  51. 416-127

    A&D, P&R

    416-127, Nov 11, 2019
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    7
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    207
    416-127
    Dec 2, 2019
  52. Bluez28

    Army records

    Bluez28, Nov 20, 2019
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    7
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    221
    Bluez28
    Nov 28, 2019
  53. Shannon Taylor

    893959 Sgt Webb WAAF

    Shannon Taylor, Nov 13, 2019
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    5
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    152
    Shannon Taylor
    Nov 26, 2019
  54. JPP

    Deciphering Service Record

    JPP, Jan 11, 2013
    Replies:
    8
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    686
    JPP
    Nov 26, 2019
  55. Bill F

    A life on the move...

    Bill F, Nov 24, 2019
    Replies:
    6
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    163
    Blutto
    Nov 25, 2019
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