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  1. precious_past
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    Medical Board category

    precious_past, Oct 15, 2012
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    AB64
    Nov 16, 2020
  2. DanMorris1989
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    Service Records application - MOD response timescale

    DanMorris1989, May 25, 2015 ... 5 6 7
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    Reid
    Nov 16, 2020
  3. dbf
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    Cashiered / Dismissed

    dbf, Nov 13, 2020
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    201
    Welchchap
    Nov 13, 2020
  4. Kieron Hill
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    X lists (Service Records)

    Kieron Hill, Jun 13, 2009 ... 3 4 5
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    CAMRyan
    Nov 10, 2020
  5. Geoff Reeves
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    Army Number Block Allocations

    Geoff Reeves, Jan 12, 2006 ... 9 10 11
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    gmyles
    Oct 15, 2020
  6. Gaudet
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    Abbreviations

    Gaudet, Nov 6, 2007 ... 11 12 13
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    Tony56
    Sep 8, 2020
  7. 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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    S54
    Jun 27, 2020
  8. pjs
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    Ranks: Abbreviations, Explanations & Order (several merged threads)

    pjs, Sep 18, 2006 ... 3 4 5
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    18,333
    tillyk
    Feb 15, 2020
  9. skimmod
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    Kings Regulations 1940

    skimmod, Feb 19, 2012 ... 2 3
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    SkrigeToon
    Nov 29, 2019
  10. Verrieres
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    Service Records destroyed by Veterans Agency?

    Verrieres, Sep 17, 2011 ... 2
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    4,298
    DianeE
    May 23, 2019
  11. Tullybrone
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    CLASS B RELEASE & POST WAR GRATUITIES

    Tullybrone, Mar 14, 2019
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    Tullybrone
    Mar 14, 2019
  12. Smudger Jnr
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    Desertion

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

    heatherannej, Apr 11, 2013
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    The Viking
    Oct 10, 2018
  14. 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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    6,430
    HAARA
    May 8, 2018
  15. dbf
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    WW2 Campaign Stars & Medals info thread

    dbf, Dec 14, 2013 ... 2 3 4
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    18,104
    bamboo43
    Nov 25, 2017
  16. ozzy16
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    Lists of Abbreviations, mainly RAF

    ozzy16, Nov 20, 2017
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    ozzy16
    Nov 20, 2017
  17. Barb20
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    Under arrest

    Barb20, Jul 26, 2017
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    923
    Barb20
    Jul 26, 2017
  18. dbf
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    British Army Badges

    dbf, Jul 14, 2017
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    1,024
    Reid
    Jul 15, 2017
  19. 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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    4,820
    dbf
    Jun 27, 2017
  20. beckic35
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    AWOL: Army Act 1881 - Section 15(1)

    beckic35, Jan 9, 2016
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    1,825
    redtop
    Dec 19, 2016
  21. daverobson33
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    Medical records

    daverobson33, Jun 23, 2013 ... 2
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    2,934
    popeye1975
    Jul 11, 2016
  22. bamboo43
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    Draft recognition codes.

    bamboo43, Dec 7, 2013 ... 2 3 4
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    dbf
    Mar 21, 2016
  23. 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
  24. bLACKCOUNTRY MON
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    Army Certificates of Education

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

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

    Tullybrone, Jan 9, 2016
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    51highland
    Jan 9, 2016
  27. ClankyPencil
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    Query regarding Army/Service Number Prefix D/

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

    sligoglaswegian, Jul 23, 2015 ... 2 3 4
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    5,357
    sligoglaswegian
    Sep 15, 2015
  29. Skip
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    'Joined', 'enlisted', 'called up', 'attested', 'embodied' etc

    Skip, Jul 14, 2013
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    2,446
    Skip
    Aug 23, 2015
  30. 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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    Justin History
    May 26, 2015
  31. Lotus7
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    Naughty Boy, You're Confined to Barracks

    Lotus7, Jul 30, 2014 ... 2
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    2,666
    Lotus7
    Aug 19, 2014
  32. Skip
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    Casualty categories : 'Cat C' ...

    Skip, Jul 20, 2014 ... 2
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    2,501
    BrianM59
    Jul 23, 2014
  33. Peter Clare
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    Clarification of provision of death certificate (Service records)

    Peter Clare, Sep 7, 2013
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    Drew5233
    Sep 7, 2013
  34. 2EastYorks
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    Infantry Training Centres - how to find?

    2EastYorks, Mar 7, 2011
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    1,852
    Tom Canning
    Aug 21, 2013
  35. Skip
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    Appointed / promoted / commissioned ..?

    Skip, Jul 14, 2013
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    1,350
    jetson
    Jul 15, 2013
  36. micke
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    Court Martial Records

    micke, Feb 28, 2012
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    3,272
    Drew5233
    May 7, 2012
  37. THR1939

    BEF / WELCH RGMT / AMPC / CMP

    THR1939, Nov 15, 2020
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    107
    Richard Lewis
    Nov 24, 2020 at 3:53 PM
  38. sri_130

    Help with a this service record

    sri_130, Nov 22, 2020 at 11:55 PM
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    112
    sri_130
    Nov 23, 2020 at 12:41 PM
  39. BFBSM

    NAA (Australia) World War II service records to be digitised

    BFBSM, Oct 8, 2019
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    531
    Waddell
    Nov 20, 2020 at 12:06 PM
  40. Salford Steve

    Abbreviations. Help required

    Salford Steve, Nov 16, 2020
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    74
    minden1759
    Nov 16, 2020
  41. RobM

    MOD service records - general v NoK

    RobM, Nov 12, 2020
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    4
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    140
    RobM
    Nov 15, 2020
  42. w6okey

    motor fishing vessels crew

    w6okey, Nov 14, 2020
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    3
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    84
    Tricky Dicky
    Nov 14, 2020
  43. Paul Gilbert

    Certificate of Service

    Paul Gilbert, Nov 12, 2020
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    5
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    107
    Paul Gilbert
    Nov 13, 2020
  44. Steve Schofield

    Alan Schofield - GSC, E.Yorks and Northants - code deciphering!

    Steve Schofield, Aug 1, 2020
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    292
    Tony56
    Nov 12, 2020
  45. mikky

    Service record, what to expect.

    mikky, Nov 9, 2020
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    3
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    90
    MongoUK
    Nov 9, 2020
  46. kim987

    Pioneer Service Record Help

    kim987, Nov 9, 2020
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    2
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    67
    kim987
    Nov 9, 2020
  47. lionboxer

    FREE! Service record of Kohima casualty

    lionboxer, May 19, 2018
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    3
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    387
    lionboxer
    Nov 9, 2020
  48. RobM

    1939-45 Star Eligibility

    RobM, Oct 8, 2020
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    2
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    187
    RobM
    Nov 4, 2020
  49. Tinap

    Help with deciphering ATS Service Records

    Tinap, Oct 29, 2020
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    5
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    130
    GeoffMNZ
    Nov 1, 2020
  50. kim987

    Help Understanding Ranks on Service Record

    kim987, Oct 29, 2020
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    6
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    189
    kim987
    Oct 31, 2020
  51. Reid

    RN Service Records

    Reid, Feb 9, 2020
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    10
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    452
    Reid
    Oct 28, 2020
  52. Sbaughan

    Discharged Para 204 (6) a) KRs 30/4/42

    Sbaughan, Oct 27, 2020
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    98
    Sbaughan
    Oct 27, 2020
  53. alib

    Service photograph question

    alib, Oct 25, 2020
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    4
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    141
    dbf
    Oct 26, 2020
  54. wibs12

    Is this a Coldstream Guards service number?

    wibs12, Oct 24, 2020
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    88
    wibs12
    Oct 24, 2020
  55. barerootbonsai

    Douglas Albert Pepin

    barerootbonsai, Oct 21, 2020
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    140
    barerootbonsai
    Oct 22, 2020
  56. Sally H

    Service Record Backlog

    Sally H, Oct 19, 2020
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    4
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    164
    Sally H
    Oct 19, 2020
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