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  1. Bob Paterson
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    Dunkirk 236 Field Squadron Royal Engineers

    Can anyone help? My uncle, Driver William Orr Paterson was at Dunkirk and family history says he was one of the last to leave the beaches. However...
    Thread by: Bob Paterson, Aug 4, 2025, 9 replies, in forum: 1940
  2. Adam Petipher
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    5884444 Edward McCorry RUSSELL: Concentrated burial from New Mill Cemetery. Where was this cemetery?

    Greetings all. I was looking into this chap: Edward Mccorry Russell. 5884444. (Sorry I missed a 4 off the service number in the title and it...
    Thread by: Adam Petipher, Jul 20, 2025, 3 replies, in forum: 1940
  3. mikeeastwood2001
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    Unit Returns - Lists of Officers and Other Ranks

    I've been trying to find lists / documentation that shows the individual unit returns 10 May - 4 June 1940. I've drawn a blank - can anyone help...
    Thread by: mikeeastwood2001, May 26, 2025, 11 replies, in forum: 1940
  4. RiverdaleDIY
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    Looking for: C.S.M. Courtney (6909168), The Rifle Brigade, Siege of Calais, POW

    Looking for: C.S.M. Courtney (6909168), The Rifle Brigade Company Sergeant Major Percival Frederick Courtney seems to be an elusive chap! This...
    Thread by: RiverdaleDIY, May 16, 2025, 4 replies, in forum: 1940
  5. Alex Griffin
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    3530258 Edward Whittaker Ainsworth. 2 Manchesters. PoW.

    Good morning all, I hope you've had a great week and looking forward to a relaxing weekend. My name is Alex Griffin and I was wondering if anyone...
    Thread by: Alex Griffin, May 16, 2025, 13 replies, in forum: Searching for Someone & Military Genealogy
  6. STAN50
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    2612016 L/Sgt Thomas Louis HILSON, 2 Grenadier Guards: 01/06/1940

    I'm looking for information regarding this Guardsman. Service No. 2612016; died 1st June 1940. It would be interesting to know the circumstances...
    Thread by: STAN50, May 15, 2025, 2 replies, in forum: The Brigade of Guards
  7. SOPHIE123E
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    Deciphering Grandads records - S/54912 Jack BAYLEY, RASC

    Hi My grandfather passed away a few years ago now and my dad never knew any details of his time during the war. We have his service record and...
    Thread by: SOPHIE123E, May 6, 2025, 6 replies, in forum: Service Records
  8. Shannon Lawless
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    Searching for information - 4271436 Hector Caisley, Northumberland Fusiliers - POW, 1940, St Valery

    Hi, this is a bit of a long shot but I was wondering if anyone had any information about a POW by the name of Hector macdonald Caisley. Born 1919...
    Thread by: Shannon Lawless, May 3, 2025, 10 replies, in forum: 1940
  9. SteveB
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    Help interpreting unit - BEF service record

    Hi Could anyone help me work out whether the service record attached signifies the soldier was with the 4th Cheshires at the time of the Dunkirk...
    Thread by: SteveB, Apr 23, 2025, 2 replies, in forum: Service Records
  10. Zebedee
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    7592383 James Arthur Onn - Unknown RAOC unit - need help to find or piece together information

    Hello, I've never used this site before, can I have help to understand my great grandfathers Army records. Some parts I can't read and some of...
    Thread by: Zebedee, Apr 18, 2025, 8 replies, in forum: REME/RAOC
  11. Anna Dismore Whitehead
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    78541 2/Lieutenant Leonard Henry DISMORE - Retreat from Dunkirk

    Retreat from Dunkirk. The Buffs 2nd Lieutenant Leonard Henry Dismore How did the 4th/5th Buffs retreat from Dunkirk
    Thread by: Anna Dismore Whitehead, Apr 18, 2025, 3 replies, in forum: 1940
  12. jmkemp
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    51 Highland Div

    Just signed up. Have been collecting info on the 51st Highland Div for a few decades now. Originally from the west of Scotland but now in Angus....
    Thread by: jmkemp, Apr 17, 2025, 6 replies, in forum: User Introductions
  13. deltaCvT
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    British box ?

    Bonjour à tous, First of all, I'd like to apologize for my not-so-good English... Coming from France, it's not a language I master perfectly....
    Thread by: deltaCvT, Apr 17, 2025, 3 replies, in forum: Weapons, Technology & Equipment
  14. Bev Stephens
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    2071189 Corporal Ernest George HAYDON, DCM, Royal Engineers - Citation / Why awarded?

    My first post, apologies if it's in the wrong forum. Ernest George Haydon 1911 – 1987 was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1940 for...
    Thread by: Bev Stephens, Mar 31, 2025, 12 replies, in forum: 1940
  15. SuzQ
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    77th Field Regiment RA - May 1940

    Hi all, Would anyone have a copy of the war diary for the - 77th Field Regiment RA - 21st to 26th May 1940 that they would be able to share...
    Thread by: SuzQ, Mar 22, 2025, 7 replies, in forum: 1940
  16. brimacombe
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    Looking for HQ 2 Div Cmdr RASC War Diary May 1940 -

    Good afternoon to you all. I’m trying to piece together the life of John ‘Jack’ Gent, Dvr, RASC, a pre war regular, and with still with the...
    Thread by: brimacombe, Mar 18, 2025, 2 replies, in forum: 1940
  17. LMS1001
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    7596765 Craftsman George Stanley MITCHELL, REME: 14/11/1941, SS Scillin - Research help please

    Hi everyone I mentioned on the other thread. My Dad's sadly passed away and his best friend Dave Mitchell (83) has become a dear friend of mine....
    Thread by: LMS1001, Mar 15, 2025, 29 replies, in forum: Searching for Someone & Military Genealogy
  18. Nick Thompson
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    62 BSD

    Hello, I have obtained my father's war records and wonder if anyone can help me expand on them. He spoke very little about his war experience....
    Thread by: Nick Thompson, Mar 11, 2025, 6 replies, in forum: RASC
  19. Adam Petipher
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    Schorisse Communal Cemetery

    Heres something that has been puzzling me. Why are there 10 men from 4th and 44th Division buried in Schorisse communal cemetery? Dates of death...
    Thread by: Adam Petipher, Mar 2, 2025, 3 replies, in forum: 1940
  20. Amanda67
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    Searching for information on my grandad: 1500272 Ronald MEACOCK, RA & KRRC

    Ronald Meacock 209 AA Battery RA BEF Hi my grandad was a gunner in WW2 and in his bible it says 209 AA Battery RA BEF I know he has an Italy and...
    Thread by: Amanda67, Mar 2, 2025, 35 replies, in forum: Searching for Someone & Military Genealogy
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