The 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars service number looks a little low for 1899.
4564 joined on 24th August 1896
4623 joined on 1st October 1897
4691 joined on 20th June 1898
4801 joined on 13th...
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01-01-2024 2:39 PM
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The 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars service...
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30-12-2023 9:47 AM
Thread: The Missing Postman
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Thanks Sue, watched it last night and very good....
Thanks Sue, watched it last night and very good. I don't remember it when originally screened. We watched it in 3 parts on You Tube.
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24-11-2023 11:16 AM
Thread: Territorial Army in mid to late 1930s
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My father joined the TA in 1933 as a boy soldier....
My father joined the TA in 1933 as a boy soldier. Then attested as a Rifleman at the age of 17. From my limited knowledge I believe they were paid for annual camp which was 8 days increasing to 15...
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16-06-2023 5:10 PM
Thread: Abbreviation on WAAF WWI Record
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RAF Hunsdon was just north of Harlow in Essex.
RAF Hunsdon was just north of Harlow in Essex.
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16-06-2023 4:35 PM
Thread: Abbreviation on WAAF WWI Record
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Could be :- Royal Air Force Birch or more simply...
Could be :- Royal Air Force Birch or more simply RAF Birch is a former Royal Air Force station in Essex, England.
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21-03-2023 9:31 AM
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There was a thread a number of years ago about...
There was a thread a number of years ago about tracing a person in this Regiment in Corfu that Peter Goodey answered.
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30-11-2022 10:13 AM
Thread: Cpl John. Taylor Royal Marine
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Could it be the Naval Long Service and Good...
Could it be the Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal?
Eligibility
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IGH could be Indian General Hospital.
IGH could be Indian General Hospital.
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05-09-2022 8:31 AM
Thread: Soldier discharged in the middle of WWI
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From memory Territorial Forces signed up for home...
From memory Territorial Forces signed up for home defense and couldn't be sent oversea unless they agreed. They signed for 4 years with the option for the government to extend for 1 extra year. This...
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31-07-2022 8:39 AM
Thread: Details of inquest
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Many years ago i had the same problem, my uncle...
Many years ago i had the same problem, my uncle was killed by a mine in Norfolk (Great Yarmouth). He was laying mines at the time. I spent a lot of time going through local newspapers and found no...
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15-04-2022 8:41 AM
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Hi Pam I still do a jigsaw every day, I use this...
Hi Pam I still do a jigsaw every day, I use this link :- https://www.jigsawexplorer.com/
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06-03-2022 9:38 AM
Thread: HMS Glenroy
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From the historicalrfa site :- 21 June 1946...
From the historicalrfa site :- 21 June 1946 released from Admiralty service
14 August 1946 was returned to her owners for recon version for commercial service and name reverted to Glenroy
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19-11-2021 4:04 PM
Thread: Glasgow Barracks 1841
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"Forlorn Hope" Have the 1st Royal Dragoons and...
"Forlorn Hope" Have the 1st Royal Dragoons and the 58th Rutlandshire Regiment in Glasgow in 1841. Sadly I haven't found the "Forlorn Hope" that reliable.
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06-11-2021 10:35 AM
Thread: Search using service number
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There seems to be 2 James Weston's in the...
There seems to be 2 James Weston's in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)and 2 with James as middle name. No officers but he could have raised through the ranks.
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05-11-2021 8:32 AM
Thread: Search using service number
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The lapel badge could be Canadian 2nd Infantry...
The lapel badge could be Canadian 2nd Infantry Battalion. This link shows a badge for the 25th, same design.
https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/canadian_expeditionary_force/cef_e25.htm
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05-11-2021 8:22 AM
Thread: Search using service number
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Could be Canadian Army Division Cap Badge. Keith
Could be Canadian Army Division Cap Badge.
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29-09-2021 4:20 PM
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That link doesn't seem to work now. if you Google...
That link doesn't seem to work now. if you Google https://www.worcestershireregiment.com/ then go to Research, then War Diaries, 1939 - 1945 you should be able to get there.
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29-09-2021 1:05 PM
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Hi Simon, this link takes you to the Worcester...
Hi Simon, this link takes you to the Worcester War diaries.
https://www.worcestershireregiment.com/war_diaries_1939_45.php
It looks like the 1st Battalion were in Lower Saxony 4 May 1945.
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24-09-2021 4:06 PM
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That number would put him in The Worcestershire...
That number would put him in The Worcestershire Regiment.
Numbers allocated were 5,239,001 to 5,328,000.
They were the 29th/30th Regiment.
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04-09-2021 8:21 AM
Thread: Greece & Crete 1941 - Australians
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Hi Michael I will check out Forgottenflotilla....
Hi Michael
I will check out Forgottenflotilla.
My fathers name was H.J.Wapples No.6642550 1st Battalion The Rangers (9th KRRC)
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03-09-2021 8:15 AM
Thread: Greece & Crete 1941 - Australians
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Hi Michael, I sure with your research you already...
Hi Michael, I sure with your research you already have the order of battle for "W" Force Greece, if not I can send on to you. My father fought with the British 1st Armoured Bridge under Command of...
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20-08-2021 4:12 PM
Thread: Murray from a torn newspaper clip
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There is a W.Murray. 1/7 Gordon Highlanders. Died...
There is a W.Murray. 1/7 Gordon Highlanders. Died 18 September 1915, age 21.
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/311240/W%20MURRAY/
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20-08-2021 3:53 PM
Thread: Murray from a torn newspaper clip
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Hi Lesley The Oddfellows are still going, I...
Hi Lesley
The Oddfellows are still going, I have a friend who is a member.
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16-07-2021 8:48 AM
Thread: Need details of info in service records
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WS7 Sailed 24th March 1941, arrived Suez 6th May...
WS7 Sailed 24th March 1941, arrived Suez 6th May 1941.
WS conveys were fast troop carrying conveys nicknamed Winston Specials.
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04-05-2021 3:30 PM
Thread: Help please
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The Somerset Light Infantry had numbers from...
The Somerset Light Infantry had numbers from 5,662,001 - 5,718,000
The King's Royal Rifle Corps had the numbers 6,837,001 - 6,905,000
These numbers were allocated between 1920 - 1942
In 1942 the...
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