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Toggle this category The soldiers and armies of the Great War

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Soldiers

Researching individual servicemen in the Great War.

In grateful memory of Forum Pal Bob Coulson.

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Units and formations

Researching military units or formations in the Great War.

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Ships and navies

For discussions about the seaborne war.

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The war in the air

For discussions about the war in the air.

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  1. 1st Blitz, UK Airfields & Home Service
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Other

Other aspects of the soldiers or armed forces of 1914-1918.

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Toggle this category Uniforms, Arms, Insignia, Equipment & Medals

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The Paraphernalia of War

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Toggle this category Women In The Great War

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Women - Home & Overseas (VAD, Munitions Workers, Nurses etc)

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Remembering Them

A place for your loved one's and researched men & women's names. This area will retain entries for 1 week after the last posting.

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Toggle this category Battles, battlefields and places

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The Western Front

The battles and battlefields of France and Flanders

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Cemeteries and memorials

For discussions about...cemeteries and memorials

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Battlefields in danger

Places that are at risk of modern-day developments

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Toggle this category The War On Other Fronts

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Away From The Western Front

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  1. Sub Saharan Africa
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At Home

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  1. Recruitment, Conscription & Home Units
  2. Politics & Society In The Great War
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Toggle this category Documents, photos, art

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Look-up, Photo and Document requests

If you would like to obtain a photo or a document or have something looked up and you think a forum member may be able to help, this is the place to ask. And don't forget to say thank you!

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Interpreting service records and medal index cards

Discussions on interpreting original records

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Document Repository

Can you offer lookups from war diaries, books, mgazines etc?

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Book reviews

A place to discuss books.

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The Culture Pages

The GWF Arts Supplement - for music, art, poetry, plays, TV & radio, films etc

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Classic Threads

It takes a lot for a thread to make it into this space.

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90th Anniversary

A space for discussion of the events of 90 years ago

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Forum Pals

Discussions about Forum Pals meetings, Forum-logo products, etc

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All Your WW1 Needs

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