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Getting The Best Out Of The Forum

The only members who can post in this section are new members as part of the registration process.

Subforums:

1. Read Me First
2. Deutsch - Bitte erst Lesen
3. Nederland
4. en Francais
5. Hints & Tips
6. Trying To Find Out About Someone Who Served?

• Today, 03:19 PM
• In: Protected Forum
• By: colleen watkins 

Soldiers

Researching individual servicemen in the Great War.

In grateful memory of Forum Pal Bob Coulson.

Subforums:

1. POWs in Australian archives
2. POWs

• Today, 03:47 PM
• In: Daniel Mackenzie - Royal Fi...
• By: Richard Hudson 

Units and formations

Researching military units or formations in the Great War.

• Today, 03:16 PM
• In: 1st/4th King's Own Roya...
• By: RFT 

Ships and navies

For discussions about the seaborne war.

• Today, 03:24 PM
• In: 1915-16 Ships
• By: GJH 

The war in the air

For discussions about the war in the air.

Subforums:

1. 1st Blitz, UK Airfields & Home Service

• Yesterday, 07:53 PM
• In: Simon Birch help needed.
• By: Simon Birch 

Other

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

• Today, 03:58 PM
• In: Fitness of the Reserves
• By: GRUMPY 

The Paraphernalia of War

Subforums:

1. Uniforms & Cap Badges
2. Arms
3. Insignia (Incl. Unit Patches, Wound Stripes & Chevrons)
4. Equipment
5. Medals
6. Miscellaneous

• Today, 04:01 PM
• In: British uniforms India 1914
• By: Lancashire Fusilier 

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

Subforums:

1. Women

• Today, 04:02 PM
• In: TFNS medal card abbreviations
• By: Sue Light 

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.

• Today, 04:04 AM
• In: Arthur John Hammond
• By: DavoT 

The Western Front

The battles and battlefields of France and Flanders

• Today, 12:39 PM
• In: Researching dugouts in Wiel...
• By: Ken Lees 

Cemeteries and memorials

For discussions about...cemeteries and memorials

Subforums:

1. Possible non-commemorations
2. Fromelles Project
3. Recovering the Fallen

• Today, 03:04 PM
• In: Liverpool Hall of Remembrance
• By: daggers 

Battlefields in danger

Places that are at risk of modern-day developments

• 26 January 2012 - 03:31 AM
• In: Bucquoy war memorial stolen
• By: fredkarno 

Away From The Western Front

Subforums:

1. Sub Saharan Africa
2. Gallipoli
3. Italy
4. Salonika & the Balkans
5. Middle East & North Africa
6. The Eastern Front
7. India

• Today, 03:09 PM
• In: Service on Gallipoli
• By: steve morse 

At Home

Subforums:

1. Recruitment, Conscription & Home Units
2. Politics & Society In The Great War
3. Places & Infrastructure (e.g. Drill Halls & UK POW camps)
4. Ireland

• Today, 02:25 PM
• In: Fantastic Hospital Picture...
• By: GJH 

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!

Subforums:

1. Photos - wants
2. Photos - Offers
3. Documents & Records Requests/Look Ups

• Today, 03:08 PM
• In: photo please Dover (St. Jam...
• By: Paul Wells 

Interpreting service records and medal index cards

Discussions on interpreting original records

• Today, 03:11 PM
• In: Protected Forum
• By: ss002d6252 

Document Repository

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

Subforums:

1. Unit War Diaries
2. Reference books
3. Unit histories
4. Websites
5. Maps
6. Virtual Library

• Yesterday, 10:22 PM
• In: Protected Forum
• By: WilliamRev 

Book reviews

A place to discuss books.

• Today, 01:52 PM
• In: The Plot to Kill Lloyd George
• By: MichaelBully 

The Culture Pages

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

• Today, 03:58 PM
• In: its as if he knows
• By: Ianander 

Classic Threads

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

• Yesterday, 09:43 PM
• In: This KRRC officer saved my ...
• By: battiscombe 

90th Anniversary

A space for discussion of the events of 90 years ago

• 19 January 2012 - 03:30 PM
• In: 1/1st Buckinghamshire Batta...
• By: BarbaraF 

100th Anniversary

A space for discussion of the events of 100 years ago

• 25 January 2012 - 05:14 PM
• In: Centenary of the Charge of ...
• By: lionboxer 

Forum Pals

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

In grateful memory of Forum Pal Kevin O'Neill.

• 26 January 2012 - 10:09 AM
• In: Great War Forum Conference ...
• By: Keith Roberts 

All Your WW1 Needs

Subforums:

1. Publications (books & websites)
2. Services (guides, researchers, accommodation etc)
3. Misc (sales, events etc)
4. Wants

• Today, 03:49 PM
• In: Study of German Tank Action...
• By: MLW