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23 September 2022

9th (Highlanders) Royal Scots

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Neill Gilhooley alerts me to some terrific research he has undertaken into the 9th Royal Scots . The fruits of his considerable labours can ...
9 August 2022

Royal Munster Fusiliers - Regular, Special & Extra Reserve enlistments

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Having recently posted three separate posts on regimental numbering in the  3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion ,  4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion...

Royal Munster Fusiliers - 5th (Extra Reserve) Battalion

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This post will look at regimental numbering in the 5th (Extra Reserve) Battalion of the Royal Munster Fusiliers between 1908 and 1914. The S...

Royal Munster Fusiliers - 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion

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This post will look at regimental numbering in the 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion of the Royal Munster Fusiliers between 1908 and 1914. The S...

Royal Munster Fusiliers - 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion

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This post will look at regimental numbering in the 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion of the Royal Munster Fusiliers between 1908 and 1914. The...
23 April 2022

Findmypast knocks 50% off 1921 Census views

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  Those of us with an interest in the First World War and earlier will have eagerly awaited the release of the 1921 Census by Findmypast. I ...

4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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This post will look at regimental numbering in the 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, King’s (Liverpool Regiment) between 1908 and August 1914. ...

3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion, King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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This post will look at regimental numbering in the 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion, King’s (Liverpool Regiment) between 1908 and November 19...
29 March 2022

The British Army in the 1921 Census

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Findmypast’s recent release of the  1921 Census of England & Wales  provides an ideal opportunity for a quick sanity check on where the ...
24 October 2021

West Yorkshire Regiment - 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion

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This post will look at regimental numbering in the 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment between 1908 and 1914. T he ...

West Yorkshire Regiment - 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion

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This post will look at regimental numbering in the 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment between 1908 and 1914. T h...

Connaught Rangers - 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion

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This post will look at regimental numbering in the 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion of the Connaught Rangers between 1908 and 1914. T he Specia...

Connaught Rangers - 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion

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This post will look at regimental numbering in the 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion of the Connaught Rangers between 1908 and 1914. T he Spec...
30 August 2021

Devonshire Regiment, 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion

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This post will look at regimental numbering in the 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion of the Devonshire between 1908 and 1914. T he Special Res...