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  1. Ramiles
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    201377 - Major Roland Stanton Benjamin Greenhill

    Re. Roland Stanton Benjamin, GREENHILL (201377)... (Hard to find much about - other than the references below) - whilst these place him with the...
    Thread by: Ramiles, Sep 26, 2026, 3 replies, in forum: RAC & RTR
  2. brithm
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    MiD 132493 Lt. John MUIR, 1st Durham Light Infantry Escaper Italy

    Name: John Muir. Rank: Lieutenant, 132493, The Durham Light Infantry. Captured: Fort Cappuzzo Libya, 15th May 1941. Escaped or Liberated: PG 5...
    Thread by: brithm, Aug 16, 2026, 1 replies, in forum: Prisoners of War
  3. brithm
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    MiD Signalman L.A. Jones, 1st Armoured Division Signals Libya/Italy 1942-1944

    2365485 Signalman Lawrence Arthur Jones. Captured: Sollum, Egypt , 25th June 1942. Escaped or Liberated: From a train near Trento , 22nd...
    Thread by: brithm, Jul 16, 2026, 0 replies, in forum: Prisoners of War
  4. MerveG
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    P/MX 58599 Petty Officer William Knox Orkney, RN: MID but no other records found

    I wonder if anyone can help with this. I am looking for information on a “Supply Petty Officer William Knox Orkney P/MX 58599" recorded in the...
    Thread by: MerveG, Jun 17, 2025, 18 replies, in forum: The War at Sea
  5. Pember
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    349956 F/Sgt WE Haggerty, MiD, RAF

    I am trying to find out about a Flight Sergeant WE Haggerty, 349956, who was mentioned-in-despatches in the Birthday Honours list of 1944. Would...
    Thread by: Pember, Jun 4, 2025, 5 replies, in forum: Searching for Someone & Military Genealogy
  6. TTH
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    Lt Col T L G Charles

    I am looking for any and all information about Lt Col T L G Charles. An officer of the Essex Regiment, he served as GSO 1 to 50th Division until...
    Thread by: TTH, Jun 1, 2025, 5 replies, in forum: Searching for Someone & Military Genealogy
  7. BILL RICHARDSON
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    1022987 F/SGT W. P. RICHARDSON, MiD, RAF

    I am very interested in airgraphs. My father was a ground-based RAF radio operator in North Africa and then Italy. I would dearly love to know...
    Thread by: BILL RICHARDSON, May 23, 2025, 6 replies, in forum: The War In The Air
  8. nemesis
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    Information Request 45054 Major Douglas Nairn Nicholson RAMC

    I found him as MO to the 7/9 Royal Scots in 1940. But he's left that Battalion at some point as he has an Africa Star clasp1st Army and an Italy...
    Thread by: nemesis, May 16, 2025, 7 replies, in forum: RAMC
  9. Ceri Stennett
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    172764 Flying Officer Howard Edward Morris DFC 83 Squadron

    I am hoping to undertake some research for a neighbour of mine into the service of his late uncle, 172764, Flying Officer Howard Edward Morris who...
    Thread by: Ceri Stennett, May 15, 2025, 6 replies, in forum: The War In The Air
  10. brithm
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    S/199422 John Frederick Walton, RASC, H.Q. 53 (W) Division MBE, MiD

    [ATTACH] Acton Gazette 9th November 1945 S/199422 SQMS John Frederick Walton, Royal Army Service Corps, H.Q. 53 Division, 12 Corps Award: MBE...
    Thread by: brithm, Apr 25, 2025, 0 replies, in forum: RASC
  11. blitz_researcher
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    253395 Lt Walter Wallace POLLOCK, RE, - 47th Field Company IE, near Bologna April 1945

    Hello, I am trying to find more about the fate of Lieutenant Walter Wallace Pollock whose unit was (according to CWGC) "King George V's Own Bengal...
    Thread by: blitz_researcher, Apr 13, 2025, 4 replies, in forum: Royal Engineers
  12. brithm
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    Sgt. A. Johnson, MiD (India & Burma)

    Sgt. A. Johnson, Mentioned in Despatches "For gallant and distinguished services in Burma and on the eastern frontier of India..." [ATTACH]...
    Thread by: brithm, Mar 29, 2025, 1 replies, in forum: Burma & India
  13. Andyworkshopman
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    Medals / identification

    What a crazy ride I'm having researching my grandads military history. A family member saw my plea for any information floating around about...
    Thread by: Andyworkshopman, Mar 8, 2025, 2 replies, in forum: General
  14. brithm
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    2873931 WOII Robert Findlay, MiD, 5th Bn Gordon Highlanders (POW & Serial escaper)

    2873931 WOII Robert Findlay, Gordon Highlanders Award: Mentioned in Despatches POW Photographs (General) FINDLAY was captured at ST. VALERY on...
    Thread by: brithm, Feb 26, 2025, 1 replies, in forum: Prisoners of War
  15. Hilary Coombes
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    24059 (2079703) Acting Major Alexander John Cope WILSON, RE, 21st Field Squadron information please?

    Hello! I found a forum on here while googling my grandfather's exploits in the Western Desert. By the end of the war, he'd risen to Acting Major....
    Thread by: Hilary Coombes, Feb 7, 2025, 20 replies, in forum: Royal Engineers
  16. Tom Cavadino
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    21243 Lt Col Geoffrey Heming GILKES, DSO, MiD**, RA: Service Records help

    Hello all, Akin to my other post, I also received the service records for Lt Col Gilkes recently. He was my grandfather's commanding officer...
    Thread by: Tom Cavadino, Jan 19, 2025, 5 replies, in forum: Service Records
  17. Playtime
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    11123 Sergeant FW SMOOTHY, NZEF: MiD help

    Not sure if this is the right thread - looking for a MID citation for the above Kiwi. Story goes he was a theater nurse in North Africa and a...
    Thread by: Playtime, Jan 17, 2025, 5 replies, in forum: New Zealand
  18. 8RB
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    Rfn. F.A. Pocock MiD - Any additional info?

    Is there any chance the citation for Rfn. Pocock's Mentioned in Dispaches might be found in his service record? I have already checked the...
    Thread by: 8RB, Dec 31, 2024, 6 replies, in forum: Service Records
  19. Barney King
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    201308 Captain Frederick George KING, MBE, RAOC- HELP with MiD!

    Hello all, I am currently researching my great-grandfather's service but cannot find why he was awarded his MiD. I have found his mentions in...
    Thread by: Barney King, Dec 23, 2024, 10 replies, in forum: REME/RAOC
  20. dbf
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    167510 (4130967) Captain Thomas Joseph KENNEDY, DCM, MiD, Cheshire Regiment & Force 399: 27/09/1944

    2 threads merged Personal Number: 167510 Army Number: 4130967 Rank: Captain Name: Thomas Joseph KENNEDY, DCM, MiD Unit: Cheshire Regiment & SOE...
    Thread by: dbf, Mar 9, 2022, 34 replies, in forum: SOE & OSS
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