Tracking down a family member, specific serviceman or unit.Puzzled by paperwork or official terminology?This is the place to ask.<br /> <br /> Please at least place unit details in your thread title to attract attention from those who might best answer your questions. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:26:30 +0000 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:26:30 +0000 WW2Talk https://ww2talk.com/index.php?forums/searching-for-someone-military-genealogy.13/ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:24:24 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/operation-market-garden-casualty-pte-james-william-hope.110128/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/operation-market-garden-casualty-pte-james-william-hope.110128/ invalid@example.com (quillian) quillian
Recently, I randomly remembered a soldier who died Operation Market Garden from my...

Operation Market Garden Casualty: pte. James William HOPE]]> 15 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:14:34 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/sidney-rowland-elliott-service-number-1583568.110316/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/sidney-rowland-elliott-service-number-1583568.110316/ invalid@example.com (Ian279) Ian279 SIDNEY ROWLAND ELLIOTT
Service Number: 1583568
9th Bn., Royal Fusiliers (City of London...

SIDNEY ROWLAND ELLIOTT service number 1583568]]> 10 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:54:39 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/remembering-lac-wilfred-holbrook-and-lac-norman-parker-2739-squadron-raf-regiment.39983/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/remembering-lac-wilfred-holbrook-and-lac-norman-parker-2739-squadron-raf-regiment.39983/ invalid@example.com (chick42-46) chick42-46
Remembering LAC Wilfred Holbrook and LAC Norman Parker, 2739 Squadron RAF Regiment]]> 58 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:07:59 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/captain-edwin-richard-barton-a-fragment-of-a-post-card.110322/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/captain-edwin-richard-barton-a-fragment-of-a-post-card.110322/ invalid@example.com (SteveDee) SteveDee
'Captain' Edwin Richard Barton & a fragment of a post-card]]> 1 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:36:23 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/john-e-sutton-1921-1984-born-worcester.98910/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/john-e-sutton-1921-1984-born-worcester.98910/ invalid@example.com (Stu Sutton) Stu Sutton
John E Sutton 1921-1984 born Worcester.]]> 27 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:19:58 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/james-jim-jimmy-law-21st-independent-parachute-company-search.105868/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/james-jim-jimmy-law-21st-independent-parachute-company-search.105868/ invalid@example.com (OHeyItsRick) OHeyItsRick
I'm hoping someone here might be able to help me: I'm in the process of researching my...

James (Jim / Jimmy) LAW - 21st Independent Parachute Company Search]]> 31 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:39:56 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/curious-about-my-great-grandfather-lionel-archibald-reid-acc-14627065.110306/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/curious-about-my-great-grandfather-lionel-archibald-reid-acc-14627065.110306/ invalid@example.com (CalWynn23) CalWynn23
I've been struggling a bit finding information about my great-grandfather's time in...

Curious About My Great-Grandfather, Lionel Archibald Reid ACC (14627065)]]> 14 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:54:19 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/douglas-william-micklewright-dcm-6462571-service-record.110293/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/douglas-william-micklewright-dcm-6462571-service-record.110293/ invalid@example.com (Robou) Robou
As some of you will know, I've been tracing the war service of my grandfather,...

Douglas William Micklewright DCM (6462571) Service Record]]> 16 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:01:45 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/looking-for-4th-bn-lincolnshire-regiment-war-diary.104491/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/looking-for-4th-bn-lincolnshire-regiment-war-diary.104491/ invalid@example.com (FrankyFire) FrankyFire
i am a wargraves consul in the Netherlands and i am trying to gather more info on the...

looking for 4th bn Lincolnshire Regiment war diary]]> 40 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:28:21 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/a-s-leedham-royal-signals-and-other-units.105936/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/a-s-leedham-royal-signals-and-other-units.105936/ invalid@example.com (leedpaul) leedpaul
A.S.Leedham Royal Signals and other units.]]> 21 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:54:51 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/info-on-pow-owens.110294/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/info-on-pow-owens.110294/ invalid@example.com (Yamaha54) Yamaha54
Info on POW Owens]]> 9 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:43:30 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/gunner-gordon-lailley-cannot-trace.110291/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/gunner-gordon-lailley-cannot-trace.110291/ invalid@example.com (graeme) graeme
Can anyone trace this soldier from Burton-on-Trent.

Newspaper article (19 December...

Gunner Gordon LAILLEY cannot trace]]> 15 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:43:36 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/ra-gunner-in-norway-june-dec-1945.110300/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/ra-gunner-in-norway-june-dec-1945.110300/ invalid@example.com (Daniel L) Daniel L
I'm looking for more info about my grandfather's military service during WW2. I applied...

RA gunner in Norway June-Dec 1945]]> 2 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:05:51 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/help-search-on-a-general-service-corps-serial.110298/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/help-search-on-a-general-service-corps-serial.110298/ invalid@example.com (Elwe23) Elwe23 I'm wondering if you would have any information about a man that served in WW2, nammed...

Help search on a General Service Corps Serial]]> 3 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:05:00 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/ww2-45-royal-marines-commando-marine-help.109731/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/ww2-45-royal-marines-commando-marine-help.109731/ invalid@example.com (Elwe23) Elwe23
I'm researching more information, photos, actual family members, of marine Donald James...

WW2 45 Royal Marines Commando marine help]]> 27 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:08:45 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/doncaster-soldiers.50463/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/doncaster-soldiers.50463/ invalid@example.com (Shin Gebis) Shin Gebis
Doncaster Soldiers]]> 59 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:46:48 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/1882420-sjt-fred-erick-dawson-mm-%E2%80%94-615-fd-sqn-re-guards-armd-his-1940-bef-dunkirk-re-un.110289/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/1882420-sjt-fred-erick-dawson-mm-%E2%80%94-615-fd-sqn-re-guards-armd-his-1940-bef-dunkirk-re-un.110289/ invalid@example.com (Andrew_Aikman) Andrew_Aikman

I'm researching...

1882420 Sjt Fred(erick) Dawson MM — 615 Fd Sqn RE (Guards Armd) + his 1940 BEF/Dunkirk RE un]]> 3 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:09:36 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/looking-for-son-of-italian-pow-in-yorkshire-during-ww2.73343/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/looking-for-son-of-italian-pow-in-yorkshire-during-ww2.73343/ invalid@example.com (Elisa1979) Elisa1979 I'm writing because I'm looking for a person. I've just discovered that my...

Looking for son of Italian POW in Yorkshire during WW2]]> 52 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:33:37 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/seeking-my-uncles-operational-postings.110287/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/seeking-my-uncles-operational-postings.110287/ invalid@example.com (Gord Smith) Gord Smith
Seeking my uncle's operational postings]]> 5 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:32:13 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/sapper-george-bickerton.110098/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/sapper-george-bickerton.110098/ invalid@example.com (Ron Meulendijks) Ron Meulendijks My name is Ron Meulendijks from the Netherlands and I recently adopted a war grave of an...

Sapper GEORGE BICKERTON]]> 11