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Author: Chris Baker

7th May 20267th May 2026New, News

Potential site disruption Wed 20 May 2026

The fantastic hosts that I use for this site have informed me that we are moving to a new super-duper server. The […]

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A 1/8th Royal Warwicks’ life lost at St-Julien 1917

This article is based on research I carried out for a private client in 2020. It concerned the life and death of […]

12th April 202612th April 2026Articles

252nd Tunnelling Company men in the attack at Bullecourt, 20 November 1917

This article is derived from a study I made for a private client in 2020. It examined the life and military service […]

11th April 202611th April 2026Articles

The Devonshire (Fortress) Company of the Royal Engineers (Territorial Force)

This article is derived from a study I made for a private client some years ago, concerning Driver 1712 Arthur George Couch. […]

11th April 202611th April 2026Articles

Regulars, reservists and the 1911 census

An article mainly for family historians who are trying to find more about the military service of a relative. The census of […]

11th April 202611th April 2026Articles

A Great Yarmouth casualty of Fromelles July 1916

This article is extracted from a study I made for a private client some time ago, looking into the life and military […]

10th April 202611th April 2026Articles

A life from Ascension Island via Japan and Canada to death in France in June 1918

This article is derived from a study I made for a private client in 2020. It concerns the unusual international life and […]

9th April 20269th April 2026Articles

The Fifth Army School of Musketry and “Carey’s Force”

This story came to my attention when I carried out reseach for a privatde client in 2020. The subject was George Henry […]

8th April 20268th April 2026Articles

Wounded with the 10th West Yorkshires on the Somme, 25 August 1918

Background This article is derived from a study I made for a private client in 2020. It concerns Albert Binns, a Knaresborough […]

7th April 20267th April 2026Articles

The 25th Battalion (Montgomery & Welsh Horse) Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in the Third Battle of Gaza

Background This article contains clips from a study I made some years ago on behalf of a private client. It examined the […]

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I am Chris Baker, the author of the Long, Long Trail. Established since 1996, it is a free-to-use resource to help with your own research. There is no AI slop here! Welcome to the site.

Chris Baker author of the Long, Long Trail

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  • Potential site disruption Wed 20 May 2026
  • A 1/8th Royal Warwicks’ life lost at St-Julien 1917
  • 252nd Tunnelling Company men in the attack at Bullecourt, 20 November 1917
  • The Devonshire (Fortress) Company of the Royal Engineers (Territorial Force)
  • Regulars, reservists and the 1911 census

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