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Author: Chris Baker
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]