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Historian seeks help identifying men in moving WW1 photograph
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My grandfather lost his eye after being shot in the forehead on the Western Front
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We explain how to easily find birth, marriage and death records in the UK for family history research
What UK census records are available?
UK census records are a crucial family history resource, but when was the census taken and where can you find census records including free census websites?
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