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    Royal Navy service records Sepia photograph of 16 Royal Navy ship's officers posed for a photograph on board ship in 1890, with the ship's cat
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    How to find Royal Navy service records

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    Military What do these photographs reveal about my grandfather's service in WW1?

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    Military How did my great uncle die in the First World War?

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    Postal Museum launches War Heroes website and appeals for stories

    Arrival of German prisoners at Pietrograd (St Petersburg), Russia, World War I, L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLII, No 21, May 23, 1915
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    WW1 prisoner of war records go online for free

    British Forces Celebrate Christmas In Venray, Holland, 24 December 1944
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    12 best websites for tracing British First World War soldiers

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