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Pishin Valley en-route to Killa Abdulla Camp Balochistan/Afgan border. 1st BW 1920-22. 100 years later still a hotbed area for insurgents. "Im...

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Victorian officers s/p & gilt glengarry badge C1881. Cast s/p back star mounted with a gilt overlay surmounted with a pinched style of Victorian...

Yes, indeed he did. His 6 digit number allocated around early 1917 is a good way to figure out a mans original btn. The 4th btn men received...

In my experience the Black Watch records fared as bad as any regiments in the fire, and worse than many. He enlisted in around the 8th of May 1911...

Derek, He also had the number 241094 on his MIC.

Hi Jackie, I am said "Deeko". Are you after info on what he was doing before capture, or other information on the camp he was sent to? ...

Hi Brian, Private soldiers back then had a "swagger stick" as part of their uniform, so it's quite correct to have one when having a studio photo...

Hi Brian and welcome to the BW Forum, Researching your family history is a task but when a member was in the military it becomes a nightmare. ...

Officers 1906 pattern small gilt button, 3/4 inch diameter. By J Inglis Winnipeg & Montreal.

Hi Derek, Thanks for your replies. Of course he didn't sail from Broughty, I don't know what I was thinking. I'll try to get hold of Richard Van...

Chris, The fifth were, upon merging with the 4th, the left hand side of the btn. Your grandad didn't sail directly from Broughty, they were...

Hi Derek, Thanks so much for your reply. It makes things a lot clearer. Sorry for the delay, I had password problems getting back here. One...

Derek, I'm pretty sure they have been lost over the years. His sister, Martha, mentioned in his will I think moved to Australia and her story is a...

Drew, His next of kin will have been sent three medals, the 1914-15 star, War Medal & Victory Medal, with his number, rank, initial, surname and...

Hi Derek, Thank you for the jpegs and sorry for the tardy response. Funny how even within the BW rolls his name spelling varied. Like you say, it...

Officers of 6th Bn wearing 1915 pattern French Adrian helmets. This is a copy not an original hence the poor quality.

WWII - The German 150mm Nebelwerfer 41 "Moaning Minnie" At the IWM Duxford

Thank you Chalky, you have been a great help. Thanks alot.

Lesley. There are pictures of your grandad in various publications. If you want help finding them let me know

Hi Monty, The information would have likely been sourced from the 1st Battalion War Diaries for that period. Unfortunately, they have not been...

Many thanks for the contact details, nemesis. Will follow up.

Hello Chalky, Thank you for your help. The one thing that does not make sense though, is the above website seems to know he died at the " Bois de...

Small booklet for the Highland Brigade Club.

Try this man, he is a researcher at the National Archives and is Scottish Horse expert and has a considerable database on the history email him at ...