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norfolkbird

Are There Any Free Ancestry Sites,

I want to find out my grandads WW1 war records. I know he was in the RFA as a driver. But would like to know what regiment he was in , i believe he was mentioned in dispatches. I would like to find...

ordbrae

Words On Brass Box

I will be grateful if any one can tell me what the words on the lid of the boxes given to servicemen on Christmas day 1914

bainbrig

Why Did We Shoot Spies?

Why did we execute spies? What harm could they do once we’d locked them up? Why didn’t we treat them like other POWs? Was it just habit?...

Smiller

Medals Given To Ambulance Drivers In Second World War In London

My granddad name was Edward Janeway lived in Peckham London

Babypoohbear1

Pope Gregory Ix Inquistion

June 1233 pope Gregory ix

mikeymonkey

George Iii Silver Hallmark

Does anyone know why George III's head faces to the left in 1785 and 1786 then reverses to the right? Perhaps the first two years were a mistake!

anotheoldgit

Finding Out The Year When A House Was Built.

Short of possessing the deeds of the house, how can one find out the year, a certain house was built?

retrocop

Final Journey Of The Unknown Soldier

This is a piece of History I learnt today with some interesting facts. For instance the congregation at the internment comprised of 100 women who had lost both husband and all sons in the Great War....

Canary42

England Has Been . . . . . .

. . . . Romanised, Vikingised, Normanised. Just saying ;-)...

Canary42

History Repeating Itself ?

THEN: In 1963, after some back-stabbing at Cabinet levels, a double-barrelled-named aristocrat, beloved by the forelock-pullers, became leader of the Tory Party. NOW: ? ? ? ? ? ?...

LittleSquidge

“You Would Have Voted Hitler” Bio Activity?

I remember in school being presented with an activity that showed an anonymous bio for Hitler and all other candidates. You were asked who you would vote for based on that bio and everyone chose...

barney15c

Derek Rozee - Did He Revoke His Argentinian Citizenship?

Derek Rozee - The Falklander who became an Argentinian during the Falklands Conflict, see video link for background story... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2SbjLYlCJs&feature=youtu.be...

hc4361

Uk Recruitment From German Displaced Person's Camps

I am going to this Church tomorrow and have no knowledge of the recruitment of 10,000 Serbs after WWII. Any information or links would be appreciated as I would like background information before I go...

Suetheramble

What Dog Was Recognised As The Most Used For Carry Messages In Ww1

..bit of a barn going on I say staffs friend days airdates

bainbrig

Lino / Vinyl

Did everyone use newspapers underneath their lino? What about the rich? Did their servants lay newspapers? Or was there underlay? BB...

bainbrig

Irish History - Pockets

Was there a law in Ireland in the 1940s concerning the number of pockets you could have? BillB...

Rodge2

What Does 'bobolovsky's Balloon' Refer To?

There used to be a pub called this in Glasgow. Does anyone know what it is? Some reference to an artwork maybe?

tollview

History

Used to collect G.B. 1st Day Covers & Definitive Stamps - although still have my collection, I've decided to just use some of them for sending mail - I have a set entitled Scotland Definitive Stamps...