Encyclopedia of World War One

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRITISH MILITARY FORCES IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR The British Army The Royal Navy The Royal Flying Corps/Royal Air Force The Mercantile Marine Theatres of War Battles and Engagements Uniform and Equipment Weapons British Campaign Medals Decorations and Gallantry Awards Service Records Casualties  

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Operational Theatres of War and Codes

The British Army assigned alphanumeric codes to each operational theatre of war it fought in during World War One. These codes are most commonly found on Medal Index Cards and Rolls and usually corresponds to the theatre of war a soldier first served in. These alphanumeric differ slightly depending on when an individual first entered an operational theatre […]

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