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My late Great Uncle Sinclair's Dog Tags. I presume that CAM HRS is the Cameron Highlanders. Sinclair was born 25/04/1896 so he would be 18yrs old when the war started. I very much regret not asking lots more questions when I stayed with Mary, Isaac and Sinclair at the Stoop on holiday. I wonder if it would still be possible to trace his service record?
Picture added on 07 May 2012 at 10:59
More than half the service records of WW1 soldiers were destroyed in WW2 air-raids, but it would still be worth trying an appropriate website. The National Archive seems to have a user-friendly one for people starting out to trace family members' military records. The Orkney Archive would probably be helpful too.
Added by Ian Hourston on 07 May 2012
Hoy and Walls
