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Do you have any ancestors or relatives who have served in any armed conflict? Please feel free to elaborate on any such individual in as much detail as you wish.
I'll get us started, beginning with the most recent.
World War II
Great-grandfather: Served with the British Army, and in the same unit as his brother (my great-great uncle). At first stationed in England, he later saw combat in Italy, the Netherlands, and was eventually posted to occupation duty in Germany. He survived unscathed, but his brother was shot during the Anzio campaign and left permanently disabled.
Two great-uncles also fought in the European theatre, including one who, as a medic, was forced to pull corpses out of the English Channel following the failed raid on Dieppe.
World War I
Great-great grandather: Served with the British Army (Grenadier Guards) on the Western Front, and was present at the Battle of Passchendaele (aka Third Ypres), among others.
Great-grandfather: Served with the British Army on the Western Front, although with which regiment is unclear.
War of 1812
Great-great-great-great grandfather served with the British Army (4th Lincoln Regiment) and was killed at the Battle of Queenston Heights.
On a wider level, I'm descended from a number of individuals who served with Loyalist militias during the Revolutionary War, as well as combatants of the Seven Years' War (maternal ancestor served in the Prussian Army), the English Civil War, and the Wars of the Roses.
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