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Deciphering Military Medical Records

It is always interesting to see ancestors medical records, and of course, this adds another layer of intrigue into the miasma of fug that are army records!

Luckily, Graham has not only spent several years as a registered Nurse, but he also spent the early 2000s as an Army Nursing Officer…he actually wrote some of these records himself.  What better way to have the mysteries of Army Medical Speak explained.

Grahams other waistcoats under his coat also include genealogy, military historian, and that of an author on military history. Many of you will know him from the SoG Armed Forces Advice Hour, where his is still yet to be beaten on a question.

November 2025

Speaker(s)

Graham Bandy

Graham Bandy

Graham Bandy has spent most of his life either in the army or in nursing. He runs Living Military History and specialises in military history research and identification of military photographs, uniforms, and cap badges. Graham has been an onscreen researcher/presenter for WDYTYA and currently writes monthly for Family Tree Magazine. He has published two books on genealogical military history and appears at Family Tree Live and WDYTYA Live as the photographic and military expert. Graham also attends nationwide Family History Fairs identifying and dating military photographs and signposting attendees to records and further information. Graham also talks and writes on a wide range of social topics in Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire. Graham is a member of several Family History Societies, and the Military History Society and the Society for Army Historical Research.

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Graham Bandy

Date

2025-11-08

Time

3:15 pm -
4:15 pm

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