John_Hartley Posted 15 January , 2009 Share Posted 15 January , 2009 Pals The current edition of the Western Front Association's magazine "Stand To" carries a major article about the work of the Project. Regular readers of the GWF will know that we have been working for over 12 months cross-checking the GRO list of overseas deaths (and SDGW/ODGW) against the CWGC database looking for men who have slipped through the net for commemoration or who have possible significant errors in the commemoration (mainly surname or date of death discrepancies). The Project's original members were all drawn from amongst the GWF pals but, more recently, new volunteers have come forward from the War Graves Photographic Project and we now have nearly 30 people helping out. As well as the Stand To article, the Photo Project newsletter also carries information about our work. With both of these articles inviting folk to join us, I expect to be inundated. So, if you'd like to beat the rush to volunteer, just drop me an email or PM. You'll need reasonably good eyesight (some of the GRO pages are poor quality) and will be aware that this will be an often boring clerical task. It is , however, the only way to ensure these men get their rightful commemoration. In return, I promise you a fantastic buzz, each and every time CWGC/MoD agrees to commemorate one of "your " men. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevem49 Posted 15 January , 2009 Share Posted 15 January , 2009 Does that mean we get a 'mention in dispatches'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanA Posted 16 January , 2009 Share Posted 16 January , 2009 Congratulations to John and Terry for the informative article and the sly boost for the GWF. Congrats also to Grumpy and David Filsell who also have articles in this edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fair Posted 17 January , 2009 Share Posted 17 January , 2009 Excellent article Harters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Wills Posted 17 January , 2009 Share Posted 17 January , 2009 Congratulations to John and Terry for the informative article and the sly boost for the GWF. Congrats also to Grumpy and David Filsell who also have articles in this edition. and to Andrew Pittaway (Andrew P) whose article on Lt Benno Carl Lehmann MC also appears in Issue 84. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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