Hollybrook and Brookwood Memorials

[Northern Soul]

What exactly are the criteria for commemoration on the Hollybrook and Brookwood (1914-1918) Memorials.? Both seem to commemorate men lost in and around the UK but I can see no obvious differentiators that would direct a man to be listed on one rather than the other; why didn't the CWGC simply create another Addenda Panel for the Hollybrook Memorial rather than commissioning the Brookwood (1914-1918) Memorial?

Andy.

[Terry Denham]

Andy

The Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial was specifically created to commemorate men who died within the United Kingdom and whose grave has remained unidentified or has been lost.

The Hollybrook Memorial commemorates those non-sailors lost/buried at sea other than those already qualifying for another memorial - hence its location at a major sea port (Southampton). It also commemorates those who died in the UK but whose body could not be recovered (washed away after drowning etc). Not quite the same as the B(UK 14-18) Memorial.

The Hollybrook Memorial is full and almost entirely consists of those lost at sea. An addenda panel would probably have been deemed out of place for the in excess of 100 names to be added (and still growing).

The memorial at Brookwood bears names which were largely unknown losses at the end of the war and are mostly those recognised for commemoration in recent years but whose grave is lost (see the Harry Dunn thread for an example) - or whose graves were still being sought when Hollybrook was built. Should the graves be found their names will be deleted. With the considerable help of Canadawwi on this Forum, we have already had one name removed from this new memorial and his commemoration moved to his newly discovered grave in Toronto (There are many Canadians on this memorial).

Be careful with the three memorials at Brookwood. Only one is called the Brookwood Memorial (a WW2 memorial). The others are called the Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial and the Brookwood (Russia) Memorial - both for WW1.