Local war memorial

[eskimo]

Hi Pals,

For the last few months I have been researching the fallen who are on my local war memorial, I have managed to do two thirds but I am struggling with the rest CWGC and military genealogy register have been a great help. now I need local help any suggestions how I should go about it? I emailed my local parish council but did'nt even get a reply!

So there you go, any help much appreciated.

eskimo.

[Borden Battery]

Here is a list of memorial websites from the CEF Study Group list. The list should provide both leads on information and ideas on how to present your material.

Borden Battery

Great War Honour Websites - Part 15[

Note: CEF Study Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*

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Canadian Book of Remembrance

The Books of Remembrance contain the names of Canadians who fought in wars and died either during or after them. All the books are kept in the Memorial Chamber located in the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill. The purpose of creating a site that displays these books on the Internet is to make them more accessible to the public. Quite aptly named are these testaments to Canada's past, for by their very title they remind us to never forget the foundations of courage on which Canada is built.

http://collection.nlc-bnc.ca/100/200/301/i...ks/remember.htm

The Canadian Virtual War Memorial

This site contains a registry of information about the graves and memorials of more than 116,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders who served valiantly and gave their lives for their country up to present-day All Canadian soldiers are listed on this virtual memorial.

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm...ions/virtualmem

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Established by Royal Charter in 1917, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission pays tribute to the 1,700,000 men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the two world wars. It is a non-profit-making organization. The "Debt of Honour Register" is the Commission's database listing the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died during the two world wars and the 23,000 cemeteries, memorials and other locations worldwide where they are commemorated. The register can also be searched for details of the 67,000 Commonwealth civilians who died as a result of enemy action in the Second World War. [July 2006]

http://www.cwgc.org/default.asp

*In MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden

This well-designed website of Commonwealth War Cemeteries, Communal Cemeteries & Churchyards in Belgium & France enables one to inspect these cemeteries and to access basic information regarding a large number of soldiers from the Commonwealth. The main feature is a clever spreadsheet of each cemetery, a summary of nationalities, a photograph of the cemetery and an alphabetical listing of soldiers. The site also contains some beautiful photographs of a selection of regimental headstones. [Oct 2005 - Updated]

http://www.inmemories.com/cemypr.htm

*The Maple Leaf Legacy Project

A Project in Remembrance of Canada's War Dead. The aim of the Maple Leaf Legacy Project is to photograph or obtain a photograph of every Canadian War Grave of the 20th Century. These photos will be made freely available on the project's web site. The project relies solely on the kind assistance of the hundreds of volunteers and sponsors around the world to get the photographs or to donate funds to help pay for the good work of the project. The Maple Leaf Legacy Project is a registered charity and can issue charitable tax receipts.

http://www.mapleleaflegacy.ca/

WW1Cemeteries.com

This website site currently contains over 1250 different images of the First World War Cemeteries of France and Belgium, as well as numerous other images of Military cemeteries and memorials from around the world. All of these cemeteries have been personally visited and photographed by the authors over the last six years. The site also contains many other Military cemeteries and memorials from all around the world and features regimental headstone badges, a cemetery index for Victoria Cross recipients ,links to other Great War websites, and an index of "Shot at Dawn" soldiers. Again, another well designed and presented website. [June 2006]

http://ww1cemeteries.com/

Irish War Memorials Project

This web-site presents an inventory of war memorials in Ireland. It includes photographs of each memorial, the text of all inscriptions, and details of the site of the memorial. A database of all of those named allows a search for individual persons, with links to the photographs of the memorials. [Jan 2006]

http://www.irishwarmemorials.ie/

Silent Cites - Cemeteries and Memorials in France and Belgium

Silent Cites - A Guide to the Cemeteries and Memorials of the First World War in France and Belgium is an indexed cemetery website and includes a discussion forum [approx 135 members / 1350 postings]. [Feb 2006]

http://www.silentcities.co.uk/index.htm

*The South Africa War Graves Project

The goal of the South Africa War Graves Project is to archive photographs of every single South African & Rhodesian war grave from the 2nd Anglo-Boer War, WW1, WW2, Korea, Rand Revolt, Freedom Struggle, Angola-Border War to present day. These photos will either be in the format of a picture of a headstone or a name on a memorial.

http://www.southafricawargraves.org/

Royal Bank of Canada - Great War Honour Roll

A total of 1,495 Royal Bank staff members enlisted for active service. Of these, 186 were killed in action or died in hospital and five were missing in action. After the war, 786 employees were reinstated, while 516 elected not to return to the bank. In 1920, Royal Bank published a Roll of Honour commemorating those staff members who died or were missing in action - this is the main feature of this site.

http://www.rbc.com/history/in_remembrance/ww1.html

Assiniboia Manitoba - Anavets – Unit 283

A simple honour roll listing soldiers from both the Great War and the Second World War. Someone might take interest to research more information on these men.

http://anavets283.com/honour.html

Montreal Roll of Honour

Honours all Anglo-Montrealers who served in various wars from the Napoleonic to present. The list of those who served with some cases having a link to the history,photos and/or papers of the individual, plus an email address for the writer. This site would enable researchers to contact family/persons with an interest in this person.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~qcmtl-w/RollofHonour.htm

Nominal Roll of CEF Nursing Sisters: Killed or Died Overseas in Great War

A simple list of Canadian Expeditionary Force nursing casualties linked to Attestation Papers will be of interest to researchers of the medical elements of the Great War. The second URL provides a complete listing of all nursing casualties. [update provided by Nelson][Jan 2006 -Updated]

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/05/0518/05...01061002_e.html

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?s...Nursing/wardead

Native Veterans Association of Northwestern Ontario

Honour Roll of World War I (1914 -1918) Indian Soldiers of Robinson-Superior 1950 Treaty, Treaty #3, and Treaty #9 that served in World War I.

http://collections.ic.gc.ca/nativeterans/honourI.htm

Ypres Graveyard Photos

Website is still under construction but shows much promise both in terms of format and content.

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~dccfarr/photos.htm

War Memorials, Historic Monuments and Plaques in Nova Scotia

A listing of war memorials and cenotaphs in Nova Scotia, often with photographs.

http://www.newscotland1398.net/remem/plaques.html

Brockville Memorial Website

This web site is dedicated to the memory of those Brockville citizens who served in World War 1, World War 2, Korean War, and U.N. Peacekeeping. Organization of Military Museums of Canada (OMMC) started this project, as an organization who wishes to create a complete online database of all Military Memorials in Canada. It is simple and tasteful with a listing of soldiers and medal recipients. [April 2005]

http://www.brockvillemuseum.com/MilitaryMemorial/index.html

Port Hope Memorial Website

This is an on-line version of a book put together, in 1919, to commemorate those who served from Port Hope. Clicking on the book photo will take you to a Roll of Honour, plus some men have detailed bios plus photos. Also a list of nursing sisters from the area plus awards received by those of Port Hope. Very nicely done. [April 2005]

http://www.nhb.com/hunter/Remembrance.htm

Military Memorials in Canada

This site is dedicated to cataloging Military Memorials in Canada and is meant as a supplement to the National Inventory maintained by the Directorate of History and Heritage. There is an excellent section on how to photograph Memorials. At present the site is focussed on Memorials in Ontario and is still being developed. The mix of photos and detailed information for the existing entries is excellent. In the future, sites in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick will be added. It is a site well worth visiting and keeping an eye on as it develops. [April 2005]

http://www.5thwheel.com/memorial/default.htm

New Zealand and World War One Regimental Rolls of Honour

The website contains an extensive list of New Zealand regimental histories, embarkation rolls (1914-1919) and honour rolls and decorations for many of the following: Auckland Mounted Rifles, Roll of Honour - Gallipoli, Sinai and Palestine, Auckland Regiment, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, Canterbury Regiment - NZEF, New Zealand Camel Corps, New Zealand Cyclist Corps, New Zealand Engineers, New Zealand Field Artillery, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion, New Zealand Medical Services, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, New Zealand Tunnelling Company, Otago Regiment, Wellington Mounted Rifle Regiment and Wellington Regiment. [June 2005]

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sooty/regtitle.html

South Huron District High School - Book of Remembrance

South Huron District High School in Exeter, Ontario has prepared an online version of a Book of Remembrance for the students and staff of Exeter High School who lost their lives in World War I, World War II, and Korea. The portraits of these young men were painted by Harry Burke, a local artist, based on photographs submitted by family members. The bulk of the First War casualties enlisted with the 161st Battalion (Huron's Own), but were posted in drafts to other units. [sept 2005]

http://www.amdsb.ca/SHDHS/remembrance/

Forgotten Faces, Forgotten Names: Cranbrook's Contribution to WWI

This indexed website, based largely on newspaper articles from the Cranbrook Herald includes details; the 54th Battalion, 102nd Battalion and 225th Battalion, the soldiers of these units and others, indices of killed, wounded and missing, a memorial "Wall of Remembrance", a sample of letters home, and a future database search feature.[Recommendation by Chris Wight][sept 2005]

http://www.fortsteele.bc.ca/exhibits/wwi/main/index.asp

The Wall of Honour - City of Peterborough

The objective of this project is to have a Wall of Honour erected in Confederation Park in the City of Peterborough. To date they have obtained over 9000 names of individuals who were there to help the cause for Freedom during the First World War, Second World War, and the Korea War. The website includes 152 pages on military medals and decorations, a detailed listing of veteran soldiers in alphabetical order and the start of a photographic collection.[Recommendation by Cordova][sept 2005]

http://www.wallofhonour.com/index.htm

The World War One Memorial at Osgoode Hall

The memorial website from the University of Toronto includes an alphabetical listing of soldiers including a biography and sometimes a photograph. Altogether about 300 lawyers and more than 200 law students served in the First World War, a remarkable number considering that there was a total of about 1,700 lawyers in the province of Ontario in 1918.[Recommendation by Richard Laughton and forwarded by Chris Wright][Oct 2005]

http://library.lsuc.on.ca/GL/Memorial/MemorialHome.htm

We Will Remember Them - War Monuments in Canada

The War Monuments project is an attempt to preserve the history surrounding the hundreds of war monuments across Canada in digital format and to make it available to a wide audience through the Internet. The development of this web site was carried out by STEM~Net, at Memorial University of Newfoundland, and with the support of funding from Industry Canada's Digital Collections. This project ended October, 2000. [Feb 2006]

http://www.cdli.ca/monuments/

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - Canada

On May 23rd, 2000, a Canadian Forces aircraft flew to France to bring the Unknown Soldier back to Canada. An unidentified soldier from a cemetery in the vicinity of Vimy Ridge, the site of a famous Canadian battle of the First World War was selected to represent all unknown Canadian soldiers. The Unknown Soldier was laid to rest in a specially designed sarcophagus directly in front of the War Memorial. [Mar 2006]

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?s...ls/tomb/thetomb

The Roll of Honour - Swavesey Men

This website is dedicated to the Swavesey Men who were Killed in Action, or who Died from Wounds or Disease in the Great War, 1914 – 1919. It contains personal accounts of individual soldiers and some short stories. [April 2006]

http://www.curme.co.uk/swavgw1.htm#Home

Nordelph (Norfolk) War Memorial

This simple website lists the soldiers of this village who answered the call to arms but did not return. The site was prepared by Chris Harley and part of a larger collection of memorial sites from Great Britain. [April 2006]

http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Nordelph.html

More Than a Name – A Memorial to the Men of Stockport, Cheshire, England

This Great War memorial website contains the alphabetical listing of more than 2800 names of men (and one woman) who were associated with the Stockport region of England. These soldiers are cross-indexed with their regiment or unit, locality and some references may contain a short biography and/or details on the battle or event that lead to their death. In addition, the site also contains a growing list of general memorials and their inscriptions to the Missing in Combat. This project is intended to ensure that these men, who gave their lives in the service of their country nearly 100 years ago, are not forgotten. A John Hartley website. [May 2006]

www.stockport1914-1918.co.uk

World War I Casualties of Indian Forces Commemorated in France

This simple website presents a long list the fallen soldiers of the Indian Forces by name, military unit, short details on death, family information and by cemetery. In addition, there is a nice selection of photographs interspersed throughout the text. Of note, almost every surname is Singh. [June 2006]

http://www.sikhspectrum.com/112003/sikharmynames1.htm

The Scottish National War Memorial

The Scottish National War Memorial commemorates nearly 150,000 Scottish casualties in the First World War, 1914 - 1918. There is a database honour roll which enables the reader to access the fallen Scots. [June 2006]

http://www.snwm.org/website/frames.html

[Desmond7]

Nice job Eskimo ... when I started on my war memorial back in 2003 I found that the local studies library was a treasure trove. The local weeklies threw up lots and lots detail and pictures.

Des

[eskimo]

Hi Pals,

Wow! thanks Bordon Battery.

You have certainly given me food for thought I will go through them all. I am familar with some especially the Canadian one's, as one of my men emigrated to Canada and joined the CEF.

Desmond, Thanks we have a local paper the Evesham Journal, I will check the local library to see if they were in print during WW1.

Regards eskimo..

[Tony Lund]

now I need local help any suggestions how I should go about it?

I would write to the local paper and any local or town website. If you do that you may get a visit from a reporter but it may not always lead to much new information. I like to have a letter in the paper every two or three months or so just to remind people that there is still an ongoing search for information. I try to give them something interesting and then add an appeal for information. The result is often no response but now and again I am sent some little gems of information, and I have also received around thirty photographs which are in much better condition then anything that can be taken from microfilm. I have also had good information and photographs from relatives now living on the other side of the Atlantic, so local websites are useful places to have an appeal.

I definitely think go as public as possible, but don’t expect miracles in terms of response. The real goldmine of information is the old newspapers down at the local library.

Tony.

[Tony Lund]

Evesham Journal

It looks like you are OK for the local paper.

Tony.

[Borden Battery]

Here is the full list of Recommended Great War websites [as of 1 June 2006] and discussion forums including the Great War Forum. This list will be updated and expanded in July 2006. There some very elaborate websites and there are also some very simple but effective Great War websites on the Internet. Hope this helps you design and maintain the website that is in balance with your interests and time.

Borden Battery

*CEF Study Group – Recommended Great War Website List

This BLOG contains the most current list of known websites associated with the Great War. Recommendations are accepted at any time. Each website is researched and a short abstract is developed for the site. In general, the CEF Study Group's Recommended List is directed to the actions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force [CEF], however, owing to the linkages and impact of this global war many other websites are being added. This BLOG will be updated and amended on a monthly basis. [June 2006]

http://cefstudygroupwebsitelist.blogspot.com/

[Guest geoff501]

Hi Pals,

For the last few months I have been researching the fallen who are on my local war memorial, I have managed to do two thirds but I am struggling with the rest CWGC and military genealogy register have been a great help. now I need local help any suggestions how I should go about it? I emailed my local parish council but did'nt even get a reply!

So there you go, any help much appreciated.

eskimo.

Eskimo,

The journal should be on microfilm in Evesham Library, with luck.

Meanwhile this may help:

http://www.smilodon.plus.com/WarMems/eveshamjournal.html

Don't rule out Canadian, Australian, NZ or South Africa. I've not researched a memorial yet that does not have at least one. Also try the NA Seamen on-line records. The place of birth is usually given before you

pay for a download. However the Joural will be the best bet, you'll be amazed!

Any particular names giving problems? post them here, may be able to help.

cheers,

[ian turner]

Eskimo,

You might also try looking up those with same surnames still living locally and put a letter/request through their door, asking if they are related and if they can supply any info. Also putting up a sign in the local shop/post office/newsagent. Might not get flooded, but as mentioned previously, sometimes it brings forth some little 'gems'.

Ian

[eskimo]

Hi Pals,

Thanks everyone for your replies.

Your info sorted me another 13 confirmed names to go at. and a few more leads to check out.

Thanks again to you all

Eskimo.