War Dead WW1 Soldiers Died In The Great War – Publication, Circulation and Reception – New Perspectives 16 Jul 201820 Jul 2018 Introduction I have already written about the War Office origins of Soldiers Died In The Great War (S.D.G.W.) and published evidence showing that the War Office was absolutely aware of…
Records John Reeve Brooke, first cousin of Rupert Brooke, Adjutant of the Red Cross Mobile Unit with Fabian Ware and first Registrar of the Graves Registration Commission 25 Apr 201825 May 2018 Early Life John Reeve Brooke was born in 1880 and was the son of a barrister also named John Reeve Brooke (1848-1932). The elder John Reeve Brooke was the son…
Visiting The Cemeteries War Graves Passes (Laissez-Passer) 1921 – 1961 and Subsidies for War Cemetery Visits 1920-1922 19 Apr 201819 Apr 2018 War Graves Passes were issued from 1921 (see The National Archives (TNA) HO 45/11080/419854 WAR: War grave passes for relatives of late members of H.M. Forces buried in France and…
Records Imperial War Graves Commission Index To Cemetery And Memorial Registers of Those Who Fell In The Great War 5 Jan 201822 Jul 2020 The above is a page from one of the 'Imperial War Graves Commission Index To Cemetery And Memorial Registers of Those Who Fell In The Great War'. One set is…
Records Commonwealth War Grave Commission records of the First World War 3 Jan 201810 Apr 2018 From the end of 2016, through 2017, I made many visits to the CWGC Archive to research their WW1 related records. The staff at the archive were helpful and enthusiastic.…
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