Commonwealth War Graves
Commission
The
Commonwealth
War Graves Commission is reponsible for looking
after the graves of soldiers who died during World
War 1 and 2. They do more besides but this is their
main responsibility. They are a charity and as such
need funds, please support them.
They
have supplied, on-line, a database of those who died
during the two World Wars. This is searchable and
if you are searching for someone is well worth using.
There are also records on-line for the National
Archives of Canada - many men from the United
Kingdom emigrated but still fought for the Canadians,
again this database is searchable and also an Australian
Roll of Honour database covering the Boer, First
and Second World Wars. |
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These
sites have either been listed as an overview or specific
memorials transcribed. To transcribe the thousands buried
in cemeteries such as Karanji or Cassino is beyond our
means but we can at least give you a glimpse of some of
these.
Please
Note: Every attempt has been made to transcribe this information
accurately but there are occasions that the information
supplied is incorrect or errors occur during transcription.
We do not wish to cause offence to any families of the
men detailed here and will change the relevant information
when informed.
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 The
story of the Japanese prisoner of war camps
on the island of Taiwan (Formosa) during
the Second World War and of the men who
were interned in them.
The
Taiwan POW Camps Memorial Society.
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Take
our virtual tour of the Death
Railway
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Photographs
of the War Graves of the Parachute Regiment who
are buried in France are available FREE on the
Internet at www.genuki.org.uk/big/paras/
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The
Far East was captured in a dramatic attempt
by Japan to seize its wealth of natural resources,
the captured men, woman and children had to
endure nearly four years of Japanese oppression.
The
prisoners lived their captivity as an endless
nightmare and with no hope many died of despair.
The
fortunate to awaken from their ordeal were never
the same again. The nightmares returned to haunt
their sleep and the faces of those left behind
have never left them.
Researching
their ordeal to find answers has led many of
us to experience their torment, we will never
feel the pain they endured and fortunately we
can awaken from the despair that became their
living hell.
See
the FEPOW
COMMUNITY website. |
There
is a list of volunteers who left from Argentina
and died fighting in both World Wars. On November
13th, 2016, at the British Cemetery of Chacarita,
a War Memorial was uncovered remembering those
who died in both wars, WWI
and WWII.
The
New
Zealand War Graves Project website is
where the photographs, research and background
information from the New Zealand War Graves
Trust are lodged.
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Canada
Toronto, Cenotaph | Toronto,
Edit Cavell Memorial | Toronto,
Sons of England
Israel
Haifa
War Cemetery | Ramleh
War Cemetery
Japan
Yokohama
War Cemetery
South
Africa
Battle
of Nyezane (Ombane) 1879 | Bloemfontein
Boer War | Chieveley Boer
War | Elandslaagte
Naval Boer War | Humansdorp
WW1 | Jacobsdal Boer War
Memorial | Kimberley Boer
War | Magersfontein
Boer War | Maitland Boer
War | Ritchie Boer War
| Spion Kop Boer War | Wynberg
Boer War
Uruguay
Bueco British
Cemetery
Zimbabwe
Allan Wilson & Brave Men Memorial
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Second World War and the islands of New Guinea
Often neglected in the media's commemoration
calendar and little known beyond those directly
affected, this web site commemorates the Second
World War in the islands of New Guinea and the
impact it has had on many lives.
The
Lost Lives site aims to make information about
the people and events in New Britain and New
Ireland before, during and after Japanese occupation,
readily available to a wide range of researchers
in order to raise the profile of this area and
theatre of war.
See
the LOST
LIVES website. |
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Last
updated
12 July, 2024
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