Not sure if this has been posted previously, but a fascinating website where you can search near you or by name for soldiers that were lost in the two World Wars. Well worth a look.
https://astreetnearyou.org
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I saw (and retweeted a link) to this a couple of days ago. Amazing site - especially given it links to the Commonwealth War Graves commission and details of where each of the fallen soldiers is buried.
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I never see you tweet! Guess it’s Twitter’s clever algorithms!GG. wrote: Thu Nov 15, 2018 7:59 pm I saw (and retweeted a link) to this a couple of days ago. Amazing site - especially given it links to the Commonwealth War Graves commission and details of where each of the fallen soldiers is buried.
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Doesn't list my grandfather.
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That must be annoying. Open up the search area in case they miss-placed him? If still no joy; email them.
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This was probably the only worthwhile thing you missed out on (and then didn't in the end anyway!)IanF wrote: Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:00 pmI never see you tweet! Guess it’s Twitter’s clever algorithms!GG. wrote: Thu Nov 15, 2018 7:59 pm I saw (and retweeted a link) to this a couple of days ago. Amazing site - especially given it links to the Commonwealth War Graves commission and details of where each of the fallen soldiers is buried.![]()
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Awesome site Ian...
Many thanks
Edit - My other half has spent time on this at the weekend and has managed to confirm the identities of 3 members of her family who served and died in the Great War. Rumours and family half truths have been confirmed etc. We're going to Belgium next year to visit the graves and, in the case of my Great Grand Uncle who came home (Medical Discharge with Distinction from a reoccurrence of a disease he got in the Boer War), the theatre where he served. All in and around Ypres.
Cheers again Ian.
Many thanks
Edit - My other half has spent time on this at the weekend and has managed to confirm the identities of 3 members of her family who served and died in the Great War. Rumours and family half truths have been confirmed etc. We're going to Belgium next year to visit the graves and, in the case of my Great Grand Uncle who came home (Medical Discharge with Distinction from a reoccurrence of a disease he got in the Boer War), the theatre where he served. All in and around Ypres.
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I found the person who lived in my house half a mile away because it was listed by the house name, not the number.
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