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A street near you
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 7:44 pm
by IanF
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
Re: A street near you
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 7:59 pm
by GG.
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.
Re: A street near you
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:00 pm
by IanF
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.
I never see you tweet! Guess it’s Twitter’s clever algorithms!
Re: A street near you
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:06 pm
by Zonda_
Doesn't list my grandfather.
Re: A street near you
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:48 pm
by IanF
Zonda_ wrote: Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:06 pm
Doesn't list my grandfather.
That must be annoying. Open up the search area in case they miss-placed him? If still no joy; email them.
Re: A street near you
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 10:12 pm
by GG.
IanF wrote: Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:00 pm
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.
I never see you tweet! Guess it’s Twitter’s clever algorithms!
This was probably the only worthwhile thing you missed out on (and then didn't in the end anyway!)
Re: A street near you
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2018 8:45 am
by dinny_g
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.
Re: A street near you
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2018 4:07 pm
by Jimmy Choo
IanF wrote: Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:48 pm
Zonda_ wrote: Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:06 pm
Doesn't list my grandfather.
That must be annoying. Open up the search area in case they miss-placed him? If still no joy; email them.
I found the person who lived in my house half a mile away because it was listed by the house name, not the number.
