This is a project to re-discover the ancestry of some of those who gave their lives during the First World War. I am gathering the names from various war memorials around East Kent, with the intention of providing some ancestral details for those listed.
For the many individuals where the ancestral research has not yet been done, I have attempted at least to identify the person, and to provide a link to their details on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.
An index of those individuals for which some ancestral research has been completed can be found here:
Index of Names for which there are Ancestries
As the database grows, family relationships between some of those who were lost will be revealed. (Those already discovered can be found here):
This is an ongoing project and the website will be updated with new information at intervals, so check it regularly. (I am more than happy to receive contributions from other researchers).
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My thanks to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission who in many cases have provided the “first link” in the chain, as well as many other details. Link to their excellent website here.
See also the UK National Inventory of War Memorials (look for the UKNIWM links on the individual memorial pages).
Links to other sites with similar themes: (Kent)
“Roll of Honour” Index to memorials in Kent
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Site Statistics [as at 29 August 2019] |
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Total number of names on memorials |
2057 |
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Number for which ancestries have been researched |
385 |
18.84% of total |
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Number of individuals not yet identified |
105 |
5.14% of total |
I can be contacted at Dave@fadedgenes.co.uk if you have information to contribute, or if you need clarification on any of the sources referred to in my research
Please note that the research for these ancestries relies mostly on Census Returns, Indexes, Parish Registers and information from other researchers. No direct reference has been made to Birth, Marriage or Death certificates in the majority of cases. This may result in some errors, and I am more than happy for these to be brought to my attention, in order that the correct information may then be displayed.
© Dave Dixon 2019
This website participates in the British Library Web Archiving initiative. See www.webarchive.org.uk
I would like to acknowledge Pamela Morris Kennedy who passed away 22 May 2011 in Canberra, Australia. Pamela has made a major contribution to this website, which has enabled me to be much further forward than I would have been without her valuable help. Her approach to the research was dedicated, patient & meticulous, and the results speak for themselves as a testament to her.
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