Thank you for this wonderful website, Pierre.

I just found my grandfather's grave listed at Houyet Churchyard in Belgium. He was Henry William Weston Bell, a Sergeant in the Canadian Infantry who died on 26/02/1919.

One day I would love to visit his grave to pay my respects.

Rest in peace, Grandfather.

im trying to find out information about private 8621 john parkes somerfield south staffordshire reg there is a photo and some details on this web site but any other information or pictures would be much appreciated

I try to find out more about Capt. Rubert Owen Beit ( Royal Eng)
Would like to reconstruct his live..
Death: Jul. 28, 1917
Reninghelst New Military Cemetery
Poperinge
West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Plot: III. D. 23.

All information in welcome

My Grandfather Willilam Ernest Sims is buried at Hasselt (Kruisveld) and served with Royal Engineers 263 Coy. I'm trying to find anyone who served with him/remembers him at all as my father never knew his own father and it would be fantastic for him to know a bit more about him.

For Lenny Price, who wanted details of Jack Taylor:

Jack and his crew took off from Metheringham, Lincolnshire in No. 106 Squadron RAF Lancaster III bomber (coded LM641/D) at 21.30 hrs on the 7th of August 1944. They were making a raid on strong points around Normandy, France following the Allied landings there, when their Lancaster was shot down. It crashed just outside of Quetteville. Five of the seven crew survived, but sadly Jack and the RAF rear gunner were found dead in the wreckage by the Germans. They were buried at the scene of the crash. Jack was 24 years old.

I am the nephew of George Henry Norton. His sister is still alive and now lives in Scotland. George originally came from Ipswich, Suffolk. He is pictured on far right in aircraft photo. If you require any more info please get in touch

I read about your wonderful organization this morning in the Winter edition of This England. I've been trying to find out about a young man who came to America from Belfast to work in the local mill, was in the English Motor Transportation Co. during WWI. His name was Corporal William Higginson and I was hoping to find his name in a French Cemetery as we do know his life was lost during th war. He is represented on a church Service Flag that we found in our church steeple! William was the only one of 16 who died during the war and we wish we could find out about him so that we could encourage our local Veterans organization to estalish a memorial in his honor.

Thank you so very much for the trouble you have gone to. I am 65y.o. and have just made contact with my full broter and sister and have got a lot of family history from them, including the fact that my uncle William McIvor is buried at Hancourt British Cemetery B. 14. Would it be at all possible for you to send me a photo of his gravestone.

In Loving memory of our Uncle and Great-Uncle George McKenna who died in France during WW1 at the age of 22. We didnt know you but we would have liked to. From your photograph you looked like great man. Love from your neices and nephews, great neices and nephews and great great neices and nephews. xx

In Memory of my Grand Uncle 3308993, Pte William Clancy, City of Glasgow Regiment, B.E.F. from Limerick, Ireland who died in 1939 and is buried at Douai Cemetery, France.
I finally got to visit Douai a couple of years ago with my family to pay my respects to William and left his picture.
May he Rest In Peace.

Francis Arhtur Reginald Riggalll
Always Remembered

Thank you. I hope that others looking for the graves of the people on the Lancastria find your website

i like you

Excellent research and site one to look for manu hours.
Thanks.

I have recently found out that my Uncle, Albert Parsons died here. Very sad.

Found your wonderful web site recently in the winter issue of This England of which I have been a long subscriber. In October we did a Western Front Tour with David Barlett's Battlefield Journeys and I paid my respects to my Great Uncle Henry A. Carter who died at the Battle of Messines on June 7, 1917 age 20. He is remembered at the Menin Gate. He was a Private with the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. It was a moving experience and I thank people like you who through sites like yours continue to honour all the young men who so gave their lives in the name of freedom. Lest we forget.

In June 2010 my wife and I had the good fortune to visit England & France. While in France, which is a beautiful country and friendly people, I made the trip to visit the American cemetary in Normandy to honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice that I could have the freedom I enjoy today. The visit to the cemetary was an extremely moving experience. While in a small village in Quetteville I stood at the graves of 2 airmen killed on 8/8/1944. Sgt. F.G. Ralph, Air gunner RAF 910510 & Jack Taylor, Flying officer Royal New Zealand A.F. 421295. Even though I visited numerous soldiers graves, these 2 for some reason, I felt I needed to know their story. I have made numerous attempts but nothing but dead ends. Maybe someone may have some information about these two men for me.

In memory of an uncle Horace Joseph Penn who is buried at Geel cemetary. I never met him but grew up with memories my mother told me, he was my mother's brother and he died so young. You will always be remembered Uncle Horace

Joseph Willey was a Lance Corporal in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and died aged 21 in Northern France 26/08/1914. He was my Grand Mothers brother and she passed away in 1991 at the grand old age of 96. She never knew what happened to her brother or indeed where he was buried. Thanks to your website I now found this information and an actual photograph of his grave. He was awarded the 1914/15 Star Victory Medal and British War Medal, both of which I have framed and hanging in pride of place in my home. We owe so much to so few.

PETER BAGAN was my grandads brother he died in ww1 and is buried in this cemetery,my grandad had he have been alive now,would have found some comfort in the knowledge of where his brother was buried,may peter rest in peace with all his loved ones,i think this website is wonderful thankyou

John was the younger brother of my grandmother, Clara Worsley. She married Thomas Taylor in 1929 and has 5 sons. David (see previous message) is the youngest.

My late uncle was Arthur O. Gallant, son of Octave Gallant and Suzanne Martin of Howlan in the parish of St. Anthony's, Bloomfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada. He was my father's oldest brother. He just turned 21 years old before he was fatally wounded at Bourlon, France in September of 1918 by shrapnel from an enemy artillery shell. He rests at Bucquoy Road Cemetery. Lest we forget.

Thanks for your efforts in preparing this web site. I found out about it a few minutes ago while reading This England magazine, Winter 2012. Congratulations on receiving the Silver Cross of St. George award from the magazine, it is well deserved for the work you have done and are doing on this project.
I was born in England in 1944 and was raised in England. I now live in South Carolina, US

my name is nicholas james bennett and i have been researching my family tree for a few years now and the most upsetting relative i have come across is the untold story of my great uncle john william wright.
i have only 1 photo of this brave young man he was only 18 years old when he died.
since finding out about this brave young man i have been trying to recover his war medals that was stolen from my grandmothers home many years ago.i have so far failed in my task.

john william wright

service no; 2243 1st/8th battalion sherwood foresters

born; bilisthorpe, nottinghamshire, england.

lived at; 47 montague street, mansfield, nottinghamshire, england.

newark advertiser showing wounded april 1915

served with d company mansfield.

nottingham daily express dated 04/05/1915

shows some details of parents.

medal roll shows landed in france 02/03/1915

killed in action by a sniper when looking over the parapet when serveing in the lines in the kemmel sector, belgium 20/04/1915

buried at kemmel chateau military cemetery plot no e62 belgium.

kemmel chateau was north east of kemmel village and the cemetery was established on the north side of the chateau grounds in december 1914.

it continued to be used by divisions fighting on the southern sectors of belgium frount until march 1918, when after fierce fighting involveing both commonwealth and french forces, the village and cemetery fell in to german hands in late april.
the cemetery was retaken later in the year, but in the interval it was badly shelled and the old chateau destroyed.

their are now 1135 commonwealth burials of the first world war in the cemetery and 21 from the secound world war (which all date from the allied withdrawel ahead of the german advance of may 1940.

the cemetery was designed by sir edwin lutyens.

i feel a great sadness and joy in now knowing what happened to this very young relative who died so tragically young, what a great pride i feel in knowing he is a part of my family god bless him.

We went to the Remembrance service/cermony at Ypres this year and enroute we pulled over at a random cementary. I place my poppy cross on a random grave Private J Hughes 18781 (Durham light infantry) and said a prayer. I would now like to know a little more about him but without subscribing to website this may be hard to do. If anyone knows anything about apart from the basic I would love to know.

Thanks

My uncle L-Cpl William Thomas George Sellars is buried in Hottot le Baques cemetery plot no:VIII . J. 8. My aunt died in 1974 and she never managed to visit his grave, neither have any of the surviving family. I wonder if you could take a photo of his head stone for me.

Thank you

Regards

Richard Price

Hey I am Anthony from Australia And i was just wondering if i could get some Pictures of My great great pop's grave Named George Houghton Knight I ask this because i am only young and i would love to find out more information in my history and i havn't got the money to go all the way over to france Thank You

Great Grandpa Whittingham, you're thought of often and I will make sure you will never be forgotten!

WHITTINGHAM BENJAMIN
United Kingdom Lance Serjeant S/18737Cameron Highlanders 01/09/1916 Age: 31 H. 9.

My Great uncle, whom my dad Leslie was named after, died aged19 after becoming a Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on 4th September 1917. We remember him and all the other brave souls who made the ultimate sacrifice for us all.

private L Quigley Dorsetshire regiment died age 19 just a few months before his brother william (below) Buried at Spoilbank cemetary.My son was lucky to have the chance to visit him with the school in 2011. Again thanks go to all who take the care to look after all of these men in our absence. .they are never forgotten x

private William Quigley 952 A.I.F fought with the australians,but was from Stirchley in Birmingham. died a couple of days after his 23rd birthday.buried at puchevillers ,so glad to have had the chance to pay my respects to my great great uncle in 2008.My grandad was named after him.THanks to all who take great care of the graves and cemetary.

My great, great uncle W. G. Dell (gunner) Unit: D Bty. 79th Bde. Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds 23rd October 1917. Age 20. Son of George Henry and Emily Sarah Dell of 238 Portman Buildings Lisson Grove London. IX. C. 12. I was totally overwhelmed when I visited his grave in 2009. I plan to visit again. Thank you to all who tend the graveyard.

Mu uncle was Frank Albert Chilcott who died 24 June 1944. He was born in Bristol England and was only 21years old when he lost his life. He was greatly missed by my late mother.

Gabriel Baird Carmichael was my great uncle, my mother was named Merville, {Mernie} to remember where Gabe died. I visited the cemetery this past Oct 7th and it was very moving, I left a stone at his headstone that I had collected in innocence when I visited the Wallace monument in Stirling, he may not have got back to home, so some home came to him. I wish I had a photo of him.

I'm James Hong, the nephew of Navigator, Flying Officer Joseph Hong who you covered on Cemeteries in Bretteville.

Thank you for your coverage about Uncle Joe & his RCAF aircrew mates and the memorial monument that the town Sées, France erected in 2005. The town decided to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of his Whitley bomber's heroic action of pulling up to avoid crashing into the Sées Cathedral and the rest of the town, even though it was engulfed in flames after being shot by an anti-aircraft flak battery. I'm hoping you can add that additional detail to the website.

As for the photo of my uncle Private George Hong, can you amend the description to mention that he was in the 2nd Canadian Field Ambulance of the Canadian Army serving in the North African Campaign? He transferred on May 21, 1944 to The West Nova Scotia Regiment (as a rifleman) in the Italian Campaign. He was killed in Italy, on September 8, 1944 and is buried at Ancona War Cemetery. Thanks again.

My grandfather 3707 Lance Sergeant Samuel Alexander Richardson was shot and wounded at the first Battle of Aisne in 1914. He was transported to the Hotel Majestic Military Hospital in Paris where he died of his wounds. He was buried at the cemetary in Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine, France (Grave 19. I. A. 7) I would be very happy to submit a photograph of my grandfather if you would like to make contact, I would also very much like a photograph of his headstone.

I have a photograph of my uncle,private Robert Hannah, Royal Scots Fusiliers who is buried in Bertrancourt military cemetery. I will send you a copy if you would like to put on the page for that site.

Ronald Hannah

Brewer, Richard Leslie

My great great uncle, of whom we didn't even have a picture of until a few short weeks ago. A man who was my age, just 21 when he lost his life on the Somme, having survived Malta, Egypt and Galipolli. Buried at Gommecourt British no 2 Cemetery. You will never be forgotten

I have a picture of "James Moffat" 3715524 8th Kings Own Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps,

He was my late Fathers best friend,

Would you like me to send the picture to include ion your excellent Website,

Lest we forget

Yours

Frank Graham

GLOVER CHARLES ERIC
United Kingdom Private Parachute Regiment A.A.C. 13th (2/4th Bn. The South Lancashire Regt.) Bn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 19/08/1944 Service No: 3606921 B.1. :- my uncle i never met a brave man who died to free france of the germans r.i.p uncle eric you are a true hero to me

Great to find my Great Grandfathers grave Private Joseph Yates who lived in the Village of Salford nr Chipping Norton Oxfordshire .

Leonard Percival Oughton was my father's younger brother. He never came to terms with Len's death but would have been so pleased to know that these young men are still remembered and have been honoured in this way.

In memory of my father, Charles Acton Burrows, who signed up at age 17 and served with the RCAF during WWII. As he confessed to me on his deathbed, "it was the only truly selfless act I ever committed." Thank you Dad.

Remembering my great uncle, Lt. Bruce Hosmer Acton Burrows, who served with the Canadian Engineers during WW1 and died on the battlefield of the Somme. It was an honour to visit your grave this past July and pay my respects to you and the oh so many other brave young men who also died there. May future generations of Canadians keep your memories alive.

Je n'ai pas connu mon grand-père, Joseph Guilbault 177831, mort le 3 septembre 1918 près de Arras en France. J'ai toutefois connu ma grand-mère, son épouse qui l'aura aimé profondément jusqu'à sa mort en 1968. Cet homme connu par moi uniquement à travers les récits de ma grand-mère me laisse un souvenir et un exemple de courage et de ténacité.

My father, 24811 Gunner Michael Finnerty, Royal Field Artillery, survived the carnage of the Great War. Last year, following a visit to the National Archives at Kew to find out information, I was able to visit the graves in France and Belgium of his comrades who set sail with him for France on 19th August 1914 and never returned home. I left a poppy cross and also a message in the Book of Remembrance for each of them. I know that my father never forgot his comrades, who were killed. Today, I would like to remember all of these men.

in memory of Herbert Dudding P/776 Rifle Brigade my mums relation he would of been my mums great great uncle who lost his life at the age of 26 R.I.P

In Memoriam 11th November 2012:-
Pte. William Henry Barlow (Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Zillebeke)
Pte. James Ezekiel Cooper (Thiepval Memorial)
Pte. George Duffield (Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Ploegsteert)

I visited Charmes Military Cemetery at Essegny in 1986, and saw there a headstone with an inscription that set me wondering at the time.
I notice the following is not included in the list of names for this cemetery on this website, and wonder if anyone can give me an explanation.
The headstone read:- PRIVATE / PHILIP PONCHUR / 10TH INFANTRY REGIMENT / IMPERIAL RUSSIAN ARMY / 1918

In memory of my Great Uncle Paul Claridge rifleman 46258 who died 0n June 24 1918 at the age of 18 years. Paul is buried in the British cematary at Pernes en Artois.