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.

In memory of my great grandfather William Thomas Seager 12th Battalion The East Surrey Regiment who died 15th September 1916, never forgotten xx

In memory of my great uncle michael o flynn my fathers name sake,buried in watou church yard belgium.Rip.

In remembrance of my great uncles Wilfred Riches RAFVR who died 6/7/1944 who is buried in Millam Churchyard and also his brother Aubrey Lieu who died 14/8/1944 and is buried in Bayeux. Pest in Peace you may be gone but never forgotten.

In memory of my Gt Gt Grandfather Private Alfred Addington died 1915 and to all those those who gave their lives for our Country will be thinking of you tomorrow xx

Dear Uncle Alfie and Uncle Stan, an important day has arrived, 11/11/12, Remembrance Day for all those who have fallen and passed away due to war. You both are an inspiration to our family, we love you and will always miss you. I know that we never met but I know that you both are in heaven, 2 brothers united. We will always keep your memory alive and follow it through for the next generation of Gants. We are going down to West Terrace Cemetery this morning for the ceremony. This time we are bringing down your great, great nieces and nephew to see where you are resting. I made a promise to Aunty Jean that I will keep the Gant legacy going and I intend to follow it through. We love you, we are proud of you both for what you have done for our country. Love forever and always. Your great niece Lisa, Steve and kids xoxoxo

R.i.P great uncle Penn, you was taken away from us at such a early age. What you did for your country will make you a hero in my heart forever. Remembrance Day tomorrow and I shall march with pride and wear your medals in honour.
MARK PENN

Though I never knew my great grandfather VINCENT, C.S.M. GEORGE. T., D.C.M. 25th Bn. Canadian Inf. (Nova Scotia Regt.). I am proud to know he died serving our country and helping others in theirs. He and his men were killed according to his records doing a "Classified Mission". Try as i might the Military and government to this day refuse to say what that mission was. However I am glad that I have his service records as it helped me some to know the man he was. He was also an medal recipient. Though I do not have the medal i do have pictures of it. One day I hope I can go to Belgium and pay my respects at his final resting place. Thank you for this guest book. It helps us get one step closer to our fallen soldiers.

Arthur Debnam was my grandfather who died age 32 on 28th May 1917. My dad was only 6 months old when Arthur his father died and never knew him. I would like to go to the cemetary to see my grandfathers grave and hope to do this in the near future. Unfortunately, my father died and it would have been nice to have taken him with me. Rest in peace.

So proud to be named after you uncle Charles who died on the 26/6/1944
Aged 24 you will never be forgotten prt Charles Docker royal scots. From Haddington, Scotland,
God bless you and may you rest in peace, we are all so very proud of you for giving us life, in sacrifice of your own life, It was a honour to have Charles as my middle name,
Alistair Charles Skillen

family history thomas latty died 1918 from dudley northumberland will be remembered by the latty family of seaton delaval tyne and wear killed 2months before the end of the war after recovering from wounds in 1917

In Memory of my departed uncle, F/Lt Lawrence David Hillier, killed in action the 03 Septmber 1942 over Belgium. May He Rest In Iternal Peace...God bless him and all that served to defend what was right in the world.

I find it strange that our local town in the Aude, Narbonne, has a solitary commemoration for Gunner F Bishop, so far from the fighting in 1914. Looking further on this excellent website I see there are a few other similar Commonwealth graves in towns nearby (Gruissan, Sete and others).
I wonder if there were regional hospitals for the wounded, and these unfortunates died of their wounds, inflicted in a main sphere of the war, so far away in NE France?
Thank you for the details on this website, and all the work which must be involved.

In Memory of Allan Cameron Sutherland Flight Seargent RCAF 207 Squadron killed in action 8july 1944 Service No R/196444 Laid to rest in Haudricout Cemetary part of the Boyce Crew. I would also like to hear from any family of him who may view this as I have Special reason Never Forgotton Remembered with love RIP Allan

I hope to visit my great uncle Daniel Carmichael grave this spring, I feel so sad at his lost at only 19yrs old, just still a boy,his cousin Peter carmichael died 8days later also aged 19, how my family must have suffered then,especially with the war nearly over. peter was wounded and was shipped home where he died a few days later,and buried in a cemetery in liverpool,we visited this last year, but have never saw daniels grave,in terlincthun cemetery. we owe the workers who look after these graves a deep sense of gratitude as they look so wonderfully kept. rememberance day is this weekend ,but I dont need a date to remind me what we owe all of our fallen, R I P.

I have visited Bertram Hamilton Crooks grave three times. I was named Bertram after him.. I have all his metals,pictures, and records. My name is Austin Bertram Fernald, I live in Yucaipa, California now. My mother was Isabel Hamilton Crooks . My mother Isabel and uncle Bertram were all born in Peggy Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada.

LLOYD JOHN
United Kingdom Lance Corporal 204356The King's (Liverpool Regiment)27/08/1918 Age: 39 III. G. 6.
John is my great great granfather and sadly his daughter (my garnadmother) never got to visit his grave but I'm sure she would have been pleased to see sites like this which keep the memory of the fallen soliders alive John served from 1916 right till his death in 1918 and was killed by a trench morter as he was feeding the trench ponys. He had gone back to the line after his battalion had been given a rest period to feed the them as the person who usally did this had been killed a few days before.

In loving memory of my Great Uncle. Stanley John Ernest Parker 42179 who gave his life on 9th October 1915. I heard about you often as a little girl and have now found you. Your memory is still passed down to my daughters and grandchildren. We all stand so proud in your memory.
If only I could find the picture of your sisters when they visited your grave all those years ago, which I may still have. My Nan always talked about her dear brother. I will keep looking and I, in turn, will visit in the near future. Always remembered. x

Hello,
My maternal great-grandfather was Edward John Vickery. I have a photo, but do not know how to send it to you. Could you please let me know how?
Thank you.

In memory of Charles Basil Dorrington son of Caroline Margaret Dorrington nee Pitt and Charles Wing Edgerton Dorrington KIA 9/2/1918 and to his uncle Claud Douglas Pitt KIA 4th October 1917 son of Caroline Pitt nee Holden and James Pitt.

Hi Just a quick contat mail. I am currently researching my family history and am revisiting information and i came accross your site by accident ( nice site) whilst searching for information on Flying Officer Kenneth Toner 130269, who is buried along with the rest of the crew in Poix cemetary. They were lost on the 10/07/1943 whilst flying with 50 Sqn Raf in a Lancaster ED617 VN- the call sign is not known. They apparently were shot down near Hornay i believe (without digging my files out) i will correct that later if not correct. The photo you show of Poix shows the graves of five of the crew, Kenneth is the first head stone on the right in a collective grave, two others are buried within the cemetary. My mission now haviing left my research for sometime is to complete it by visiting the site where they crashed, compliling photos of the crew and having the results placed locally (Poix) for reference, so that they and all of those lost fighting for our freedoms are not forgotten after my generation is no longer here. The story of my finding Kenneth is a very interesting one and i can relate it if it is of interest?? keep up the good work. Regards
Kevin.

Dear Sir ,
Thank you for your site my Grandfather is buried at Bailleul Communal Cemetery D/2693 6th Dragoon Guards . I never knew him , except from his photograph so his appearance in uniform was familiar to me . I was unprepared at my grief at seeing his grave in Bailleul how it affected me. I grew up in Glasgow born 1948 and our little town had no Grandads all dead in the Great War. I was the first to go to his grave in 2010. Im glad I did god Bless him and all the men buried there I still dont understand why.

My Grandfather, Sydney Earl Rigney, 10th Battalion 1st AIF 209 & 6128 17th battalion after rejoining, he was discharged in London in 1919 and never returned to his wife and children in Australia who were left destitute through the 1920's. He probably had good reason to stay away, but his Mother died the same year after trying to locate him. The sad thing is my Dad never knew his father and dad has been gone for 25years. I have made it one of my ambitions to find out what happened to him and where he is buried? He was awarded the MM for action in Polygon Wood in France and was in the landing at Gallipoli. He was wounded 3 times.

Someone out there must know of him?

If indeed he changed his name or remarried? No record exists through any of the normal sites.
My Grandmother did divorce him in 1939 for desertion and remarried in 1946.
I very much like the site and I do hope it may return a positive result

I was wondering how i maybe able to see a pitcure of my Great Uncles grave James Thomas Hampson MC . Thankyou

Living in Brisbane Australia, My Grandfather DJ Taylor Lancashire fussileers killed in action 21-10- 1918 buried at esplechin thank you piere for the photo of his grave

Named after my Australian cousin Ian Cumming MacKenzie (born Brisbane.) Flew a Halifax (JB 909) with 408 (RCAF) Sqdn flying from Leeming, Yorkshire, UK. Shot down 15 Apr 1943 over Reims. Remembered in Canadian, Australian and French (Betheny nr Reims) museums. Awarded an MiD in 1949. Has a street "Rue Jean MacKenzie" named after him. See the website "REIMS MONUMENTS MACKENZIE" regarding his monument, unveiled in 1955 by that famous Free French fighter pilot Pierre Closterman (later a Reims politician)

My father Colonel B.A.Edridge O.B.E. was in Dunkirk in 1940.He was awarded the commemorative medal and is registered in the Livre D'or number 21140.
My family and I would be most grateful if you could sent us a phoyocopy of the page ij which his name is maentioned and if possible a photocopy of the Live D'or.
My address is P.O.Box 41
GR-48200 Philippiada
Greece
Thank you in advance for your kind help
Frank edridge

having just lost my parents ,i was sorting through their possesions when i came across some old letters. these letters were informing the family of the sad loss of peter mcann, royal tank regiment, now buried in calais southern cemetry. he was killed walking in the sand dunes waiting for his ship home because the first ship was full,and not long before the end of the war. the letters made very sad reading as you can imagine. how much these people gave. may all R I P. would it be possible for you to e mail a picture of his grave to me. thank you for all the work you do for these fallen heroes.

have visited my grandfathers grave at godewaersvelde James freestone and other cemeteries we owe them so much this must never happen again.

I recently visited Wailly Orchard to pay my respects to my Great Uncle William. His brothers also served with distinction in the British Army during The Great War. My family has paid a high price for service to our countries [Canada & Britain] and it is comforting to know so many people give thanks for the sacrifices these young men made for all of us.
Please carry on your good work, your guest book and the chance to leave this small but, well meant, message is very much appreciated.

A Heartfelt Thank You for so kindly e-mailing the photo of James Henry Rimmer resting place, my Husband was named after him . God Bless you for all the wonderful work that you are doing for our Fallen Heroes.

Hello Pierre is it possable to have a photo of Ernest Hannaford grave from Maubeuge-Centre Cemetery,Nord,France (Row A16) who died on Tuesday,2nd April 1918.
If not thankyou anyway,a great web site
Kind regards Peter H

my great uncle sgt. john frear is buried here i have a picture of him will let you have a copy with some information later good site