some 35 years ago my grandad or granma gave me a medal from ww1
i found it again today while cleaning i went on line to find out more info.
it belongs to john treacy,quatermaster sergeant, connaught rangers 5th batt. age 37 died of wounds in france 20/10/1918 maurois communal cemetery.born kilconnell co. galway.i will try to find some more info in the comming weeks.would also like to find a picture of him.R I P.

Hello Rob: I have recently begun researching 44 Squadron and Gordon Keith Willis (who I have seen referred to as 'George') in particular because my husband was named after him. I have found bits and pieces of information about the mission of May7/8, 1944 and would appreciate corresponding with crew members' families.

I AM PROUD THAT MY GRANDADS BROTHER HENRY THOMAS COMPTON IN THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS T/25319WAS A DRIVER WOULD LOVE TO COME TO CROUY CEMETERY TO FIND HIS HEADSTONE I.D.13 WOULD LIKE A PHOTO VERY BRAVE DO NOT EVEN HAVE A PHOTO OF HIM. WISH I DID.

MY GREAT GRANDFATHER PTE JAMES SOMERVILLE OF THE 11TH BATALLION ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS HE WAS KILLED ON THE 24.1.1917 AND IS BURIED AT MARTINPUICH BRITISH WAR CEMETERY C9. MY /OUR FAMILY PRAYERS AND ONGOING MEMORIES ALL THE WAY DOWN THE FAMILY AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME WILL YOU BE NEVER FORGOTTEN FOR YOUR COURAGE, BRAVERY AND SACRAFICE. MY DREAM IS TO COME OVER WITH MY MOTHER AND OTHER REALTIVES TO SEE HIS RESTING PLACE. IT IS A PEACEFUL BEAUTIFUL PLACE WHICH IS VERY WELL LOOKED AFTER. GODBLESS TO ALL WHO ARE AT REST IN PEACE THERE. AND TO YOU MY GREAT GRANDFATHER YOUR LOVING GREAT GRANDAUGHTER KAREN MY GRANDMOTHER WAS YOUR ONLY CHILD AND SHE WAS MUCH LOVED AND WHO YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN SO PROUD OF, IT GIVES ME GREAT PEACE AND JOY TO KNOW YOU BOTH ARE NOW TOGETHER AGAIN IN THE AFTER LIFE. WHERE WE WILL ALL MEET ONE DAY.

Many thanks for your hard work Pierre, I have a website of my own so I know you often burn the midnight oil.

Richard Foreman Tomlinson, my Great, Great Uncle, is buried here in grave: I.E.4. He enlisted in the Royal Horse Artillery at Chelmsford in October 1915 and embarked for France the same year. He was wounded whilst attempting to cross the River Aisne with his unit during the Battle of the Ancre, which was one of the final battles on the Somme that year. He died of his wounds aged 27 on November 14th 1916, at, what was then, Aueluy Wood casualty clearing station.

From your Great great nephew, Richard Bradshaw.

"Let those who come after see to it that their names be not forgotten"
George V

Remembering my maternal grandfather, D/9947 Pte William Victor Collins 6 Dragoon Guards [Carabiniers]. He was KIA on June 21 1918, and is buried in the extension of Templeux-le-Guérard MC.
He only saw his baby daughter, my mom, once. She died aged 93 in 2007, and bore on her leg a scar from his spur when he picked her up to say goodbye.

It seemed very strange and intensely moving to stand by his grave, knowing that he was my nearest relative.

RIP, Grandad.

Tac Foley

This message is for Caroline Norris from Ireland...I read your message and found out where Terrence Sweeney is buried. Not sure if you have been to this site. There is a picture of the head stone and the following information: Cemetery: Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery Armentieres

Country: France

Area: Nord

Rank: Private

Official Number: 8954

Unit: 2nd Bn. Leinster Regiment.

Force: Army

Nationality: British

Details:
20th March 1915. Age 28. Son of Patrick Sweeney of Kanes Well Mell Drogheda Co. Louth. IX. B. 13.

In memory of JOHN WILLIAM CALLAGHAN died at COURMAS VILLAGE and burried there 20/7/1918 your older brother MARTIN made it back wish you had to RIP FROM Terence martin gavan

i see that you have a picture of my uncles grave in GAVERE Communal Cemetery (Oost Vlaanderen Belgium), his name was Charles Bull. You may like to know that in 1980 the town counsil named a new bridge over the Scheldt after him, as he died defending the original bridge. There is a memorial plaque in the Town Hall, along with his service revolver.
thanks for keeping his memory alive.

Visited Dadizele communal cemetery in Sept 2011 to pay my respects to rifleman W George (Walter).Served with 15TH Bat Royal Irish Rifles.A relative from my fathers side who originally served with the Bedfordshires but why he ended up with the Rifles is a mystery i cannot unravel.He is remembered on the memorial at St Marys church Wavendon Bucks.

Steve (United States) wrote 14/10/2010...
My great uncle William George Gabain was killed on March 24, 1918 and is buried in Pargny, France. I have his picture and would like to have a picture of his grave. I plan to visit sometime. I have some of his letters and his diary. Thanks

Dear Steve, will you contact me. I would like to have a copy of your great uncle's picture. I am very interesting about the families Gabain and von Gabain because my wife's name is Charlotte von Gabain.
Thank you very much. Wim Beij
wjj.beij( at sign)ziggo.nl

Dear Pierre,
I was priveleged to be able to take part in a WW1battle field tour of the A.I.F. in northern France and southern Belgium in April 2007 run by the Australian War Memorial, and the prime reason for me doing this tour was to be the first member of my family to see the grave of my father's brother, Private Frederick McKenzie Ferguson, service number 6804, 25th Battalion, A.I.F. who was killed in action on 17th April,1918 outside the village of Vignacourt aged 16. I was given his middle name and was always so proud of him. I am from the city of BUNDABERG,QUEENSLAND ,AUSTRALIA and prior to leaving on this trip, did an interview with the local press and asked if there were anyone in our region who had missing relatives they would like me to try and find and takse photos of the graves. I got 24 responses and made that my extra mission. However, I managed to only locate 14 of them but got good photos of them,with the exception of one, you guessed it, my Uncle's grave which was the first one we visited after leaving Paris, is unreadable owing to the brightness of the sun. This brings me to the point of this email, would it be possible for you to take a photo of his grave for me and possibly send it to me to be paid on delivery. His grave is in the 2nd row, grave 8 in Vignacourt British Cemetry.
Could you send an email indicating if you can help me with this request and as I said , I am willing to pay for any out of pocket expenses
I anxiously await your reply
yours trully,
GEOFFREY McKENZIE FERGUSON

Have now located information relating to THAXTER LAWRENCE PHILLIP
New Zealand Corporal 10/1682 Wellington Regiment N.Z.E.F. 15/10/1916 IV. A. 2.
(son or stephson of Sarah Swann, Raglan, New Zealand)
Any additional family details much appreciated.
Thank you all for your sterling work and continued commitment to remembering the ultimate sacrifice of many to peace amoung communities.
Stephen Schollum s.schollum( at sign)clear.net.nz

In Memory of my Great Grandfather:
BRACK THEODORE
United Kingdom Driver 103133Royal Field Artillery14/02/1917 Age: 40 II. D. 10A.

He was tragically killed in a train accident along with 25 others who were on their way to the front line. Ironically I have since found out that Theodore's father and family were German!!

Long may we remember our fallen heroes, past & present.

My half brother and name sake is buried in Adegem Canadian War Cemetery.I and my wife are going in May 2012 to visit the brother I never knew..I am so looking forward to this honor,as Iam very proud of him...

In loving memory of my great uncles Pte Roy L Cederburg 2345.27th.Btn A.I.F Killed in Action Bayonet trench 5/11/1916 Remembered with Honour A.I.F Burial Ground Flers Lieut William R Booth 1516 7th Btn A.I.F Killed in Action 4/10 1917 Broodseinde Ridge no definite rec is held of this officers burial but an unknown Lieut of 7th btn Lieut Heaton K.I.A 4/10/1917 both buied Map Ref d29a93 sheet 28 commamrated Menin Gate Memorial,Ypres. Vide entry Part37 mem reg29 Thanks for the photo of A.I.F burial Ground without snow we visited xmas 2009 coldest winter in many years same as 1916.Lest We Forget All these young men who died for our freedoms we have today

Hi
I would love any information or photos of my Great Grandad WILLIAM PASS who was a private in the 2nd Bn Royal Scots who died on the 23rd October 1918. He is buried in Romeries Communal Cemetary Extension. Plot I.C.3 He was awarded the MM. Does anyone else have any interest in my relative? Please email me on request. Fantastic site.

My Great Uncle is buried in Boulogne eastern cemetery grave number 111 A 4. His full name was Alfred James Kennedy and he was born in Portsmouth on 15th april 1893 so would have been 21 at the time of his death. His brother (my Grandfather ) was also in The Northumberland fusiliers and survived the war. His father was William Kennedy his mother was Minnie Ellen Kennedy nee Handley his eldest sister Isabella ellen and his youngest sister was Minne Christina.

My 18-year-old Uncle was lost when HMS Martin was sunk 10th November 1942. He was one of the 159 crew lost. Also lost was Able Seaman George Verdun Horton aged 26.
Have you any idea how George comes to be buried in the La Delivrande Cemetery, Grave reference I.B.5. when HMS martin was sunk off Algiers in 1942 and Normandy was not liberated until 1944.
I have a photograph of his headstone giving his name and that of HMS Martin.
Kind regards
Tom Meade.
HMS MARTIN WEBSITE.

It was only recently that whilst tracing our Dulieu family tree we came in contact with a relative and he told us about my mother's cousins who were killed in WWI. Pvte. Albert William Dulieu and also his brother Pvte. William Dulieu buried at Selridge British Cemnetery and was killed 4 months before Albert. Being a war baby of 1940 I was lucky that my father survied WWII . I am so appreciative of this site and to see the war graves and how well they are looked after. I was able to visit Normandy in 2004 and unfortunately didn't know of the Dulieu brother or I would have visited their graves. Visitng the Normandy Britih Cemetery was an emotional experience and one I will always remember. Thank you for bringing this site to the internet..

Re Teresa (United Kingdom) and Lt. Denis Bailey, I have undertaken some research into this man. His descendents still live in Tralee, and there is a memorial to him in Rath Cemetery Tralee, even though his body is in Belgium. He was awarded the Military Cross for bravery. I would be interested in the letter - it would shed some more light on him.

Beste,

Ik heb uw website bezocht en ik ben zo te weten gekomen dat informatie zoekt over begraafplaatsen van WW1.
De boerderij rechttegenover de Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery is van mijn nonkel.
Als u ooit nog eens informatie van de begraafplaats wilt weten, moet u mij maar een mail sturen.
Dan zoek ik het met plezier eens op wanneer ik daar met vakantie ben.


Mvg,
Olivier Sergeant

Re:La Malmaison Communal Cemetery-There is only the one bomber crew here. My great uncle was Charles Orrin Henderson. I found your site trying to track his service number. In the 80's my grandmother was lucky enough to attend a service held by the townspeople there and lay a wreath at her brothers gravesite. Great job & keep up the good work. We will remember them.

Hello I am researching my father in law's father, not much is know about him Bertram Whitehead in my research I have ome across an Barry Whitehead this could be him. Bertram, Bert or Barry? Whitehead married Lillian Esther Wadams below is all of what is known of him.

Many thanks Di

Dear Di
My father’s name was Bertram Whitehead and nickname Bert. He was a sergeant pilot having learned to fly in club pre-war. In 1939 when the war started he would have been 29 and several years older than most fighter pilots.
I am unsure but it seems his job was likely to be secret photographic reconnaissance rather than combat. He probably crashed into the Channel or the North Sea, listed as missing but never found.

my grandfather is in Hasselt cemetary he is James Lawrence Taylor,thankyou for maintaining this site and thankyou to all who maintain the graves

I have just found where my Uncle George Alan Austen was buried, it gives the Austen family a sense of peace to know that he is at rest. My brother Alan will visit his uncles grave in the near future and I will do the same,

my grandfather was Jeremiah O'Sullivan RMF 4767 was killed in action 4thoct 1918.I nhave a copy of a letter sent by him refering to LtelDenis Joseph Baily from Tralee I would love to hear from anyone doing research on Lte Baily so as I could share the contents of this letter with them,also a Private Patrick Healy from killarney.
Teresa

Hi,
I was looking for information of a relative and found a picture of him on your website.
Percy Thomas Ainsworth, buried in Troiabres cemetry belgium.
Thankyou for the good work you are doing.

regards,
Paul Verrell

In 1997 my family and I visited the grave of my great uncle P.O. Fred A. Salmon. Then, there was a beautiful kept flower bed, green grass and a Box hedge behind. I wonder what happened?

Anyway, Fred was killed with his crew
Colin Hunter
George Willis
Alfred Greenwood
Robert Miles
Richard Alexander
in their Lancaster ND741
My family and I have researched their activities together and would love to get in contact with relatives of the crew.
Please do get in touch. Lots to pass on.
They are not forgotten.

this summer i plan to place flowers on my great uncle private w c thomas .. grave at englefonteine british cemertery in memory of my uncle and my nan whose wish it was to visit and place flowers on her brothers grave ... he gave my nan and her twin brother their second names .... LORRAINE AND NAIMER after the prettiest places he visited in france .... god bless uncle after all these years you are always spoken of and will continue always to be rememebered aged only 19 .. never forgotten

Have found my Uncle - Alexander McFarlane McAuslan's details of where is buried - he was only 21 years old when he died on 2nd November 1917 - he was in the motor cyclists corps and an American driver knocked him off his bike and he fractured his skull and died a few days later. It is so sad that an ally caused his death - unfortunately all my Dad's siblings are dead so did not have any information but thanks to the internet I have solved a mystery that I have thought of for years. R.I.P. Uncle Alex

My grandfather's oldest brother, James Harvey Elliott was killed in action during an advance on the Germans by the 2nd Canadian Division and tanks at the Rosières-en-Santerre, the Somme, France. He was the son of Stephen and Kate Elliott, of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, U.S.A. He was 30 years old. I want to honor his sacrifice.

Visited Poperinge Old Military Cemetery- Nov 2011.
Found the grave of Private 27390 Alfred Pilkington,Canadian Infantry
Central Ontario Regiment-died by gas 25/04/1915 age 24 grave IIL20
Alfred was the Gt uncle of my wife --he was only married a few months before his death to his wife Florence,
Also visited Tyne Cot -what a credit to those who look after these graves --WAR DOES NOT DETERMINE WHO IS RIGHT IT DETERMINES WHO IS LEFT

Many thanks, have just seen a photo of my Grandfathers Frank Molyneaux grave, I had had no idea where or when he died, this has meant so much to me, I would love to hear from any members of his Canadian family.

In memoriam Lt. Gilbert Lye, died 21 July 1916. He was my father's first cousin, and I have a photgraph of him in his uniform.

Iedere dag kijk ik naar de site van u ! Wonderbaarlijk. Ik ben bezig met alle militaire kerkhoven te fotograferen in het Ieperse en een deel van Noord-Frankijk. Deze site inspireert mij tot het uitoefenen van mijn hobby.

hello just to say hello I am a causin of Eric Harding Chinner and all our family are greatfull for the reburing ect please contact me with any info Alan

Oliver Birkhamshaw 1916 - Family history research shows him to be one of my ancestors. Thank you for your care.

I would like to pay my respects to my grandfather John Victor Hayward who lies at rest in the Le Mans west cemetry. I have been fortunate enough to visit the grave of my late grandfather in 2009 to pay my respects. It was an incredible day and I found the whole experience very moving. God rest his soul and that of his comrades on flight HK547. "Despite the elements".

I have just found some of my great uncle's E. A. C. Fankhauser's WW1 service history. In researching his records i found he had a brother Pte.Henry Ferdinand Fankhauser No.355. who now lies in your safe hands in the Pernois British Cemetery
Thank you
Rod Olson

Thank you for including my great uncle Roper Henry Whitrod in your website. He rests in peace in Gwalia Military Cemetery just outside Ypres.
Its nice to know that because of your website he will always be remembered, not just by me, but by others who will see his face on this site.
Thank you.

Thank you Pierre and friends for your work on this research. When I was 10 years old in June 1944 my cousin Howard Beaudoin RCAF was shot down over Boulogne. He and his RAF friends in a Lancaster bomber were destroying the V1 launching sites because these weapons were destroying London. He and his brother Pat (Canadian Army) used to visit our house in Wimbledon between raids. My brother Tony was minesweeping off the same coast in No1 Minesweeping flotilla. Thank you for showing my cousin is buried with his friends in Belleville sur Mer churchyard

Moderator: I have a picture of Eddy Fisher. Email me at the above if you want it. I am the Archivist at Emanuel School - where Fisher attended. Tony Jones

I have only just found your website, and I was so happy to the picture of my brother John Andrew Bacon d 13.8.1943 in Vernuil-Sur-Avre Communal Cemetery, sadly I never met him, as I was born in the December of 1943.
I found it very moving, and hope to visit his grave one day.
Rest in Peace John, your Duty is Done.
Your loving Sister
Maggie

My younger brother Stanley was on a "decoy" mission in a Halifax Mk. 111 at the time of the Runstead push and south of Namur they were shot down. He and his comrades remain buried in the cemetary at Ambly as the villagers kindly wished to continue caring for the graves of the crew where they rest in peace instead of them being rein terred in a WGC mass cemetary.

Very interestering web site. Nice to see you had a picture of my relations grave on your site, and a picture of the picture of Thomas Lemon that I put on his grave. This year we laid Poppy wreaths on his grave and the graves of the lads killed along side him. Thank you for remembering.

Alfred Priday my ggg uncle Gloucestershire Regiment 1st bn 16129.
Alfred was born in Hempsted, Glos; in June 1885 and was killed aged 31
in Somme,France.He is buried in Conalmaison Chateau Cemetery.
I always place a poem and a poppy on the Hempsted
church memorial.

God bless all the men and women who gave their
lives for us and continue to do so.

Retired British Soldier living in the Caribbean & doing lots of 'family' research.
What an awesome & very useful site you have created. It is very much appreciated.
Best regards
Peter Holden

My grandfather, Robert Prentice, lies in the cemetery extension. His merchant vessel, SS Lulonga, was torpedoed in 1940 and his body washed ashore in France where it was buried in the St Quentin-en-Tourmont Church Yard on 14/8/40. The War Graves Commission transferred his remains in 1952 for perpetuity and the family are grateful for that and the respect shown both to him and the family. My aunt and cousin visited the grave and I hope to do so before too long. It looks a very peaceful and lovingly cared for resting place where he lies, aged 60 when he died, among so many young men. God rest his soul.

I visited my Great uncles grave which is located here in September 2010.Rifleman George Owen Burrell was killed in action on the 12th March 1917 aged 27.Very moving experience for me as i dont cry very often but i did that day.My utmost respect goes out to every one of our brave soldiers who have laid down their lives for our freedom and continue to do so to this day.God Bless you all.