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

In memory of SERGEANT JOSEPH KEEFE (actual name Thomas Joseph) who served with the North Staffordshire Regiment 8th Battalion. My great grandfather xxx

My uncle Richard is buried at this cemetery (Richard Malone) God Bless all who gave their life for a worthy cause.

my great uncle james smethurst 19335 died of wounds 5th nov royal sussex. age 19 his grave is in awoingt cemetery i visited it last year and it was very moving. im going to italy next year and will call again to give respects

Hello from Italy a big compliment to your work!I often visit these places and there are always hit!
sorry for my englisch!
ciao
lorenzo

RIP: DALE, GEORGE WILLIAM
United Kingdom Private 13001451 Pioneer Corps 17/06/1940 Age: 41 Col. 150
My grandmother spoke highly of you. I wish I was aware that you were buried in France, I could have visited the grave this year.
Next year I will return and say 'hello'. Until then...
x

Great THANK YOU for a wonderful website,
I was able to find info on my two Great Uncles killed May 1918 one in MGC other RWF, buried in Caestre (MGC) and Bouzincourt Ridge (RWF)

Thank you so much. My Grandfather was John William Doe whom I knew nothing about. Any relatives of this Doe family please contact my email mabeldoe@bigpond.com

Elizabeth Aberline
Western Australia

My grandfather, who I never met...Lieutenant Gerald Robert Pim, Royal engineers, lost his life during Dunkirk. Aged 44. I would have liked to meet him and I'm sure like many others would have liked to see the return of their father, husband, sibling or grand father. God rest their souls.

Pierre, Thank you for recording photos of Lt Sydney T Swaby buried at Bac du Sud British Cemetery

POCOCK, EDWARD AUGUSTAS STANLEY buried here is my uncle Ted. Our family never knew the details of how he died in the retreat towards Dunkirk, but assume that as a RASC driver his lorry was hit by fire on the way to the sea.

My grandmother used to say that I was very similar to Ted in many ways - something, of course, I will never know for myself, having been born 15 years after his death. He died as a very young man and his whole family were devstaed by the news when the ominous telegram arrived from 'the ministry'. At first posted as missing in action, it was many months, at least, until his death was confirmed. the family had lived in hope that he had been taken PoW, but they knew in their hearts from the start that he would not be coming back. The grief of losing their eldest son overwhelmed his parents and brothers alike, sadly contributing to the untimely passing of his father (a one legged victim of the previous unpleasantlness in France) a year or two later - my grandmother insisted that he died of a broken heart.

Happily, his two younger brothers survived WW2 and went on to live full and happy lives, surrounded by their own families. Even more happily I, my wife and daughter have enjoyed the longest period of peace in Europe for centuries.

Never again.

Rembering all the war dead, may you all r.i.p. rembering especially private j.dyson aged 24 1915. God rest your young soul. xxx

For the last four years in June I have visited the grave of Louis Rusack my Great Uncle at DANTZIG ALLEY British Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France.
Louis Rusack of Scottish/German parents, fighting on the British side, killed by Germans and buried in Dantzig Alley a German WW1 trench!

Remembering Pte. Henry George Collett No 267061 1st/1st Buckingham Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry who died 9/10/1917 age 33yrs. Dozinghem Cemetery. Also Pte. John Breeze No 13856 7th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment who died 30/10/1917 age 24yrs. Mendinghem Cemetery.Also Johns brother Lcpl. Joseph Breeze No 970 1st. Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers who died 16/11/1914 age 35 yrs whose name is located on the Menin Gate.
Rest in peace .O valiant hearts, who to your glory came, through dust of conflict and through the battle flame, tranquil you lie, your knightly virtue proved, your memory hallowed in the land you loved.

Many thanks in helping me find my grandmother's brother - Walter Orris Boultwood grave...He fought & died in this horrible war....I thank him for his sacrifice..God bless his soul & may he rest in peace...

Bills, Arthur Philip - uncle to Jeffery Philip taken too early for us to know much about you. Proud of your sacrifice. Gone but not forgotten.

Private Duncan James McDonell #29128 Canadian Army 16th battalion. born in North Bay, Ontario. Gone but not forgotten.

Thankyou Pierre & your team for the quick response in sending the photo's of my Great uncles gravestone. Private Charles Alister Nicholson of the Royal Warwickshire regiment was just 18 years old when he was killed ten days before the Armistice & lies in Maresches communal cemetery in Northern France. Without your help I probably would never have known about or seen his grave so again I thankyou most sincerely & also thank those who tend these graves so lovingly.

Thankyou for your website which I have only just found. If I remember correctly we contacted each other a long time ago when I writing my Life Story and researching my Uncle Allan Ifould Oliver who was killed in action during the Battle of Somme on the 20th November 1916.
I think you asked if I had a photo of him.
Well I do now and wonder if you would like a copy.
Could you also confirm his place of burial.
Many thanks
Allan Oliver
Gold Coast Queensland Australia