Following a visit to St.Souplet Cemetery, Nord, France recently by my son and grandson, I was wondering whether it would be possible to obtain a photo, etc., of the grave of my father's brother, Albert Laurance Fordham who died as a prisoner of war on 31 August 1918. Grave Ref I.F.28

My grandson is Head of History at his school, and believes that children need to have a knowledge of "modern" history including WW 1 & 2.

Many thanks

My grandads brother private 32981 William Richard Drawbridge Bedfordshire Regiment, left a wife who was pregnant with their son. Would you know if there are any pictures or diaries of the Bedfordshire reg, or photos of his grave. Many thanks.

your memory is not forgoten,cousin James Aberaham Patching New Zealand Wellington reg service no 38069 c.27 date of death 12/10/1918 Belle VUE British Cemntery Briastre.The passing spirit stands and stairs with tears of joy and sadnest always near always part of that gentle touch .if i could say one more thing to the passing spirit it would be your memory lives long with your distant famiy.
PLEASE IF ANY READS THIS FROM NEWZEALAND A RELATIVE OF JAMES PLEASE CONTACT ME simondavidjohn( at sign)gmail.com 0871477471

Great Grandfather Henry Mumbray never forgotten.

i have just discovered my fathers brother ( w h wollan)is at rest in
poelcapelle british cemetry (XLIV A18),how may i obtain a picture of his grave.

Just been to visit this cemetry, a very humbling experience indeed, thanks must go to the people who tend the grounds, not a blade of grass out of place, top marks

Bravo Pierre, je suis remplits d'émotion devant tout ce travail de recherche. Ce site crée un sentiment de respect envers tous ces jeunes qui sont morts pour notre liberté. Encore bravo

I can offer advice to Peter and J, as requested in your guestbook, concerning the cemetery at Camaret-sur-mer and the grave of their cousin Francis Eric McLean. They are welcome to contact me at the above e-mail address.

Best wishes,

Alan

The world is truly getting smaller. I just found this is where my Grandmothers brother is laid to rest. I don't that any of his family ever had a chance to visit, so maybe I will someday. Rest in Peace James A Surgeoner.

Hi Pierre - My name is David Shelton and I have in possession from my mother a letter sent to her mother from her brother Aubrey Hall, who served in the 14th Reg Worcester in WW1. He was killed in 1917 and after a search I believe his grave is the one in the Bailleul Rd East. His full name is Pte Aubrey Basil Hall no. 29765. I was wondering if you could send photo of his gravestone.
I look forward to hearing from you.

Thankyou for a wonderful web site. My Great Uncle Pte Leslie Vincent Leman Service Number 3866A was killed in France in the first world war and his resting place is Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension France. Is there a link so this web site so I might be able to see a photo of his grave.
Thankyou once again

Hi, I have just returned from steenwerck communial cemetery where my father Harry Alfred Garner is burried. He was killed on the 27/may/1940 at dunkirk.Inever had the chance to know him as I was born 4 months after he was killed. It was so emotional to see his grave, he was only 21 years old. This was my first visit and I would never have found the cemetery without help, Iwent by train from lille to steenwerck and was completely lost when i arrived at the station. Thankfully I found a farmer who could not speak english but understood the word cemetery,he drove me around to three cemeteries until we eventually found my fathers grave. I will always be grateful to him. My father is burried alongside four other soldiers all aged between 20 and 23 I placed a red rose on each of the five graves.

Hi
After reading your message about your father and uncle I have some details and photos of your Uncle Raymond that you may be interested in. Please get in touch. J R

Hello again Pierre,
Is it at all possible that you have a photograph of Gravestone, Acting Bombadier JOHN WILLIAM GASKINS ,ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY DIED 26TH FEB 1917. combles communal cemetery extension.France
Army no 66961
I have recently purchased his Military Medal for my private collection.
Kind regards,Donnie,Scotland

Private 359370 William. George. Jones. of Birkenhead Died as a Prisoner of War. in the 10th Battalion Liverpool Scottish. Regiment. Could I please have a photograph of his grave as I am researching him at this time.
I have been to France and Belgium many times also to Crete, Rhodes and Malta. The CWGC cemeteries are always so smart and clean, although on Crete in the civilian cemetery they could not understand why someone what want to clean the military graves from the early 1900's and photograph them.
Cheers for now Peter.

Hello, I was so pleased to discover your web-site and to find that the picture of the Fleigneux cemetary features the grave of my grandfather R.A.Nason. To know that his last resting place is still being cared for is most comforting. I would be pleased to hear from relatives of the other airmen of DT-806 and wonder if any of the survivors are still with us today.

My Grandfather Arthur E Gerrard was killed at Messines Ridge (Mesen)in 1917. 93 years later I visited and spoke with him voicing my sorrow at his passing and also my pride in being his Grandson.

At last i can see the last resting place of my grandmothers brother.And i feel now i can relate to what was once just a photo. thankyou.But how sad to see such a waist of life.

Thank you so much Piere for your excellent site and for the great pictures. As I shall never be able to visit, although several family members died in the Geat War, your pictures are doubly appreciated.

Thank you Pierre, I am researching my family tree and found Frederick Weedon, my Great great uncle. This is so sad to see all the names of the young men who gave their lives.

Hello Pierre, I would be so grateful if I could get a photo of Armand Confait's grave please. He is buried in Heverlee cemetery. If by any chance you have an old photo of him I would love to have a copy.Thank you so much.

John Richard Hippisley was our Gt Uncle, from Bath Somerset. His service was due to finish five weeks before the outbreak of WW1, so he was required to remain with the Regiment. Originally entered at Rosenburg Wood.
From the personal diary of Lt G.A. Pridaux, who gave his life in 1917,
"It was very quiet early in the morning owing to the mist. We dug trenches from 7.00 to 9.00 am. At about 10.00 am the mist cleared and the Germans began to shell the wood in which we were lying. This continued all day with no loss except from their last shell which fell in one of our dug-outs, killing one man blowing both his arms off and a piece blew off one mans leg between the foot and the knee."

Just discovered Robert Knilands, buried at Messine, Belgium was related to me, auckland Regiment (maybe Air). Sadly his brother William survived war but died of influenza in Nov 1918. Glad their father Samuel did not live to see his sons gone. RIP, will try to get photos, Pam Neilands, great grandaughter of Samuels brother, John Neilands (whose son John Brown Neilands, did survive war in the 59th battalion AIF)

Aubery Frederick Hall was my great uncle, his brother Oswald was also in the royal engineers and was gassed. Oswald suvived the great war and was still alive when I was very young.

Ian

Leonard reginald Derungs was my second cousin. I knew that he had been killed in the Battle of Somme but I didn't know that he is buried at the Cterpillar Valley Cemetery. May his Spirit continue to rest in Peace.

Thank you for helping to honour my great great uncle

Thank you for keeping their memory alive. My Great Uncle, William Frederick Crow, died at Fromelles and I had the honour of visiting this beautiful and eerily peaceful town a few years ago. I can't even begin to describe the emotions I felt. Thank you again. Lest We Forget.

Natalie Crow
Brisbane

Thank you so much for keeping alive in our memories the fallen, my great, great uncle is amongst them and after researching his time during the Great War I am comforted to know that his life has been so rewarded.
Serjeant Arthur Phillipson of the Sherwood Forresters was killed on the 8th August 1915, at Sanctuary Wood, Belgium. God Bless him.

As a young boy of seven years of age I visited Wailly Orchard Cemetary near Arras. My father was stationed with the RCAF in Marville France and he took our family to Vimy Ridge then on to the cemetary at Wailley orchard where his brother, LeRoy Goodeill was buried. LeRoy died in 1917. Forty-eight years later my wife and I returned to France and visited the cemetary. My return visit to Vimy and the cemetary was a very moving experience. Sadly my father a WWII veteran passed away a few short months away from his 92 birthday in Aug. 2009. I have posted a picture of LeRoy Goodeill on the Canadian Government Memorial website.

Thank you for this website. I have at last found my grandfather whom I never new. Frank Ernest Bates S/41940. I would very much appreciate a photo of his grave.

Regards Chrystal

Hello - I was surprised to see this picture of the Equevilly Commonwealth Gravesite. One of the air force personnel in this grave site is that of my Uncle John. I was born 4 months prior to the time he was shot down over France. I visited this site for the first time in August of this year. So I was quite surprised to see the photo on the internet. I have pictures of my uncle in uniform. How do I send to you?

My Great Uncle, Edward J. Young, was killed on July 1, 1916 at te battle of the Somme and is buried in the Bray Vale British Cemetery, Bray-Sure-Somme, France. The website is beautiful and on behalf of my family, thank you for keeping the sacrifices that were made for freedom in the hearts and minds of all that visit your site. Thanks!

Hi, Great site, nice pictures.
I wonder if you could e-mail me a copy of the photo of the Grave of Harold Potter in Quercamps Churchyard. I have just purchased his British War Medal for my collection and was amazed to see that you have a photo of his grave. Many thanks if you can.
Kind regards
Donnie

Hi
My name is Richard Francis and i am the grandson of JJH Francis who served with 332nd Road Construction coy Royal Engineers. service number 228368.Killed in action 23rd October 1917.
He is buried at The Divisional collecting post cemetery ( sint Jan) (west Vlannderen)IB7.
Because of family age differences, family history has been lost but i was thrilled to find the information you have on this website.
I have since found about 15 documents in the national archives about some of his service,but none on events leading to how he was killed.
I do have a large family photograph of him in uniform with his family, taken before he left the country.
If you have a photo of the gravestone i would very much like a copy.
Many thanks for all your hard work
Richard Francis

Hi Pierre,
Thank you for this wonderful facility.
L/Cpl Robert Berriman 20/112 DLI died of wounds 21st July 1916and is buried in Boulogne Eastern Military Cemetery (VIII. A. 135.) in the same grave as two other fallen comrades. Using the “Find on this page” facility of my computer and your wonderful site, I have been able to identify the other two occupants (both Australians) of Roberts’s grave:-

Pte 993 MASON Edward Isaac AIF 21/07/1916 VIII. A. 135

Pte 3042 KINGSTON William AIF 22/07/1916 VIII. A. 135

L/Cpl 20/112 BERRIMAN Robert DLI 21/07/1916 VIII. A. 135

No other site would allow me to do this. I did try to trawl manually page by page on the CWGC monument details page but the data fizzled out after surnames beginning with the letter H.

Thank you very much – Barry Williams (researching Shotton Colliery Memorial UK)

A wonderful website, thanks very, very much for the grave photo of my Uncle, George Alvey and thanks again for the service you provide.
Regards
Margaret

We have visited the Hawthorn Ridge cemetery today where my Grandma's brother is laid to rest. We have just found his name on your website.... thank you.
Frederick Willis, 17503, 2nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers.... Always remembered.
I will send his photo when we return home.
Many thanks, Hannah and Nick.

hi there ,
my name is stephen crosby i have been looking into my family history and i have found the resting place of my grandads brother .

PARKER CLIFFORD PETER
United Kingdom Corporal 45652Essex Regiment16/09/1918 Age: 22 if any other family members are searching my phone number is 07767380800 . great site .

Oops - if your permission is required to copy your pix to the VWM - of course with a credit to your website and photographer named - may I have it ?

Further re Canada's online only, interactive VIRTUAL WAR MEMORIAL maintained by Veterans Affairs.
Where the casualty of interest served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) re the Great War, you can see images of the attestation document of all who joined up at Library Archives Canada. This is invaluable where so many men and women were immigrants to this Dominion, showing place of birth and next of kin and personal data. Just google CEF ATTESTATION to get to the site at LAC.

What a wonderful web project. We are indebted to you for caring and sharing. Re Canadian war dead -
10 years ago Vets Affairs pulled out all the Canadian entries in the CWGC graves database and created our unique VIRTUAL WAR MEMORIAL of Canada.
The public is asked to submit JPEG Images that recapture the individual identities of our fallen back to Boer War and to Afghanistan today. Am sending in your group grave photo including Robert Murray IRWIN, noted in the Globe and Mail/Toronto death notice today re his brother, F. Ray Irwin. In time will copy to the others' VWM files. And in hope their kin will learn of our government project and of yours overseas - and add family civilian and military images if possible. Regards from Ontario, Canada

Dear Sir
My Great Uncle was Corporal Sydney George Beale. I have been researching the family history and have a number of photographs and lots of information regarding him. I can forward a photograph if you would like one.
Regards
Kathy Cass.

Thanks to your site i have now found the resting place of my Uncle at Ryes War Cemetery (Bazenville) France. I will be visiting during October 2010.
John

thank you so much for this site.I have just come across it by chance so pleased to find my grandfathers name on here.He was Pte.James O'Sullivan R.M.F.4767.
Regards Teresa

Thank you for this site. I had no idea this was here.

I have been right to Caen where my grandmother's brother is buried, but I didn't know where to look for him. Now I know I can return someday.

Dear Pierre,
Wonderful site. We have found that our Great Uncle is buried at St. Sever Cemetery in Rouen, France.
His name: Second Lieutenant Gordon Minter Frieake, 1st/4th Battalion The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Wounded on the 23rd July 1916 and died of his wounds on the 1st of August. He was just 19 years old. I have a picture of him in uniform and also when he was 15 and 6 years of age. Can I send you copies?
Best Wishes, RW

Hello
Thank you for site. We have been looking for my Great Uncle Frederick Walter Hill Duke of Cornwalls Royal Garrison Artillery No 321843 . which all started with a photo My Mum was given of a young man in uniform who my son is the image of. As my grandparents ect are now dead we trace the family tree and found Frederick who is also mentioned on Roll of Honour site in a note book of his best friend Bombardier John James (Jack) Morrris 371094 they were both killed on 11/9/17 along with another friend, all three are buried together at Bard Cottage. If anyone has any information we would be very greatful.

I have just found your site and have managed to track down where my Grandad Thomas Johnstone is buried. Thank you for your help

A first class site and very interesting.

Thank you! I found my grand uncle's information and where he's buried.