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Title: WW1 War Memorial
Post by: oursutherlands on Sunday 16 March 08 22:26 GMT (UK)

Hi ... hope you can help me with this one.

My grandfather's brother was killed in action during WW1. He is on The Roll of Honour, and I have found his grave in CWGC. However, what I would like to do is find where his name is inscribed on a war memorial here at home.

Is there a central point to find where named persons are inscribed? Do they put the fallen on memorials in their parish of birth, or where they were living before setting off to the theatre of war?

There's a bit more info on him here http://www.oursutherlands.com/Gen_2/william1893.html

I look forward to your suggestions, and thanks!

Neil

Title: Re: WW1 War Memorial
Post by: IMBER on Monday 17 March 08 09:40 GMT (UK)

He is, of course, named on the Scottish National War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle (see website).  There are no rules regarding local war memorials.  People appear all over the place, sometimes in several.  Even those who returned are sometimes commemorated.  The memorial committees or whatever established their own rules about who qualified and why.  Often it was up to relatives to put names forward.

Title: Re: WW1 War Memorial
Post by: harribobs on Monday 17 March 08 11:49 GMT (UK)

Quote from: IMBER on Monday 17 March 08 09:40 GMT (UK)

  Often it was up to relatives to put names forward.

and sometimes by subscription!

Title: Re: WW1 War Memorial
Post by: mmm45 on Monday 17 March 08 23:29 GMT (UK)

http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-ftopic2041.html

Have used this a few times great Scots site.
Theres a few SutheRlands on the Caithness WM

Ady

Title: Re: WW1 War Memorial
Post by: Thudnut on Friday 21 March 08 12:19 GMT (UK)

Hi Neil,
try searching here:
http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/nav.002

Good luck
Thudders