Compiling records of WW1 deaths in family

[Greensleeves]

I just went through my list of people and looked at the deaths date and checked all males between 1914 - 1919.

Thanks medpat - was that on Ancestry, FTM or your own personal tree?  Since I have no idea what I'm doing on this, I'm so grateful for advice from people like you!

[medpat]

It was on Ancestry.

Where you have the people listed in alphabetical order, all the dates of deaths are to the left of the column under deaths. I just went down the sections and wrote down all the names. It didn't take too long, I have just over 4000 people on my tree. I later found which side of the family they were from. I gave a complete list to my sister but I also gave lists to my cousins to show who had died in WW1 from their side of the family. Everyone was touched when they read the list and one cousin said it would give meaning to all the anniversaries that we are having about WW1.

I found a total of nearly 30 deaths. It brings the loses home to you.

Hope this helps.

 

[iolaus]

If you are doing a list to give to family members it's worth printing out the certificates from commonwealth war graves to go with them, my great uncles has his actual gravestone on it, my husbands great grandfather just has a photograph of the menin memorial as thats where his name is listed

[Greensleeves]

Thanks medpat, I'll try that!

Iolaus, I was thinking that after I have my list, I would check out CWGC and see what is on there.  Thanks for reminding me.  I'll be interested to find out how many casualties I have on my list by the time I've completed it.

Thanks to everyone for your input, much appreciated.

Regards
GS