Genealogy Chat

http://www.cwgc.org/ Quotes from their site 'Established by Royal Charter in 1917, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission pays tribute to the 1,700,000 men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the two world wars. It is a non-profit-making organisation that was founded by Sir Fabian Ware.' 'Together with the tasks of structural and horticultural maintenance, the Commission is charged with keeping records of the 1.75 million Commonwealth war dead. At each cemetery and memorial you will find a register showing the service details and, in some cases, family details, of the men and women buried or commemorated there.' Having struggled to find information about my husbands' uncle who died as a civilian in WW2, I was given the link to this site. The information is as thorough as the records kept, which in our case were minimal but very informative, and they also provide you with a link to print off a free certificate to commerate your relative - a nice gesture. I was given verbal permission by telephone on 17/11/2006 from the commission to post this link in hope it will aid someone else. Good luck. Wendy.