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Commonwealth War Graves Commission launches WWI online exhibit

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Gail Dever

To mark the end of the centenary of the First World War, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission this week launched a new online exhibition, Shaping Our Sorrow, which explores the way the commission sought to capture the shared grief of … Continue reading →

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission seeks relatives of WWI and WWII casualties

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Gail Dever

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission wants to contact any family members of several First and Second World War casualties, who served with British and Irish regiments. The surnames of the men are Brown, Campbell, Finnegan, Friel, George, Jackson, Loraine, Lumsden, … Continue reading →

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Unidentified Canadian WWI soldier laid to rest

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Gail Dever

A First World War soldier who could not be identified by the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces was laid to rest last Wednesday with military honours at Canadian Cemetery No. 2 in Neuville-St. Vaast, France, … Continue reading →

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s appeal for relatives of WWI casualties

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Gail Dever

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) has issued an appeal for relatives of five soldiers who served with British regiments during the First World War and died in battle. The surnames are Daniel, Davies, Edwards, McPherson, and Starr. If you … Continue reading →

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission looks for descendants of four WWI servicemen

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Gail Dever

The ‪Commonwealth War Graves Commission is looking for descendants of the following four men who served in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment during WWI. • Private J.T. Cleaver; 4302 • Private R. Kimberley; 4303 • Private W. Jennings; 4522 • Lance … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 8, 2014

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Twitter Adoption and Use by Canadian and US Genealogical Societies by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. From Roscommon to Canada II on Townload of Origin. Plotting the Locations by … Continue reading →

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