I hope that Liz Greene and others who know that they have ancestors who served in the British military take a look at the military records on findmypast.com. This is a rich source of information and worthwhile the time to pull out the data. One of the databases is "Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919. When I searched, as an example, on COHEN, there were 97 entries including 35 who were born in Manchester (my home town). The record for each person included their name, regiment, battalion, birthplace, enlisted place, residence, rank, number, date died, how died, theater of war, and supplimentary notes. Many of the individuals were listed as killed in action, died of wounds, died, and some died at home which is an interesting category. Another database is the National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918 which has biographies of men who served, both who died and those who survived. The entries mainly have initials for first names which can prove to be challenging when looking for someone specific. Again, looking at Cohen and at Manchester, an example is L. Cohen, Driver, R.F.A., who joined in October 1916, was sent to France in April, 1917, and took part in the severe fighting around Arras and other areas. He was taken ill and died on August 21, 1917 and was buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery. He received the General Service and Victory Medals. He lived at 80, Pendine Street, Higher Broughton. Many of these short biographies tell of the hardships that the soldiers suffered and the great contributions they made to the war effort. Another web site which also lists the individuals killed who served with the Manchester Regiment is the following: http://www.themanchesters.org/Manchester%20casualties%201914%201916.html. Looking again at COHEN, as an example, one finds the following soldier who was buried at the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France: COHEN, Private, BENJAMIN, 26196, 21st Bn., Manchester Regiment. 1 July 1916. Age 19. Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Cohen, of 146, Broughton St., Cheetham, Manchester. Pier and Face 13 A and 14 C. Ann Rabinowitz [email protected]