hi Patrick, Unfortunately, there was no requirement to erect war memorials.  very often they were local private or council decisions or a result of public conscription.  So your man may not actually be listed on one though i hope you find he was.  Some private firms listed their lost employees on a plaque inside their place of work.  Unfortunately, when the firm changed hands, it was not unknown for said plaque to be binned by the incoming organisation who had no link to the people concerned.  A horrifying concern be you a family researcher or no but it does happen.  try this site and see if he crops up: UK National Inventory of War Memorials [UKNIWM] http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/ As i find the site quite slow on my computer, here's a shortcut to the search page: http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/nav.002006002 Channel 4's Lost Generation Names created an online database of war memorials but it seems to have disappeared. It was quite good as users could contribute information on their local war memorial incl. photos and transcription and grid reference. We sent in our local one. I'm not sure if they intend making it available again or not. Some suggest it has been closed, however, i suspect it is the above UKNIWM site in disguise :-) le durachd Fionnghal > I looked at all the WW1 memorials for a mention of my > uncle, Pte. George > Stephen Holland DCM .. Lambeth served in the 6th. Bn. > Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment.) ... > but he is not listed on any of the > Surrey WW1 memorials