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    1. Re: [GREATWAR] Researching WW1 War Memorial
    2. Nelson Denton
    3. Local war memorials are generally limited to the area they cover. However there are a lot of memorials that show up in other places where people don't normally look Schools, churches and larger businesses often have "Honour Rolls" on their walls listing the men and women of the group who served. in the wars. This is often one of the best ways to find names, as those who "merely" served and survived are also listed beside those who took the "long road home" and never came back. If you try in these places you may find a living family friend or relative of these people. Many churches that have taken in the regimental colours of various units keep a Book of Rememberance of the men of that regiment who died in the wars on public display . (Although in one recent incident the "minister" of a historic church refused the colour guard of the local regiment entry to the church to place the old regimetal colours in safe keeping in the church. alongside all of the other colours held there for 150 years. The men were forced to stand outside while the colours were placed inside by others!!) One can only wonder what will happen to the "old" colours! Many modern cemeteries here in Canada have soldier's crosses provided to mark the graves of veterans who survived the wars and have since passed away. They generally have name, rank and serial numbers on them. . Places like Vimy Ridge have the names of tens of thousands of men who died and who's bodies were never found on them as well. My great uncle Pvt. William Middleton amongst them. Killed within a hour of reaching the trenches for the first time. He was sent on forward guard duty in No-man's land and never came back. Nelson Denton Hamilton Ontario

    11/07/2006 06:03:10