Dear Administrator and Listers, I, too, must ) express my gratitude for the URLs discovered and recommended to us. .. For those of us who like "the meat on the bones" approach and revel in backgrounds, r ather than the bald data, they are invaluable.They also help us navigate that vast frightenening sea of the internet and fend off that ,"Help, where do I start looking", feeling!. I haven't yet got to Google Books's cache on Warwickshire---but I will be there, you can bet on it! As a proud Warwickshire lass I frequent the highways and byways of "Windows on Warwickshire" , and the Coventry Library Picture Collection, as they have wonderful atmospheric views of the locality and past. For those who had someone in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, there is a website where you can see the words of "A Warwickshire Lad", and hear thel band playing their regimental march. Great fun, and I am frequently drawn back to it! My father and uncle joined as very young recruits, and I wish that I could show you their photographs in their uniforms. The young PARRITTS made very smart, goodlooking soldiers. ---Uncle Frank had a fine ear and was often used as an interpreter, in India. Dad's forte was reproducing the dialect of the Brummies and Staffordshire lads in their company! He was a riot! And he was an excellent shot with a rifle and also became a Lewis gun instructor, in the Home Guard, many years later. Other sites help us to get the feel of the times. One, of the mining disaster at Baddesley Clinton, which I accessed when following up some suggestion of Wendy's, really took you into that time. The ambience was palpable---and you really shared in their apprehension and loss. There are some great sites around, and many are now quite user friendly, even for little old ladies like me. So do dip a toe into these waters. You will find that they are enriching experiences. Thankyou to all. Regards, Muriel I haven't given any URLs, but if you put the words into Google it speedily finds those mentioned. If not, email me offline and I will look up the URL for you.