War Memorials are a means of honouring people killed or injured in action. The memorial may list the service that the person served in.
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| Classification: | GRO BMD, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Find My Past - BMD's, Parish Records and More |
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| Description: | Find My Past - BMD's, Parish Records and More |
| Classification: | War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | All at Sea Website |
| Link: | http://www.allatsea.co.za/ |
| Description: | All at Sea Website, Including Cemetery, Graveyards, Memorials and War Memorials |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Ardleigh's Past - The History of an Essex Village |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~melanie/genealogy/ |
| Description: | Ardleigh's Past - The History of an Essex Village |
| Extra Info: | More data should be added to the database soon. |
| Classification: | Deaths, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Armed Forces Memorial |
| Link: | https://www.gov.uk/search-armed-forces-memorial-ro... |
| Description: | Armed Forces Memorial |
| Extra Info: | Searchable database of members of the armed forces that have been killed since WW2. Includes birth date and location. |
| Classification: | Obituaries, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | British Transport Police Website |
| Link: | https://www.btp.police.uk/police-forces/british-tr... |
| Description: | British Transport Police Website |
| Extra Info: | Includes a Roll of Honour. |
| Classification: | War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | British War Memorial Project |
| Link: | https://britishwargraves.co.uk/ |
| Description: | British War Memorial Project |
| Extra Info: | British War Grave Photographs. |
| Classification: | War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Chingford War Memorial |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20190119210135/http://w... |
| Description: | Chingford War Memorial |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active, however most information is still available to view. This site aims to do more than just list the names of the fallen, it is aiming to show the people behind the names. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Colchester History and Information |
| Link: | https://www.camulos.com/ |
| Description: | Colchester History and Information |
| Extra Info: | You may need to hunt a little for the information. |
| Classification: | National, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission. |
| Link: | https://www.cwgc.org |
| Description: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission. |
| Classification: | Marriages, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Essex Family History |
| Link: | http://www.essex-family-history.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Essex Family History |
| Extra Info: | Includes marriage licences 1507-1610 for East Essex and will extracts. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Henham Parish Bygones |
| Link: | http://www.henhamhistory.org/ |
| Description: | Local History of Henham, Little Henham and Pledgdon |
| Extra Info: | Recording the village as it was and as it is now. Formerly known as Henham on the Hill, the parish also includes the two hamlets of Little Henham and Pledgdon (or Prison Green). |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Officers Died Website |
| Link: | https://glosters.tripod.com/memindex3.htm |
| Description: | Officers Died Website |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Selected Genealogical Records |
| Link: | http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mwi/filessection/ |
| Description: | Selected Genealogical Records |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Monumental Inscriptions, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Soldiers' Memorials Website |
| Link: | https://www.angelfire.com/mp/memorials/memindz1.ht... |
| Description: | Soldiers' Memorials Website |
| Classification: | Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | The History of Kelvedon Hatch |
| Link: | https://historyhouse.co.uk/kelvedonhatch/index.htm... |
| Description: | The History of Kelvedon Hatch |
| Classification: | War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | The Pilots of 41 Squadron RAF 1939-1945 |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20121029171436/http://b... |
| Description: | The Pilots of 41 Squadron RAF 1939-1945 |
| Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of the website. Most features appear to work. There may be some delay in loading. |
| Classification: | War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | The Roll of Honour |
| Link: | http://www.roll-of-honour.com/ |
| Description: | The Roll of Honour - Lest We Forget |
| Classification: | War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | The Story of the Taiwan POW Camps and the Men who were Interred in Them |
| Link: | http://www.powtaiwan.org/ |
| Description: | The Story of the Taiwan POW Camps and the Men who were Interred in Them |
| Classification: | War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | UK National Inventory of War Memorials |
| Link: | https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/search?utm_source... |
| Description: | UK National Inventory of War Memorials |
| Extra Info: | This site does not list every person mentioned on the memorials, however it does list individual memorials with details and sometimes photographs. |
| Classification: | War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | University of Glasgow - Roll of Honour |
| Link: | https://universitystory.gla.ac.uk/index.html |
| Description: | University of Glasgow - Roll of Honour |
| Classification: | War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | War Memorials Online |
| Link: | https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/ |
| Description: | War Memorials Online - Recording, Conserving and Remembering our war memorials |
| Extra Info: | War Memorials Online is an unprecedented opportunity for the public to upload images of war memorials and log concerns for the conservation of these important community and historical sources for future generations. |
| Classification: | War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Waymarking - Interesting Locations |
| Link: | https://www.waymarking.com/default.aspx |
| Description: | Waymarking - Interesting Locations |
| Extra Info: | Pictures of all types of interesting places and features including memorials, easy to search. |
| Classification: | War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | World War 1 Cemeteries and War Memorials |
| Link: | https://www.ww1cemeteries.com/ |
| Description: | World War 1 Cemeteries and War Memorials |
| Extra Info: | Also includes some World War 2 cemeteries and memorials. |
| Classification: | War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | WW2 Combined Operations Website |
| Link: | https://www.combinedops.com/ |
| Description: | WW2 Combined Operations Website |
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