The Scottish War Memorials Project

kinnethmont · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 562 Location: Aberdeenshire

The subject of the In From the Cold Project (IFCP) and the work we are doing to locate those not commemorated by CWGC was discussed in another thread before the Non Comms section was created.

21st May 2009
IN FROM THE COLD WEBSITE LAUNCHED

The IFCP website has been some months in the making and went " live " this afternoon. You will find many areas of interest including comprehensive details of the workings of CWGC and the Non Comms being found. It is possible to submit brief details of a suspected non comm via a contact form.

For those who still wish to add the initial details of suspected cases in this section I remain quite happy to assist and liase here and can help if a suspected non comm warrants further action

http://infromthecold.org

I think it would be helpful to clarify the workings of the " In From the Cold Project "

IFCP are not involved in post discharge cases and only deal with those involving " in-service " casualties who are missing from the CWGC Debt of Honour Register. IFCP have an arrangement in place whereby they can fund the purchase of the death certificate for those cases which qualify for consideration by the military authorities.

Anyone who wishes to may become a volunteer. I would suggest this is the better option to duplicating the work currently done, or being done, even if it is " a much smaller project " I am aware that a considerable number in the IFCP pipeline currently are from Scottish units.

IFCP is highly organised and volunteers have to undertake the tasks allotted to them and cannot pick and choose an area they wish to research (ie Scotland). The process involves a very systematic search of archive material and cannot be fragmented.

The tasks of an IFCP volunteer are:-
1) To receive specific batches of pages taken from the GRO Overseas Death Indices – usually amounting to about 1000 names at a time. The volunteer is required to use Microsoft Word (or compatible system) for this.

2) To compare every single name against the CWGC Debt of Honour database and to record any not found on the IFCP Report Form provided. Access to a special piece of software will be provided to volunteers to make this task easier.
This can be a tedious task requiring good eyesight and a reasonable knowledge (not expert) of UK regimental names/abbreviations etc and lots of patience. Some of the pages have poor reproduction. Two trial pages are usually sent to new volunteers as a test.

Ideally, the volunteer would have access to the S&N disk containing these indices or a subscription to Find My Past where they can be found online. If neither of these is the case, then paper copies can be supplied to the volunteer.

3) To note any variation in Date of Death or name found in any entry during these searches.

4) To complete the Form as required
5) To do the same for the next batch!

IFCP will continue single-mindedly until its task is completed in about 2012

If anyone wants more info or contact details, please send me a PM.
http://infromthecold.org
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Jim

If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

www.kinnethmont.co.uk