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Barrie Duncan
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 Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 11:10 am Post subject: Armed Forces Memorial |
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Not sure if this has been added or not previously, apologies if this is a duplicate.
The Armed Forces Memorial is currently being constructed in the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffodshire, and will hopefully be finished towards the end of this year. It wil bear the names of over 16,000 service men and women who have died in service of their country since the end of World War Two.
http://www.forcesmemorial.org.uk/
The website has a searchable roll of honour of all the names, and the detail can often be very good.
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Adam Brown
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 11:23 am Post subject: |
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Barrie
This is an excellent Rollof Honour. I just checked a name I happened to know of Guardsman James Reynolds DCM who was killed in the Falkland Islands and this is what came up. Place of burial and place and date of birth are included
Surname
REYNOLDS
Forenames/Initials
James Boyle Curran
Rank
Gdsm
Service
Army
Service Number
24539305
Regiment/Corps
SCOTS GUARDS
Decorations
DCM
Place of Birth/Home Town
Irvine, Ayrshire
Date of Birth
8 February 1963
Age
18
Date of Death
14 June 1982
Cemetery Name
knadgerhill Cemetery
Cemetery Address
Bank Street
Irvine
Ayshire
NORTH AYRSHIRE
Grave Section
G
Grave Row
g
Grave Number
60
Headstone/Markerstone
our love for you will never stary and in our hearts you'll always stay
I'm sure I'll be visiting this site often.
Regards
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Barrie Duncan
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Location: Hamilton
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not sure how long its been on the go Adam, I found the link on the National Memorial Arboretum website - i'm sure it wasn't there a couple of months ago.
The fact that some of the records have grave inscription details is a nice touch. A worthy addition to the CWGC and SNWM databases I think.
We used the certificates from this database to form a roll of honour for Cameronians killed in Malay and Aden, which is now on display on the Museum. |
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Adam Brown
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Barrie Duncan wrote: | | The fact that some of the records have grave inscription details is a nice touch. A worthy addition to the CWGC and SNWM databases I think |
It is a nice touch and a very good addition to the databases. It's a bit lacking in unit detail and that is where the SNWM will still come in handy.
The good thing about it as well as it doen't make any difference between a service man or woman lost in action or accidentally. I knew Graeme Coghill from School (his older brother was in my class). He died accidentally on holiday in Mexico after returning from UN work in Africa. he isn't listed on the Clyne War memorial in Brora but is listed on the AFM database here
This means we can fill in details for men and women listed on memorials on this forum but who are not on the SNWM database.
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DelBoy
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Location: The County of Angus
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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Thought I'd mention that around a year or so ago they changed the database and took out the place of Birth/Home Town info.
A pity in my mind. I had meant to follow up on my home town casualties but can no longer do this as I hadn't saved them offline.
Compare the info now displayed with the previous above.
Surname: REYNOLDS
Forenames/Initials: James Boyle Curran
Rank: Gdsm
Service: Army
Service Number: 24539305
Regiment/Corps: SCOTS GUARDS
Decorations: DCM
Date of Birth: 08 February 1963
Age: 18
Date of Death: 14 June 1982
Cemetery Name: Knadgerhill Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Bank Street
Irvine
Ayshire
NORTH AYRSHIRE
Grave Section: G
Grave Row: g
Grave Number: 60
Included on Armed Forces Memorial: Yes
Included on Roll of Honour: Yes |
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geoff501
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Location: Worcestershire
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DelBoy
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Location: The County of Angus
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Thanks Geoff,
I have them now.
Cheers again,
Derek. |
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