Großbritannien, Gedenkbücher des 1. und 2. Weltkriegs, 1914-1947

UK, World War I and World War II Memorial Books, 1914-1945

Quelleninformationen

Ancestry.com. Großbritannien, Gedenkbücher des 1. und 2. Weltkriegs, 1914-1947 [Datenbank online]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
Ursprüngliche Daten:

Sayers, William Charles Berwick, ed. Croydon and the Second World War: The Official History of the War Work of the Borough and Its Citizens from 1939–1945, Together with the Croydon Roll of Honour. Croydon, England: The Croydon Corporation, 1949.

University of London Officers Training Corps Roll of War Service 1914–1919. London: Military Education Committee of the University of London, 1921.

London County Council. Record of Service in the Great War 1914–18 by members of the London County Council. London: London County Council, 1922.

 Großbritannien, Gedenkbücher des 1. und 2. Weltkriegs, 1914-1947

Die drei Bücher in dieser Datenbank enthalten Namen von Personen vom Offizierstrainingscorps der Universität von London und des Personals des londoner Stadtrates, die im 1. Weltkrieg dienten, und von Bewohnern des Stadtteils Croydon, die im 2. Weltkrieg dienten oder umkamen.

The three books in this database contain names of people from the University of London Officers Training Corps and the London City Council staff who served in World War I and residents from the Borough of Croydon who served or were killed in World War II. The volumes typically provide some biographical details for each person mentioned. "LCC" stands for London County Council. The Roll of War Service is from the University of London. Information provided varies, but you may find the following details:

  • name
  • birth date
  • residence
  • military unit(s)
  • rank
  • dates of service
  • date, place, and cause of death
  • place of burial
  • POWs
  • honors and awards
  • photograph

Each volume also contains some history of either World War I or II as it relates to its subject. Along with military personnel, the Croydon Honor Roll includes citizens killed during the war.