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Author : Leeds Grammar School (Leeds, England)
Release : 1917
Genre : War casualties
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Book Synopsis Roll of Honour, 1914-1916 by : Leeds Grammar School (Leeds, England)
Download or read book Roll of Honour, 1914-1916 written by Leeds Grammar School (Leeds, England). This book was released on 1917. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Trevor Harkin
Release : 2021
Genre : Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916
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Book Synopsis 1st July 1916 by : Trevor Harkin
Download or read book 1st July 1916 written by Trevor Harkin. This book was released on 2021. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : M. D. Dale
Release : 2014-05-12
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The First World War Roll of Honour by : M. D. Dale
Download or read book The First World War Roll of Honour written by M. D. Dale. This book was released on 2014-05-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 17-volume 'First World War Roll of Honour' is a commemorative series of books to remember all the military and civilian casualties of the UK, Commonwealth and former Empire nations who lost their lives during the First World War for the respective time period covered by each volume. Each entry lists, where known and recorded, the name, rank, service number, date of death and unit (or for civilian casualties, name, date of death, cause of death and age). The books are set out by Nation of Service, Military Branch then by Regiment. In some instances only initials are given for first names where full names were not known/recorded in the original sources. Officers were not issued service numbers. The first half of 1916 saw devastating losses in Mesopotamia, the German Offensive at Verdun and the build up to the infamous Battle of the Somme. This fourth book in the First World War Roll of Honour series covers the casualties attributable directly to the War (including those killed in action, died of wounds, illness or other means) for all nations of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first six months of 1916. It also lists members of the Merchant Navy and the known civilian casualties caused as a direct result of enemy action that are not commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. In total, 62,690 names are included in this volume of the First World War Roll of Honour.
Author : M. D. Dale
Release : 2014-05-12
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The First World War Roll of Honour by : M. D. Dale
Download or read book The First World War Roll of Honour written by M. D. Dale. This book was released on 2014-05-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 17-volume 'First World War Roll of Honour' is a commemorative series of books to remember all the military and civilian casualties of the UK, Commonwealth and former Empire nations who lost their lives during the First World War for the respective time period covered by each volume. Each entry lists, where known and recorded, the name, rank, service number, date of death and unit (or for civilian casualties, name, date of death, cause of death and age). The books are set out by Nation of Service, Military Branch then by Regiment. In some instances only initials are given for first names where full names were not known/recorded in the original sources. Officers were not issued service numbers. July 1916 is infamous in the history of the First World War, for it was on 1st July that the Battle of the Somme began. This Battle has become synonymous with the futility of trench warfare, the horrors of industrialised conflict and the high price paid with the lives of thousands of soldiers. It is for this reason that this entire volume of The Firs World War Roll of Honour is dedicated solely to the casualties of July 1916. This fifth book in the First World War Roll of Honour series covers the casualties attributable directly to the War (including those killed in action, died of wounds, illness or other means) for all nations of the British Empire and Commonwealth during July 1916. It also lists members of the Merchant Navy and the known civilian casualties cause das a direct result of enemy action that are not commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. In total, 60,564 names are included in this volume of the First World War Roll of Honour.
Author : Marquis De Ruvigny
Release : 2003
Genre : Great Britain
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Book Synopsis De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918 by : Marquis De Ruvigny
Download or read book De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918 written by Marquis De Ruvigny. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two previously unknown factors ensured that the Great War s disastrous effects were evenly spread throughout the land: the introduction of conscription and the gradual onset of war by attrition. If the old, professional, regular army was shattered at Ypres and the willing volunteers of Kitchener s new armies destroyed on the Somme, it was these two factors which ensured that the flow of casualties continued undiminished throughout the remaining years of the war on a scale never matched before or since. In the early months of fervent patriotism and enthusiasm when young men queued to join up in the fear that it would all be over before they could have a chance to come face to face with the enemy, the concept of a roll of honour which would give biographical details with portraits of all those who had fallen in the service of their country was obviously thought to be a publishing possibility. The later disasters of 1916 and 1917 would prove that it was not. Nevertheless, the ROLL OF HONOUR is an amazing record and a tribute to the persistence of those who compiled it as well as to those whose names it contains. Published in five parts, this immense undertaking is now reprinted. Its 1,400+ pages contain the biographies of well over 25,000 men of the army, navy and air force who gave their lives, nearly 7,000 of the entries being accompanied by a photograph. Naturally, in a work of this kind, the length and style of the entries is varied and, where official sources have been used, the detail is restricted to the man s regiment and place and date of death. Where the family has provided the background, however, the entries are much more detailed and, in the case of both officers and men, often cover a number of column inches to give a real biographical account. This work was designed as a tribute and a memorial but the passage of time has made it much more than that. Here, in an age when interest in the family and its history is on the increase, the photographs and biographies of many of our grandfathers and great grandfathers killed in the Great War are made available to their descendants. The opportunity to acquire this important archive will be of interest to genealogists, librarians, family and military historians, medal collectors and many others with an interest in the men who failed to return to their families in 1919.
