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What information is given here? |
In general, only what is actually written on the memorial is recorded here. This includes the full text of the inscription, including all the names listed. The regiment or unit to which the person belonged (if recorded on the memorial or if known from an entry in a book) is added in abbreviated form, to allow a search for all members of, say, a particular regiment. Details of the site of the memorial are provided, and photographs of it, together with a typed transcription of the entire inscription. These are in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format, as not all of the fonts used will be on every computer. Some of the inscriptions are in Irish, and translations into English are provided. The persons database includes the following information:
Persons. The names of all those commemorated are to be found in the "Persons" database, which can be searched for individual names. Regiments. The names of the regiments are given, and link to the persons and memorials. Note that some regiments changed names from time to time, or amalgamated (e.g. Royal Field, Garrison and Horse Artillery became the Royal Artillery). Some regiments had several names (e.g several regiments coming under 'Royal Fusiliers', or the East Kent Regiment being known as the Buffs). In World War II, all new recruits to the British air force entered the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, but may be recorded as members of the R.A.F. Members of overseas forces are recorded all together, e.g. Australian, New Zealand and U.S.A. regiments. In many instances, a person is shown as having been in more than one regiment or service (e,g, RFA RFC). In this case, alphabetic sorting will be by the first-named regiment. A search using Control-F will be necessary to find any extra members of a regiment or service. If a regiment or service does not appear on this list, it means that no member has yet been found on the memorials surveyed to date. Books. Many of the persons named are mentioned in books. Those which give biographical detail, some with photographs, are listed on the information document which accompanies each memorial. The books referred to are mainly published lists of casualties and rolls of honour, or histories of civilian institutions such as schools or companies which list those who served. Other useful sources, not included here, are regimental histories, and books dealing with particular campaigns or battles. There is also the multi-volume "Ireland's Memorial Records", now available on CD from www.eneclann.ie.Addresses. The addresses of the sites of the memorials are given, and the map references. This information is also given on the "Text of the memorial" document which accompanies every memorial. Photographs. To see a photograph of a site or a memorial, click on the thumbnail which first appears. When you click on the link "See larger image", another version of the photograph will appear in a new window. Enlarge this window to full screen to see the image enlarged. In some cases it can be made even larger by moving the cursor to the lower right corner of the image, and clicking on the icon which appears there. |
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