June Military and War Challenges

Question

I've started monthly challenges in Military and War group but they are open to anyone who cares to work on them!

I have a Let's Connect for one British soldier of World War I:

• [[Bracey-496]]

A M&W cemetery to add profiles to:

• [[Category:Fauquissart Military Cemetery, Laventie, Pas-de-Calais]]

and a unit to add profiles to:

• [[Category: Royal Berkshire Regiment, British Army, World War I]]

Yes, they are all England/UK this month.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Answer 1

I counted 31 members of the Royal Berkshire Regiment buried at the cemetery, I'll endeavour to get some of them added to both categories.

Comments

Thanks, Margaret!! That would certainly help fill out both categories with more profiles. I'm working on both of these as well, all month.

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Actually 32, new profiles added to both categories, as well as a younger brother (age 18) of one of the 32 (age 20), who was killed 2 weeks before his brother. He also served in the Royal Berkshire Regiment, no grave known but a memorial at the Menin Gate memorial.

Answer 2

For any WW1 British soldiers/nurses/mariners the following is a good resource if they have already been researched Lives of the First World War It was a project of the Imperial War Museum during the centenary.

I've added https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Edmondson-1997 to the cemetery but haven't created/linked family yet.

Comments

Thanks, D!

Answer 3

I've got a few to add for the Regiment. Will add them.

Steph

Comments

Great! Thank you, Stephanie.

Answer 4

Richard will show as connected tomorrow. I found a link through the Bracey and Hopgood families to his 2xgt grandfather Richard Hapgood

Comments

Fantastic!