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This database contains details of the men who were awarded the DCM while serving with the Bedfordshire Regiment during World War 1. The details of the citation and a lot more information in many cases is available.

This database contains details of the men who served in the Bedfordshire Yeomanry and died during the First World War. Links to any war memorials in the United Kingdom that these men are known to exist on are also provided plus photographs of either the men of their graves.

This database contains details of the men who served in the 1st and 1st Garrison Battalions, Bedfordshire Regiment and died during the First World War. Links to any war memorials in the United Kingdom that these men are known to exist on are also provided plus photographs of either the men of their graves.

This database contains details of the men who served in the 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment and died during the First World War. Links to any war memorials in the United Kingdom that these men are known to exist on are also provided plus photographs of either the men of their graves.

This database contains details of the men who served in the Great War 1914-1918 as detailed by William Owen, Chairman Kempston Urban District Council 1919 and added to from other sources. Links to any war memorials in the United Kingdom that these men are known to exist on are also provided plus photographs of either the men of their graves.

This database contains details of the men who died in the Great War 1914-1918 who served in the Leicestershire Regiment; it has been combined with the men who died in the Seond World War Links to any war memorials in the United Kingdom that these men are known to exist on are also provided plus photographs of either the men of their graves.

This database contains details of the men who served in the11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment and died during the First World War. Links to any war memorials in the United Kingdom that these men are known to exist on are also provided plus photographs of either the men of their graves.

This database contains details of the men who served in the Great War 1914-1918 as detailed from an original work entitled "Abingdon (Borough) Roll of Service August 1914 - June 1919". and added to from other sources. Links to any war memorials in the United Kingdom that these men are known to exist on are also provided plus photographs of either the men of their graves.

This database contains details of the men who served in, and died with, the Imperial Camel Corps. There are 363 men recorded. These were either serving with, or ttached to the Imperial Camel Corps.

This database contains details of the men who served in the 52nd (Lowland) Division, 80th Field Regiment and includes the men who died during the Second World War. Links to any war memorials in the United Kingdom that these men are known to exist on are also provided plus photographs of either the men of their graves.

This database contains details of the men who served in the Bedfordshire Yeomanry, 148th Field Regiment and includes the 258 men who died during the Second World War. Links to any war memorials in the United Kingdom that these men are known to exist on are also provided plus photographs of either the men of their graves.

This database contains details of the men who served in the Cambridgeshire Regiment and died during the Second World War. Links to any war memorials in the United Kingdom that these men are known to exist on are also provided plus photographs of either the men of their graves.

This database contains details of the men who served in the 52nd (Lowland) Division Reconnaisannce Regiment 1939-1945 and were killed (Sept 1944-May 1945), were casualties, or given an honour or award. Details have been extracted from the appendix of the book "The Fighting Fifty-Second Recce" by Carl Shilleto, published by Eskdale Publishing ISBN 0-9538677-1-4

This database contains details of the men who served in the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment and died during the Second World War. Links to any war memorials in the United Kingdom that these men are known to exist on are also provided plus photographs of either the men of their graves.

This database contains details of the men who died in the Great War 1914-1918 who served in the Leicestershire Regiment; it has been combined with the men who died in the Seond World War Links to any war memorials in the United Kingdom that these men are known to exist on are also provided plus photographs of either the men of their graves.

This database contains details of the men who died in World War 2 and are buried in Taiping War Cemetery. Taiping is a town in Perak State, about 97 kilometres south-east of Penang in the north- west of Malaysia. It can be reached by motorway either from Penang or from Ipoh, capital city of the state. Both Penang and Ipoh have airports. The cemetery is 2 kilometres from the town, past the open park on the road to the waterfall and swimming pool. Locally known as Perkuburan Peperangan Taiping; the Cemetery is on the Jalan Bukit Larut (Bukit Larut Road).

The Roll of Honour is taken from the booklets that describe the men named on the memorials within Kilmarnock Academy. It has been supplement with other information to provide a comprehensive database of information.

This database contains details of the memorial to those men that gave their lives in World War 2 who had been employees of J Sainsbury and were inscribed on a memorial which formed part of the Entrance hall of the Administration Offices on the fourth floor of Stamford House. This detail has been taken from the original book published by J Sainsbury containing the details of those who died if lists the surname, first forename and any other initial and the office of J Sainsbury were they had been employed.

This database contains details those men and women that gave their lives in World War 2 who had been employees of J Sainsbury. This detail has been taken from the original book published by Paul Bookbinder entitled "MARKS & SPENCER THE WAR YEARS 1939-1945", ISBN 0 7126 35106, containing the details of those who died. It lists the surname, first forename and any other initial and the office of Marks and Spencer where they were employed.

The Roll of Honour taken from Bromsgrove School's history book forms the basis of this database of 195 men. There are several VC winners listed here and the conflicts covered are World War 1, World War 2 and the Korean War. Any further information about these men would always be welcome.

This database is built from the details found on the Boer War memorials located in Bedford, Cambridge, Ely, Huntingdon, Peterborough and St Albans.

This database is built from the details found in the book With "The Buffs" In South Africa by Lieutenant J B Backhouse, C.B. The book was first published in 1903 by Gale & Polden Ltd.

This database is built from details from many different sources. It contains details of men who died, were wounded or captured plus other entries for those who served. Although not a complete database it must be the largest on-line for the Boer War.

This database is built from the original order of service when the memorial in the Mall was dedicated. This data does include those who survived. This covers the Royal Field Artillery, Royal Horse Artillery and the Royal Garrison Artillery. Only those who were listed in the book have been included.

This contains details of the men of the 30th Foot (Cambridgeshire) Regiment who were casualties during the Crimean War. Some men appear more than once and some of these with different ranks. The SURNAME is mandatory (*) the rest of the search fields optional. Those mentioned here may not necessarily have Cambridgeshire connections, just that they were serving with the 30th Foot. This is purely an index but the reference can be looked up in archive copies of the London Gazette (marked LG in the results).

This contains details of some of the men who served at sometime with the 30th Foot (Cambridgeshire) Regiment who have discharge documents at the PRO. The search will give the period covered and the WO97 reference to the documents at the PRO. The SURNAME is mandatory (*) the rest of the search fields optional. Those mentioned here may not necessarily have Cambridgeshire connections, just that they were serving with the 30th Foot. This is purely an index but the reference can be looked up in archives of the Public Record Office.

After World War 2 had finished events occured in Malaya that led up to its Independence. Chinese troops had been trained and equipped during World War 2 to act as resistance to the Japanese. After the war the Chinese felt that they had been given a raw deal and the troops original trained by the British turned on them. This led up to the Independence and carried on afterwards with several other groups. Commonwealth Troops involved included British, Malayan, Australian and New Zealand. This database is hopefully a compendium of the information so far found about these men. The database may not be entirely accurate so please let us know of any discrepancies. Some information may be shown with 'or' in the middle as there may be more than one option here that has not been finalised.

This database contains details of British Service deaths during the Falklands War 1982. On the 5th April 1982, a large British task force set out on a 7500 mile journey to liberate a group of tiny windswept islands in the South Atlantic. On 1st May began the biggest naval action to take place since the Second World War - nearly 900 men lost their lives from all sides, 260 of them serving with British Forces or Islanders.

This database contains details of British casualties during the Korean War 1950-53, either dead or wounded, prisoners of war and VC winners. The details are drawn from the war graves in Korea (see Korean War Graves) and lists published by The Times newspaper during the war (this is accessible on-line through most UK libraries although you may need a reader's ticket). Other details drawn from war memorials and local newspapers and other written sources have been included as they have been found. The details have been collated into a single, searchable entries, within the database, wherever possible. This does not mean that there are not anomalies, that entries have not been duplicate or that the information here is 100% accurate

This database contains details of British casualties during the Palestine Conflict 1945-1948. One of the great dramas in British imperial history, the strife-torn three decades of British rule in Palestine, known as the Mandate (1917-1948), remain controversial even now. The British Mandate in Palestine, which was granted after World War 1, was due to expire in 1948. Peaceful progress towards self-government for the region was impossible and the British Army found itself in the middle of a power struggle between Arab and Jewish inhabitants and was being attacked by both sides. This database details the British lives lost in the years following World War 2 and the run up to the creation of the states of Israel and Jordan and the splitting of the Arab lands.

This database contains details of British casualties during the Cyprus Emergency 1955-1960. The details have been drawn from a variety of sources mainly local newspapers. The details have been collated into a single, searchable entries, within the database, wherever possible. This does not mean that there are not anomalies, that entries have not been duplicate or that the information here is 100% accurate

With any conflict there are casualties and casualties require medical attention. The brave bands of men and women who try to save lives during the taking of lives is a constant source of amazement. Sadly while they are traying to save the lives of others they also have been known to lose their own lives. This database contains details of these people and as such you can add information to it if you have any. The database contains details from all conflicts and includes doctors, surgeons, nurses, St John's Ambulance personnel, and Army Medical Corps personnel. Conflicts range from the Crimean to Iraq.

This database contains details of British Service deaths during the period 1917 to 2000. Details are drawn from the Daily Telelgraph. This does not mean that there are not anomalies, that entries have not been duplicate or that the information here is 100% accurate

List of all known memorials for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough. Information supplied by the National Inventory of War Memorials (NIWM)