Data Contents
Main Index
This index lists the names of the men and women from our local area who gave their lives in conflict. There are some 2.700 plus names commemorated on our local War Memorials, mainly on the outside War Memorials or Cenotaphs. They are also named on the many and various war memorials: stained glass windows, rolls of honour and plaques inside churches and other buildings as well as a number who are buried in local cemeteries with a Commonwealth War Grave headstone. You will be able to find a name in the index and then navigate to their commemoration be it a biography, war memorial or local cemetery.
The List of War Memorials
A complete list of the 200 war memorials in the area of all natures, be they the well known village "cenotaphs", stained glass windows, Honours Boards etc.
Local Cemeteries
Locations and details of the 344 men and women with Comnmonwealth War Grave Commision headstones.
Complementary Essays
A series of complementary essays giving personal accounts, and wherever possible a local flavour. It is well worth dipping into these very moving stories; they illustrate very clearly the cherished memories that succeeding generations have for their relatives, and contain some evocative photographs. They also show how one can amass a considerable amount of information about relatives who fell in conflict, given the desire and the "sign posts" to the sources of information. ( See the excellent article on this subject entitled "Searching for Information").
Other material
A range of other interesting detail including local historical information and slide shows of photographs.
The Last Post
The Last Post - This 150 page book is on the site as a PDF - an E Book - which can be easily read or referenced. Contents include a full description of the 220 Lancaster District war memorials including their history and photographs, Presentations of The Books of Honour, The VE2005 Celebrations, The involvement of local schools in VE 2005, a “taster” about the history of war memorials and the new London memorials and finally details and pictures of the National Memorial at the Arboretum in Lichfield. To access the book click on The Last Post in Data Contents.
Searching for Information
A guide to assist in tracing the family history of relatives who have served in the Armed Forces.
Copyright
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Acknowledgements
A thank you to all of those people and organisations who have made this CD possible.