Researching first world war soldiers

The above is a topic close to my own heart but I have recently discovered [via the Great War Forum] a brilliant blog "Army Service Numbers 1881-1918".

The author is using his obviously extensive knowledge to help mere mortals such as myself get an insight into the mysterious arts of army numbering. With only somewhere in the region pf 40% of soldiers' service records still existing, data such as found on this site can be the only clue as to when a soldier enlisted.

This looks likely this will develop into quite a resource for researchers, so keep checking it out as more battalions are considered.

Comments

[Paul Nixon]

Ali

Thanks for the plug and I hope the army service numbers blog is a useful resource; that's certainly the intention. If you're interested I'll be happy to contribute an article to your blog which also looks to be very interesting. Good luck with it.

Best wishes

Paul Nixon

[Ali Hollington]

An article would be great, let me know what you're thinking of covering.

Regards

Ali

[William Gascoigne]

Does anyone know if there is a web site or directory where you can type in a name and it will tell you where a certain soldier from WW1 may be buried?

My daughter (13) is going on a WW1 battlefield tour and we are trying to find out where she might visit the grave of an ancestor and pay her repects?

Thanks

W Gascoigne

[Ali Hollington]

have you tried the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's website?

If not visit it at www.cwgc.org , here you can search by name and find the location of the individual's burial or which memorial their name is displayed on.

Ali