How to investigate your local war memorial
In a series of short guides, we will show you:
- How to find your local war memorial
- How to research a service person on a local war memorial, using the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website
- How to find out more about a service person listed on a local memorial
Each guide will showcase a number of online resources to support you in investigating your local war memorial. We will also provide you with ideas for additional activities and next steps, to help make the most of using your local war memorial as part of a local study or to support Remembrance activities.
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Aims and outcomes
- To provide information about different types of war memorial
- To showcase online resources to support you in locating your nearest war memorials
- To provide information about how to identify a service person from a local war memorial
- To showcase a number of websites on which to find more information about a service person listed on a local war memorial
- To suggest ideas for activities to support young people in using the information you have found
Useful links
- Finding a D Day service person from your local area Teacher’s Guide PDF
- How to carry out a Condition Survey of your local war memorial
- Explore different types of memorials, and their features, using the learning resources on The War Memorials Trust’s learning website, Learn About War Memorials
- Find local First World War service people on A Street Near you
- Remember your soldier at the British Legion’s Everyone Remembered website
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