Bond, Debt of Honour

Non Sufficit Orbis - The World Is Not Enough

LINKS

If anyone wishes to research other casualty, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has compiled links and other helpful contacts. Full credit is extended to the CWGC for their permission to provide such information which may benefit genealogy and further aid family history research. The following is a copy of the page of links provided by the CWGC.

Links to other organisations

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission works in close association with many other organisations to achieve its task of the commemorating those who died in the two world wars. In addition, there are many organisations that have a presence on the world wide web which may be of interest. The Commission is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

Australian War Memorial
The Canadian Virtual War Memorial
This web site, built and maintained  by Veterans Affairs Canada, contains information about more than 116,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders who have lost their lives in major conflicts since 1884. In addition to being a tribute to the men and women who served and gave their lives for Canada, the web site has a searchable database and the facility for members of the public to contribute to the memorial by submitting images, letters and other memorabilia.
Heritage Affairs. Ministry for Culture and Heritage, New Zealand
An Agency of the Commission, responsible for war graves in New Zealand.
The German War Graves Commission is a public service organisation. Duties:
-  Acquisition, maintenance and care of the German War Graves
- Tending to next of kin
- Youth and educational work
- Preservation of the memory to the sacrifices of war and despotism.
The History Channel
The History Channel's website provides articles from well known historians as well as links to other websites within the history community. The History Classroom, with materials provided by History Review magazine, provides research and study support materials for teachers, and multi-media links to help GCSE and A-level history student.
The Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom
The In Flanders Fields Museum, Ieper
Situated in the old Cloth Hall at the centre of Ieper, the museum provides an insight into life and hardships of ordinary people at the Front and at home during the First World War.
The Royal British Legion
Commonwealth War Cemetery Visits
The Royal British Legion specialises in visits to the Commonwealth War Cemeteries and Memorials and to campaign areas world-wide. Anyone may apply. The Legion also administers the Government Grant in Aid Scheme which enables British war widows, who have not done so before, to visit their husband's grave or memorial overseas with the aid of a substantial grant. (To so many these Remembrance visits are the journey of a lifetime and the historical commentaries help explain the circumstances in which relatives and friends gave their lives.) Each Pilgrimage is fully escorted and include medical staff.

For further information please contact:
THE PILGRIMAGE DEPARTMENT, ROYAL BRITISH LEGION VILLAGE, AYLESFORD, KENT, ME20 7NX.
Royal British Legion Industries
Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) is a separate charity working very closely with the Legion providing employment, housing and support for disabled ex-Servicemen and women and their families.  They have an online mail  order operation, 'SupplyLines', which produces the Legion's annual gift catalogue.
Veterans Affairs Canada
Court Service Website
Website giving information on how to obtain Probate Records.
The Second World War Experience Centre
The Centre was created to collect, document, preserve, exhibit and interpret the surviving material evidence and associated information of the men and women who participated in the Second World War in whatever capacity.
The National Ex-Prisoners of War Association
The Fovant Badges Society
Is dedicated to the preservation of unique military badges carved into the Fovant, Compton and Sutton Downs in Wiltshire, UK.
The Canadian Letters and Images Project
An archive of war related material focussing on the personal aspect of war.
The Thiepval Project
A project is underway to build a visitor and education centre on the site of the Battle of the Somme. It is hoped that the centre will provide educational and rest facilities for the 200,000 plus visitors to the area each year. The Commission is not involved in the project but has offered its Debt of Honour Register, thereby providing a tangible link for visitors to the centre with the Commission's work in the region. You can find out more about the centre by visiting the project web site.
The National Army Museum
The Royal Air Force Museum
The Commonwealth Institute
The Public Records Office
The Taiwan POW Camps Memorial Society
The American Battle Monuments Commission
War Graves In Britain A project to engage people in the care of Commonwealth War Graves throughout the UK.

Revised 15.04.04