TheGenealogist announces the release of a collection of service records, rolls of honour, and books of remembrance from schools, places, and institutions in the UK.
The records offer information on over 25,000 individuals, detailing service histories of soldiers, portraits, schooling, and family connections. They include details of those killed or wounded in action.
Compilations included in the release are:
Birmingham, Service Record of King Edward School 1914-1919
Whitgift Grammar School, The Book of Remembrance 1914-1919
Memorials of Rugbeians Who Fell in the Great War, Volumes II, III, V, VI
A Book of Remembrance of Old Boys and Masters of Watford Grammar School who Served in the Great War, 1914-1918
Shrewsbury School, Roll of Service, 1914-1918
Portsmouth and the Great War
Swindon’s War Record 1914-1918
The Clan MacRae Roll in the Great War – Unveiling of Memorial Supplement
7th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Officers and Men Who Fell During the Great War
London County Council Record of Service in the Great War, 1914-1918
Phoenix Assurance Company, Ltd. – War Service List, 1914-1919
Additionally, the release includes two publications that provide more context to the conflict, with stories and illustrations of battles and heroic deeds: Children’s Story of the War and, Deeds that Thrill the Empire.