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United Kingdom, War Memorials, 1914-1949

United Kingdom, War Memorials, 1914-1949

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This collection provides details on soldiers from the United Kingdom that died during the wars in the early to mid 20th century. During the First World War, alone, there was an average of over 450 British casualties per day. Information listed on these records may include: name, date of death or burial, burial place, and age at death. These records might also include rank, service and unit of the military as well as any honours earned during service.<br><br>The records primarily consist of soldiers from the First and Second World Wars with a few records from different wars. The number of British casualties was smaller in wars following World War II, and the number of records from other conflicts is consequently low. This collection content is copyright of the <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials" target="">Imperial War Museums</a> and the index is provided by MyHeritage free of charge as a beneficial service to the genealogy community.

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