Mark Herber's War Memorial and genealogy page

Fellow of the Society of Genealogists; author of "Ancestral Trails". Working on war memorials in the UK and elsewhere and how they help research family history

[Mark Herber's War Memorial and genealogy page @MHwarmemorials]

I'm very pleased to announce that my enormous (and ever expanding) collection of military memorials and graves - many transcribed and indexed - is now online; the "Military Service Memorial Collection" is on FindmyPast's website - go have a look please!

[Mark Herber's War Memorial and genealogy page @MHwarmemorials]

The WW1 tablet for "officers and servants" of the Royal borough of Kensington - located on an outside wall of the Town Hall, on Hornton Street, Kensington, London W8.

[Mark Herber's War Memorial and genealogy page @MHwarmemorials]

Sorry I've been so quiet on here - been busy creating the Military Service Memorial collection on FindMyPast. About 105,000 photos of military memorials and graves now loaded and searchable - the name indexes already cover about 650,000 service personnel. Please do go take a look

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What a simple, yet delightful and moving memorial. A great find and lovely photo.

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War memorial plaque. West End Congregational Church, Haverhill, Suffolk. Commemorating Private Clifford Albert Brown of the Suffolk Regiment. Reported missing in France on 28th April 1917. First World War. #LestWeForget

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Sadly no names, but a beautiful cross for the dead of WW1 and WW2 outside the church of St James, Chawleigh in Devon. Almost 100,000 of my photos are now on @findmypast - in the Military Service Memorial Collection

[Mark Herber's War Memorial and genealogy page @MHwarmemorials]

Please have a look at my large collection of photos of memorials and graves on @Findmypast in the "Military Service Memorial Collection" - thousands of photos to see (you can browse them by a place search) and 600,000 names indexed already. Here are some from Romsey Abbey for you

[Mark Herber's War Memorial and genealogy page @MHwarmemorials]

After WW1, thousands of original battlefield crosses were brought back from France and Flanders as the IWGC (now the CWGC) created war cemeteries and gave soldiers a proper headstone. Here is one such cross, on display in All Saints church, Bishop Burton, East Yorkshire.

[Mark Herber's War Memorial and genealogy page @MHwarmemorials]

A very fine memorial - I also need some more time in Scotland!

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Mauchline war memorial. Mauchline, East Ayrshire. First and Second World Wars. #LestWeForget

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That is a gorgeous memorial - and beautifully photographed.

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Madley war memorial. The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Madley, Herefordshire. First and Second World Wars. #LestWeForget

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@jhjparker Wonderful - catch-up Wednesday or Thursday? (E-mail me if you are free then).

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New #Wiltshire records added...

👮 Police Officers Appointed
🩺 Great Western Railway Hospital Records
📍 Census Lists
🗺️ Settlement Examinations
📰 Swindon Advertiser Newspaper Notices 1854-1899
🗞️ Eight new newspaper titles and updates to 38
https://t.co/XKzM7J9kse

[Mark Herber's War Memorial and genealogy page @MHwarmemorials]

@jhjparker And hopefully has hostelries with the best wines known to humanity!

[Mark Herber's War Memorial and genealogy page @MHwarmemorials]

Why have Sky News people been mis-pronouncing Ontario so much recently. It is NOT pronounced Ont-R -rio. It is pronounced Ont-air-rio.

[Mark Herber's War Memorial and genealogy page @MHwarmemorials]

@jhjparker Julian!! How the devil are you? Great to hear from you. Will message you now.

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The grave of Mary Seacole in St Mary's (RC) cemetery at Kensal Green in London. Took these photos on Sunday; parts of the cemetery were so wet, lakes were forming. Two ducks were swimming about on one of them.

[Mark Herber's War Memorial and genealogy page @MHwarmemorials]

For those of you who like nice bookplates. I saw this one in a book on Sussex Genealogies.

[Mark Herber's War Memorial and genealogy page @MHwarmemorials]

Sorry been quiet - so busy! Four photos for you here - one of the great churches of the City of London, St Olave in Hart Street. The church of Samuel Pepys. It really is a "must visit" if you can.

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All ready for the oven - just 4 hours to cook it!

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What's your family's WW2 story? 🎖️

To help you find and commemorate untold, wartime family tales, we’ve made the 1939 Register FREE to explore until 4 November.

Start here 👇
https://t.co/i8nY9MjYOF

[Mark Herber's War Memorial and genealogy page @MHwarmemorials]

In addition to its other attractions, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London has fine memorials to those of its staff who died in WW1 and WW2