Research Sources
The illustrations below show some of the sources called upon when researching a soldier. Differing information is available for each soldier depending on the nationality and rank of the soldier, the efforts of WW2 bombers and the skills of a host of filing clerks and data inputers.
Commonwealth War Grave Certificate
Census Record
Burial Return
Medal Index Card
Brigade Diary
UK Battalion War Diary
Trench Map
Service Records
Soldiers Effects Receipts
Attestation Papers
Official Histories
Division Histories
Death Report
Battalion Histories
London Gazette Citation
Family History Society Photograph
Silver War Badge Certificate
Australian Red Cross Report
International Red Cross Return
Personal Diaries