Most British families had members who served in the Armed Forces during the First and Second World Wars. Sadly many perished in the line of duty. Now, with the computerisation of the casualty lists, we are at last able to easily access information about them.

During the Great War of 1914-1918 Britain's Regular Army, tiny by European standards, was supplemented initially by Reservists and the Territorials. Kitchener's volunteers were rapidly trained and joined their chums in fighting the War. By 1916 it was necessary to introduce Conscription to make up numbers. The casualty lists continued to grow at an alarming rate largely because of the very nature of trench warfare. Modern military innovations and communications simply did not exist and the War developed into one of attrition and, in consequence, massive fatal casualties that averaged around 450 per day in the British Army. Our military casualties in the Second World War were considerably less but nevertheless each one was a tragic loss to their loved ones.

By using the various elements of Military-Genealogy.com it is now possible to find information on most of those from Britain who died in military service in both World Wars. Additionally, over 100,000 particulars of those who served are now available to view in the form of the National Roll of the Great War. In total, over one million records can now be viewed on a pay per view basis on this site.