Sons of Galloway :: Useful Links

Useful Web sites and services

WW1 soldier research

Great War Discovery - my fee-based service for researching First World War soldiers

King's Own Scottish Borderers

Scottish Memorials

The Scottish War Memorials Project - archiving and discussing the many War Memorials of Scotland
The Scottish War Graves Project - the graves of military personnel (all nationalities) buried or commemorated in cemeteries and burial grounds within Scotland, covering all periods of history

Registers of The Fallen

Commonwealth War Graves Commission's 'Debt of Honour Register' - lists the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died during the two world wars and the 23,000 cemeteries and memorials where they are commemorated
Geoff's 1914-21 Search Engine - a very powerful tool for searching the CWGC database
Scottish National War Memorial - commemorates casualties in WW1, WW2 and the campaigns since 1945
Roll of Honour - Wigtownshire
Roll of Honour - Dumfriesshire
Wigtownshire Pages - military links within

British resources

National Archives' Medal Index Cards - nearest equivalent to a British Army nominal roll
The Long, Long Trail - a comprehensive guide to the British Army in WW1
The Regimental Warpath 1914-1918 - also contains information on Dominion forces
The Western Front Association - long-established historical interest group
Scottish Military Research Group - for those with an interest in the military history of Scotland
Army Service Numbers 1881-1918 - Paul Nixon's highly informative blog on the issuing of British army service numbers and the many peculiarities of the systems employed
First World War.com - an overview of the Great War

Australian resources

New Zealand resources

Canadian resources

Scotland/International

Dumfries and Galloway

Built to order

Orange House Design Ltd - Sons of Galloway is one example of their work
(fee-based service)