Useful Web sites and services
WW1
King's Own Scottish Borderers
- King's Own Scottish Borderers Museum
- Access to Archives - historical Records of the 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, memorials and other locations worldwide where they are commemorated. Also contains details of the 67,000 Commonwealth civilians who died as a result of enemy action in WW2
- Geoff's 1914-21 Search Engine - a very powerful tool for searching the CWGC database. Unfortunately, as a consequence of the short-sighted attitude of the CWGC, the days of this impressive search facility are numbered. Therefore, I encourage you to make the most of it and acknowledge Geoff Sullivan's selfless work while you can!!
- Scottish National War Memorial - commemorates casualties in WW1, WW2 and the campaigns since 1945
- Roll of Honour - Wigtownshire
- Roll of Honour - Dumfriesshire
- Wigtownshire Pages - Lest We Forget
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 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
- Australian War Memorial, includes:
- National Archives of Australia RecordSearch
- Australian Imperial Force in WW1
New Zealand resources
- Archives New Zealand
- Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database
- New Zealand Expeditionary Force in WW1
Canadian resources
- Soldiers of the First World War database
- War diaries of the First World War
- Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group
- Canadian Great War Project
Family history
Scotland/International
- ScotlandsPeople (pay-per-view service)
- FamilySearch IGI
- GENUKI: Scotland
Dumfries and Galloway
- Dumfries and Galloway Family History Society
- Imchad Ancestry (knowledgeable & reliable, fee-based research service)
- Rootsweb Scottish Page
- The Wigtownshire Pages
Web site design
Built to order
- Orange House Design Ltd - Sons of Galloway is one example of their work
(fee-based service)