World War I: The Great War » People: Ethnicities, Nations, and Families

Canadian War Brides of the First World War

Information about the War Brides who came to Canada after WWI.

Edgars from Australia killed in the First World War

Details of members of the EDGAR family from Australia killed in the First World War.

EDGARS from Canada killed in WW1

Details on members of the EDGAR family from Canada killed during the First World War.
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EDGARs from Ireland Killed During WW1

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EDGARs from New Zealand killed in WW1

Details of the members of the EDGAR family from New Zealand killed in the First World War.
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Edith Cavell - A Norfolk Heroine 1865-1915

Fron the Western Front to Salonika

Research into my grandfather's service with the British 27th Division during the First World War. Herbert HALLIDAY served with the Royal Field Artillery on the Western Front and Salonika. He was gassed at Ypres in 1915 and contracted malaria while serving in Macedonia.

Genealogy Roots Blog: World War I Draft Registration Cards of Famous, Infamous, and Interesting People

Article about the draft cards of George Gershwin, Fred Astaire, Joseph Patrick Kennedy (father of JFK), Al Capone, Duke Ellington and Harry Houdini.

Index of Doctors in Scotland During The First World War

The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) was the headquarters for the Scottish Medical Service Emergency Committee who controlled the enrollment of doctors in Scotland during the First World War. They sent out forms to all medical practitioners across Scotland between December 1915 and 1919 and this index contains information transcribed from these forms.

Kitchener's 100

100 physicians who volunteered early 1915 to serve with Field Marshal Lord Kitchener's British Armies. They left from Australia but included a couple from Britain and New Zealand. 100 surnames, their ancestries and children, see website for further details.

Leonard Patrick Murphy in WW1

Leonard Patrick Murphy in the Veterinary Corps in WW1.

Lest We Forget I

An entire web site of Military Personnel, 103 from my family tree spanning World War I. Service records, war memorials, heaps of external links involving: American, Australian, British, Canadian, Army, Navy, Air Force, a future Prime Minister and Generals. Each individual is linked to Ancestry.com/Roots web where you can see where he or she came from, before conflict or enlisting.

The Thin Blue Line

History of the men from the six constituent Sussex Police Forces who fought in the Great War. Includes biographies of some of the men.

We Will Remember Them - WWI

Commemorating ancestors who were involved in World War 1, including: Private 602, Edward Samuel BRIDGEMENT (Australia); Rifleman 17/1344, Herbert McWILLIAMS (Ireland); and Private 7395, Robert P MULHOLLAND (Ireland).

World War I Through the Lens of one Private's Camera

John E. Schroeder's photo Diary of World War I documenting from his enlistment in late in 1917 through the end of the war, the early occupation of Germany and his return to the USA. Many of his fellow soldiers are named on this site.

WW1 Letters - First Person Accounts and Primary Source Documents

WWI Letters

This site has actual letters written during WWI, with photos and other information also. It also links to WWII Letters, and Vietnam War Letters. Great for finding out what Grandpa went through during the war.