Friday, May 2, 2025

Findmypast Friday: Explore New Commonwealth War Graves Records

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Explore new Commonwealth War Graves records

We've added a trio of Commonwealth war grave records to our collection this week, with additions from Germany, Greece and Cyprus.

Our newest records offer an important insight into the sacrifices made by military ancestors during the Second World War, featuring both images and transcriptions for you to explore. We've also added six new titles to the newspaper archive, with over 55,000 new pages to explore.

Germany, Commonwealth War Graves and Monumental Inscriptions

If your ancestor died in Germany during the Second World War, their grave or memorial may be featured within these 2,474 images and transcriptions.

Cyprus, Monumental Inscriptions

The 2,178 records in this new collection reveal Second World War war heroes who are commemorated in Cyprus.

Greece, Commonwealth War Graves and Monumental Inscriptions

To round off our trio of Commonwealth military additions, there are 1,561 grave and monumental inscription records from Greece.

New newspaper pages from Dundee to Dudley

We added 55,867 newspaper pages this week, including six new titles and 32 existing publications that have been updated.

New titles

  • Hunts Guardian from 1871-1872 and 1874-1884
  • Leeds Daily News from 1889 and 1898
  • Lytham Times from 1870, 1880-1888, 1900-1909, 1920-1929 and 1932-1949
  • Norwood Press and Dulwich Advertiser from 1918-1929
  • Oldham Chronicle from 1873 and 1897
  • South Durham Herald from 1883-1891

Updated titles

  • Banffshire Journal, 1948-1949
  • Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser, 1895, 1900-1901, 1904 and 1908
  • Bexhill-on-Sea Observer, 1995
  • Bridgnorth Journal, 1998
  • Brighton Gazette, 1914-1917
  • Buxton Herald, 1891 and 1948
  • Canterbury Journal, 1913-1919
  • Crystal Palace District Times & Advertiser, 1896
  • Cumberland and Westmorland Advertiser, and Penrith Literary Chronicle, 1882, 1884-1886 and 1897
  • Dudley & District Chronicle, 1994
  • Dundee Weekly News, 2002
  • Isle of Man Daily Times, 1964-1965
  • Kilkenny Moderator, 1904 and 1907
  • Leicester Chronicle, 1923
  • Louth and North Lincolnshire Advertiser, 1889-1896, 1899-1903, 1915-1919, 1926-1938, 1951 and 1953-1957
  • Lurgan Mail, 1985
  • Midland Counties Express, 1870, 1875, 1877, 1889 and 1899
  • Montgomery County Times and Shropshire and Mid-Wales Advertiser, 1920-1921
  • Perthshire Courier, 1927-1928
  • Prestatyn Weekly, 1938-1939
  • Sandwell Chronicle, 1994, 1998
  • Scarborough Mercury, 1856, 1874, 1878 and 1889
  • Scunthorpe Star, 1987
  • Shoreditch Observer, 1870-1875
  • Shoreham Herald, 1992
  • Tenbury Wells Advertiser, 1818, 1913 and 1915-1917
  • Trinidad Royal Gazette, 1900-1903
  • Waterford Standard, 1912-1917, 1919 and 1927
  • Whitehaven Advertiser and Cleator Moor and Egremont Observer 1891, 1910-1911 and 1913-1914
  • Whitehaven News, 1882, 1886-1888, 1902-1910, 1912 and 1915-1918
  • Wolverton Express, 1965
  • Workington Star, 1916, 1918
More on this topic:     military records  Historical newspapers
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