The Forum has assembled a national network of volunteers who are willing to take photographs in their locality for fellow members. This is an invaluable resource for anyone whose research projects have strayed beyond their own immediate vicinity, such as the national and international projects listed in this section.

The original thread can be found here in the Photo and Document Requests Forum.

Most areas of the UK are covered, but don't let that deter you from offering your services, as it it useful to have several volunteers in each county to reduce travelling times etc.

Also, we have begun to stray beyond the UK, and it would be good to make this a truly international resource to reflect the world war and our own international membership. This is the current list, updated from the original thread. If anyone would like to be removed or added, please let me know, and I'll update it accordingly.

If requesting photographs, please send a private message or e-mail to the appropriate volunteer. Contacting a member can be done via the Members button immediately below the Remembering Today feature at the top right of the screen.

United Kingdom
England

Bedfordshire - gen wizard
Berkshire - Matt Dixon; gen wizard
Birmingham - Matt Dixon
Bristol - JRF; Eviltaxman; Andrew Ross
Buckinghamshire - Brian & Lesley Talmer
Buckinghamshire Milton Keynes area - Brian Curragh
Cambridge - gem22;
Cambridgeshire - Cambridge/Ely - Hangleton; North (Wisbech/March area) -chrisharley9; East Cambs - Joatmon
Peterborough area - Charger
Cheshire - Dragon; North - John Hartley
Cleveland - Fellop
Cornwall - Jim Strawbridge; West- (Lizard/Penzance/Falmouth) - John Milner; Andrew Ross; North Cornwall - Shawn Dymond
Coventry - Terry Reeves
Cumbria - (Carlisle area) - Galatea
Derby and The Peak District - Chris Caul
Devon - south - Jim Strawbridge; Andrew Ross; West/North Devon - Shawn Dymond
Dorset east - Marc Thompson; west - Jim Strawbridge
Durham - Fellop
Essex - Stiletto; west - Terry Egalton; north - Tamarin
Gloucestershire - Simon Fielding; south - JRF; Andrew Ross; south Gloucs - John Belcher
Hampshire south east, & Portsmouth - Keith Roberts; ian rogers
Hampshire central & SW - Marc Thompson; south east - Jolly Jack
Hampshire - south and east - Rosemary Clarke;
Hampshire - Isle of Wight - T8HANTS
Hampshire /Surrey border area (Aldershot, Farnborough, Deepcut, Pirbright and Brookwood) – delta
Hampshire/Wilts area (Andover, Tidowth, Bulford). delta
Herefordshire - March1918
Hertford - Cockney Tone
Kent - Jonathan Saunders (Signals)
Kent -Dartford to Herne Bay - Michael
Kent -Tunbridge Wells area - Terry Denham
Kent -Medway Towns - John Reed
Kent -Canterbury / Ashford / Tenterden - Gary Sansom
Kent -Dover/Folkestone/Ramsgate – Robbie
Kent West - Hambo
Lancashire - east - Andy Fitton; Matthew
Burnley, Nelson & Colne - Croonaert
Lancashire -south - John Hartley; Ste
St Helens district - john reed
Lancashire - Roxy
Leicestershire - Bogarcher
Lincolnshire north - Chris; Lincoln - Graham McAdam
Lincolnshire North East – TcM59
Lincolnshire south- Langleybaston1914; Charger; Grantham- Scott Henderson;
Liverpool & Merseyside - Ste
London east - Terry Egalton; Tower Hill - sparky
London central - Stu;
London Leyton - Cockney Tone
London Lewisham/Deptford/Brockley - Deptfordboy
London mid and west - Myrtle; Trenchwalker; south west Ice tiger
London Sutton area - Alan Seymour
Manchester – Dragon
Merseyside - Roxy
Middlesex – Trenchwalker; MIDMED
Norfolk - Ypresman; South West Norfolk - Joatmon North West Suffolk
Northampton - Kate and Martin Wills
Northamptonshire North – Charger
North Staffordshire – Kevinaka1888
Nottingham - jayne w
Nottinghamshire east -Graham McAdam
Oxfordshire - gen wizard
Rutland - Keith
Shropshire - Steven
Somerset - north - JRF, Martyn Gibson; west - Jim Strawbridge
Somerset and Bristol – Andrew Ross; Bath and East Somerset - Magic Rat; north Somerset - John Belcher
Staffordshire - Steven; Roy Evans (Cannock and Wolverhampton);
Suffolk - Ypresman; (south) Tamarin; North West Suffolk - Joatmon; south east - sparky
Surrey - Wallington, Mitcham, Sutton, Cheam, Carshalton areas - Gavin H
Surrey - Guildford, Godalming, Horsham and Dorking areas Le Treport
Sussex East - Terry Denham; Salientpoints; Hambo
Sussex - Chichester and South West - Rosemary Clarke
Sussex mid - Alan Seymour
Sussex West - Alibee; Jolly Jack; Hambo; Worthing area - Nick Flynn
Sussex South East - Digger
Sussex north east - Sparky; north - Ice Tiger
Warwickshire - Terry Reeves; Matt Dixon
Walsall - psm
West Midlands - Matt Dixon; Steven; Graeme Fisher; psm
Wiltshire - Simon Fielding, gen wizard, Michelle Young; Andrew Ross; (NW)- Martyn Gibson; Swindon area - Grantowi; north - John Belcher
Wolverhampton - Roy Evans
Worcestershire - Simon Fielding; (North) Graeme Fisher
York - channelhopper
Yorkshire South - Graham McAdam
Yorkshire Calderdale region - Rob Hamilton
Yorkshire - Fellop; Hull-Colin12
Yorkshire North, esp. Ripon area - Peter Johnson; Andy Fitton

WALES

Wales (Mid) - Myrtle
Wales (north coast) - Andrew Hesketh
Wales (Mid) - Burlington
Wales (South) bernardmcilwaine; Andrew Ross
Pembrokeshire - jay dubya

SCOTLAND

Scotland (central) - Malcolm
Aberdeenshire - Danny; jimmyjames
Airdrie - Ice Tiger
Angus - Black Watch
Ayrshire - James Brown
Berwickshire - Douglass
Borders - Derek Robertson
Dumfies & Galloway (to Peebles) - Galatea
Edinburgh area- Malcolm; Danny; Brownag
Fife - 9th Black Watch
Helensburgh - Malcolm
Isle of Luing- Ice Tiger
Lanarkshire - AB64
Moray, Inverness and Ross - AthollHighlander
Shetland Islands – Rowly

....
NORTHERN IRELAND & REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Armagh - Peter M
Belfast - MarkinBelfast
Ulster north coast - Bigalni
Dublin and east coast - Stephenh
Clare and Limerick – curranl
Cork - Sean
Galway, Limerick and Clare - Morval Ross
Tipperary – museumtom
West Mayo & Connemara – Nigel
.....

AUSTRALIA
SE Queensland and Canberra - green acorn
Sydney and NSW; Melbourne - Dave Murphy

CANADA
Greater Toronto Area - Laughton
Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC. - Sidney Allinson.

BEGIUM
Wevelgem, Kortrijk, Menin - arneken

EGYPT
telaw

FRANCE
Verdun/Argonne - Christina Holstein
Compiegne / south Picardy - TD60

GERMANY
Rhein-Main area of Hessen - Tim Godden
North Rhine-Westphalia (CWGC Cologne Southern Cemetery in particular) - Egypt

GREECE Salonika front
apwright

INDIA
Paul Nixon

MALTA
Wayne Saillard

MALAYSIA / SINGAPORE
neutrino

SPAIN
Huelva area - JimRoyall

TURKEY
Gallipoli - The Plummed Goose

UNITED STATES
Maine, New Hampshire & northern/eastern Massachusetts - JMcCulloch
Virginia; Maryland, and Washington, DC – Andigger
New York - jdajd
New Jersey - jdajd
Illinois and probably bits of Missouri, Indiana and Wisconsin - 4thGordons

Kate, thanks for drawing attention to this.

Is there any possibility of some sort of organisation of the information shared in this thread? I mean, perhaps initially a simple list of areas (maybe by county) with the Forum ID names of the volunteers listed. Or a map of the UK (or even Europe or.. ) divided into areas which you'd click on and it would give you a list of people in that region? Or, preferably, a link to a database which would be inaccessible to non-registered users (as not everyone wishes to highlight their location publicly on the Internet) giving names and locality?

Or something better and more imaginative than this non-geek can think of!

And, to show that I'm not intent on creating work for other people, I'd volunteer to share in the input of data into such a resource.


Gwyn

Ah, I posted while you were amending your post! I'm still mildly concerned about highlighting people's locations so visibly. Lost in a thread is one thing, or on a profile not visible to non-members...

Kate ... you seem to have Kent pretty well wrapped up but I am happy to act as a back-up or last resort in the Garden of England.

Jon

A bit further afield but if any one should need something from Rhein-Main area of Hessen, Germany I will see what I can do. Although, it is not as common to find war memorials and things so whilst I will always look I may not find anything in particular. However, should anyone have any request for the area I will see what I can do.

All the best,

Tim

Happy to cover Surrey if you need someone.
Ian

Brian and I will cover Buckinghamshire
regards
Lesley

If it stops raining i will do what i can in West Mayo and Connamara

Count me in for bits of the West Midlands and north Worcestershire.

Graeme

Sorry about this, but due to various personal projects and other committments, I'll be unable to cover East Lancs for a few months now.

However, if anyone wants anything photographing in the Burnley, Nelson or Colne area of Lancashire, I'll be able to do this as my own projects (and life, and job!) take me to these areas anyway.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Dave.

Jumping the pond, I can cover the DC, Virginia area.... Pershing, Wilson's graves, Arlington Cemetary..... other odd things.......

Andy

I'm happy to do Lincoln and around, but it must be a long time since I volunteered to do Nottingham. Would you change that to East Notts - I don't often go to Nottingham itself. Thanks & a bit sorry!

Can I add that working in Westminster, the following are within walking distance of my office:

The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior (But you have to pay to go into Westminster Abbey now!!)

The Cenotaph

The Monument to Edith Cavell in Chandos Square

The Crimea War Memorial in Pall Mall

The Royal Artillery Monument in the Mall

The Statue of Field Marshall Haig in Whitehall

Siegfried Sassoon's house in Tufton Street

Plus Monty, Slim and Allenby at the back of the MOD Building in Whitehall.

If anyone has any interest please let me know.

Ian

I live in the west of Cornwall, Helston, so could do the Lizard, Penzance, Falmouth areas.

John Milner

I can cover counties Clare and Limerick in Ireland. I don't think there is much in either, but if someone turns up something, I'll get a photo for them.

Regards,

Liam.

Areas seem to be generally covered but am happy to assist with Hampshire (south and east) and Sussex (south-west) ie Chichester and surrounds, if needed.

Rosemary

More than happy to add my name to North/West Wiltshire/North Somerset

Martyn

I dont think i have seen any CWGC graves around my area, but no doubt somebody will tell me there are, but what there are plenty are monuments in the sites where battles took place and plenty of 1916 type IRA graves around here, also if any body is researching that stuff, my neighbours house has a plaque on it saying it was destroyed by the Black + Tans, i am sure there must be plenty of that stuff knocking around here as well. If you want just let me know, and i shall get my underwater camera out and take some pics.

... so what is the plaque attached to ....... ?

Sorry Martin, after the war the British goverment payed compensation to the Irish who had suffered at the hands of the Black+Tans so they payed for it to be rebuilt. But the owners decided to do his family tree about 25 years ago and he got the plaque from somewhere, whether he had it made or found it in the barn i dont know. He is dead now but his wife and son are still there

Happy to cover Fife if anyone's after a photograph of a grave/memorial or a copy of an obituary.

Derek

Happy to cover Tipperary for ye.
Its a long way y'know.
Tom

I can cover Morayshire,Inverness shire,Ross shire and even beyond, if needs arise, though preferrably in the summer months..

Atholl

I'm will to cover North Cambs (Wisbech & March)

All The Best

Chris

I am happy to help in the York and surrounding area

Peter

just a wee bit farther away, but a useful resource nonetheless


http://www.cdli.ca/monuments/index.htm

VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA.
This is to volunteer to provide members with military/family-related photographs in the area of Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC.
-- Sidney Allinson.

I'll volunteer to do Nottingham if no-one else has.

Jayne

If anyone is interested in War Memorials in Australia - check out the brilliant website "War Memorials in Australia" www.skp.com.au/memorials/

This site currently has photographs & 'lists of names recorded on' 781 memorials throughout Australia - and volunteers are still helping Michael, the site owner, to photograph & 'transcribe the names on' the other 5,346 he already has indexed - and any others they may discover.

Cheers, Frev.

I can do most of the Berwickshire areas in Scotland.
just thought i would ask, is there a memorial to the Cameronians( Scottish Rifles) at the Somme?
even more daring is anyone going to the Thiepval memorial? i wouldnt mind a photograph of a relatives inscription on the memorial,
Robert John Steel, Killed in action 29/20/1916, pier + faceD
will pay for any photographic pictures
Douglass

I can offer to do the Verdun/Argonne areas but it might be a bit irregular. Full-time work cuts into battlefield time these days.

Christina

I'll volunteer to do the Scottish Borders. (Gods country )

Hi

The isle of Wight will be my parish, work permitting. Gareth

be happy to do middlesex and anywear in london i can get to with a travel card

Add me to the Wiltshire section, although a huge county, I cover a fair bit carting the family around various sporting events. Hopefully if I have been very good, Santa will be bringing me a digital camera, so things will be easier then.

India. But I can't guarantee to cover all of it!

Yep, I'm up for Carlisle (The Border Regiment), Dumfries and Galloway (KOSB) and could stretch to The Royal Scots (Peebles).

Please, just ask, may take some time but its better than watching the 'X Factor'.

If anyone needs pictures from NE Wales - ie Wrexham, Flintshire or Denbighshire, I'm very happy to oblige,
Richard

MarkinBelfast,

Check your inbox

Les.

Will do N.E. Derbyshire and N. Notts

Cliff.

I have the full details of the Peebles Memorial on cdRom.
Aye
Malcolm

I'm available for North Lincolnshire and Lincoln for all possible subjects ie War Graves, Family History, Monuments, Buildings, Airfields etc etc.

Roop

You now have the Shetland Islands covered.

I am in Ypres, and the Somme, a few months from April, but live in the Shetland Islands

Colin R..........

I live in Huelva Spain.

i have 3000 photos of war memorials/plaques from gwent,breckonshire,glouc and other areas of wales if they are any help,bernard

Dear Kate,

This is a rather old subject but I would like to inform you that I am volunteer for Gallipoli ...

cheers

eric

I am happy to try help with anything in Lanarkshire.

Alistair

Hi Kate,
I know CurranL has this covered but i am happy to assist in any counties limerick, Galway and Clare in Ireland.

Regards


Ross.

Just bringing this to the top again as a reminder to all members of the offers to help from some of your Forum Pals.

John

I'm happy to help out in the NW of England. Merseyside and Lancashire are easiest but if it gets me away from the hoover, I'll go nearly anywhere!!

I've just discovered that there are 20 graves in Formby (about half Great War) that I'm going to have a look at this week end.

There is also an interesting memorial to officers of 12 King's returned to Formby from France. I've already put the photos in the gallery.

Roxy

I can assist with the Hampshire /Surrey border area (Aldershot, Farnborough, Deepcut, Pirbright and Brookwood) and also happy to assist in the Hampshire/Wilts area (Andover, Tidowth, Bulford). However I am aware that there is a whole society linked ot his subject

Will log off now, head home and find out the details

Stephen