The illustrations below show some of the sources called upon when researching a soldier. Differing information is available for each soldier depending on the nationality and rank of the soldier, the efforts of WW2 bombers and the skills of a host of filing clerks and data inputers.
Commonwealth War Grave Certificate
Census Record
CWGC Concentration Report
Medal Index Card
UK Brigade War Diary
UK Battalion War Diary
Trench Map
Service Records
Soldier’s Effects Receipts
Attestation Papers
Official Histories
Division Histories
Death Report
Battalion Histories
London Gazette Citations
Family History Society Photograph
Silver War Badge Certificate
Australian Red CRoss Record
International Red Cross Records
Personal Diaries