The First World War Roll of Honour: Volume Seventeen: October - 11th November 1918 (Volume 17)

The 17-volume ‘First World War Roll of Honour’ is a commemorative series of books to remember all the military and civilian casualties of the UK, Commonwealth and former Empire nations who lost their lives during the First World War for the respective time period covered by each volume. Each entry lists, where known and recorded, the name, rank, service number, date of death and unit (or for civilian casualties, name, date of death, cause of death and age). The books are set out by Nation of Service, Military Branch then by Regiment. In some instances only initials are given for first names where full names were not known/recorded in the original sources. Officers were not issued service numbers. In just 4 years, 3 months and 1 week, the world had changed. Over 37 million people had been killed or wounded across the world. Empires had collapsed, new powers had risen. Peace had at last fallen across most of the world. For the United Kingdom and Ireland, almost every town, village and parish had lost men, women or children during the fighting. In fact, there were only fifty-three parishes across England and Wales where all servicemen and women returned. For Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, there was not a single community that shared the fortune of these 53 'Thankful Villages'. This seventeenth book in the First World War Roll of Honour series covers the casualties attributable directly to the War (including those killed in action, died of wounds, illness or other means) for all nations of the British Empire and Commonwealth during October to 11th November 1918. It also lists members of the Merchant Navy and the known civilian casualties caused as a direct result of enemy action that are not commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. In total, 58,246 names are included in this volume of the First World War Roll of Honour.