The original information about Thomas G Crotty came from the Myrtle Street Asylum memorial records. The application form for this war...

All the way through the First World War, every unit from battalion size upwards in the British Army kept a war diary - this included...

A quick post today to answer a question that was emailed to me - someone researching their family tree was confused why they were being...

Also known as No. 6 Hospital British Red Cross, Etaples, the hospital was funded by the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce (with a committee...

Liverpool Echo 5th January 1916 The gratifying announcement has been made that Miss Whitson, matron of the Liverpool Merchants' Mobile Hospital, now in France, has been mentioned in despatches. Liverpool Echo 5th Jan 1916 Liverpool Nurse Honoured

Liverpool Echo 21st June 1916 Seats for Conductors Women conductors on omnibuses and tramcars have already earned golden opinions from...

Liverpool Echo 21st June 1916 Miss L Dunbabin, of the Nursing Home, Balmoral-road, Fairfield, Liverpool, now sister-in-charge of the Hill...

Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury October 5th 1914 WITH THE COLOURS ROLL OF LOCAL OLD BOYS ON SERVICE The Old Birkonian Society is anxious to obtain the names and all particulars as to rank and regiment of all old boys of Birkenhead School who are serving in any branch of His Majesty[s Forces. Relatives are invited to communicate with the secretary, the School House, Birkenhead. Below is a list of some of the old boys of the Liverpool College, Lodge Lane, who are on active ser

I have wondered why there were Scottish and Irish Battalions of The King's Liverpool Regiment but no Welsh - considering the large Welsh...

The Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury, Saturday December 5th 1914 (page 8) LIVERPOOL SOLDIER’S FUNERAL IMPRESSIVE CEMETERY AT FORD In the...

Liverpool Echo 18th Feb 1915 LIVERPOOL SOLDIER INFORMATION WANTED OF A MISSING MAN From an advertisement on the front page of the “Echo”...

Something that caught my interest today was this mess of a Medal Roll Index Card. There is so much information here- but which bits are...

Identification There were 4 CWGC results for Robert Isherwood, one of them was in the King's Liverpool Regiment and the 'other...

Identification I made the assumption that if James Irvine had a middle name it would have been on the war memorial, so only counted...

Identification The CWGC database had 14 possible results for Thomas or T Hulme but no record of a Thomas M Hulme. I looked through the...

Identification There was only one Isaac Hilton in the CWGC records and he proved to be from Liverpool. Family Information Isaac Lucas...

Identification This one is a bit tenuous, I will be looking for more information to confirm it... There are no records of a Bertie L Hill...

Identification There were two CWGC entries for Percy H Harwood, both men were called Percy Harold but one was from Liverpool and the...

Identification. There was only one George J Harker in the CWGC database and he lived near St James’ Church so I am satisfied that it is...

Identification The fact that there were two Hamiltons on the memorial suggested that they were brothers and this helped in the...