Yahoo News Remembrance Sunday 2024: search First World War and Second World War casualties
The Royal Family will lead the nation in the Remembrance Sunday commemorations at the Cenotaph this weekend, with events held around Britain marking the anniversary of the end of the First World War. At precisely 11am, on November 11, 1918, the guns fell silent, and what was then known as the Great War came to an end.
The conflict had started on July 28, 1914, when - exactly one month after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip - Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. The ensuing four years saw over 16 million people perish in one of the deadliest conflicts in human history.
According to the phrase first coined by the British author HG Wells, it was supposed to be “the war that will end war”. But just over 20 years later, the peace enjoyed in Europe was shattered by the rise of Nazi Germany, which led to Britain declaring war following Hitler's army invasion of Poland.
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Countless soldiers paid the ultimate price during these two wars. Now, as the nation prepares to honour those who fell in conflicts worldwide, both past and present, our interactive tool allows you to search the full records of casualties from the First and Second World War.
You can search using any combination of first name or initial, surname, street, or town/city. There's no need to fill in all the boxes - fill as many or as few as you wish. This database allows you to, for instance, search for people bearing your name from your city, or simply see who died where you live.
However, be mindful that not all names will match a specific street, and using names will yield the most accurate results. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission generously provided the data, meticulously compiling this rich and detailed information over many years.
The Princess of Wales is to attend both the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph and the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall this weekend, Buckingham Palace has announced. It marks the next significant step in Kate’s gradual return to public royal duties as she prepares to join the King and the Prince of Wales to honour the nation’s war dead.
The announcement comes after William candidly spoke of how 2024 has been “brutal” and “probably been the hardest year in my life”, with both Kate and the King diagnosed with cancer. Kate, who revealed eight months ago she had an undisclosed form of the disease, will attend the annual Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday evening and then the national commemoration at the Cenotaph on Sunday. It will be the first time she has carried out two consecutive days of public official engagements since the start of the year.
The Queen’s attendance over the weekend will, however, be subject to medical advice nearer the time. Camilla, 77, is unwell with a chest infection and was forced to pull out of engagements earlier this week. She is still resting at her Wiltshire home Raymill.
