Yahoo News Search the full records of casualties from the First and Second World Wars using our interactive guide
106 years ago at precisely 11am, the guns fell silent and the Great War came to an end.
Starting on July 28, 1914, the conflict was 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.
Over 16 million people perished over the ensuing four years 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”.
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But just over 20 years later, when it ended on November 11, 1918 - the peace enjoyed in Europe was shattered. The rise of Nazi Germany caused this, leading led to Britain declaring war following Hitler's army invasion of Poland.
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.
