The First World War Roll of Honour

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...
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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.1917 had been a very eventful year and it is no surprise that, for the Commonwealth forces at least, it had the highest casualty figure for the entire War. The final two months of the year was no less eventful than any other and, importantly, it marked the beginning of the final year of fighting before the armistice of November 1918 - not that this fact was known at the time. To the men in the trenches and the politicians at Westminster, the War was no closer to being won than at any time previously. The allied frontline was little more advanced than at the peak of 1915, and the Russian Empire was spiraling further into chaos, meaning that the Central Powers could assign more troops from the former Eastern Front to elsewhere on the Southern and Western Fronts once Russia capitulated in mid-December 1917.This twelfth 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 November to December 1917. 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, 43,096 names are included in this volume of the First World War Roll of Honour.