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From: Alayne and Glen Jenkins <>
Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] WWI gold star mothers
Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 20:05:03 +0100 (BST)
In-Reply-To: <20030802210253.67894.qmail@web13504.mail.yahoo.com>


Alaine and Bill

To my knowledge there is no comparable organisation as
Gold Star Mothers in the UK.

There is of course the Commonwealth War Graves
Commission that has a Web memorium to those who died
in WW1 etc and the Stewart boys would be remembered
here.
http://www.cwgc.org/
This however is comparable with ABMC Dead in the USA
at
http://www.abmc.gov/abmc4.htm

More information on the Gold and Blue Star Mothers can
be found on
http://www.homeofheroes.com/hallofheroes/1st_floor/flag/1bfb_disp9b.html

It would be nice to think that women in the UK could
start perhaps a similar site on the web. I am
therefore not suggesting Bill take up the cudgels.

Hope this helps

Glen Jenkins
Swansea
Wales


--- Alaine Keisling <> wrote:
> Bill,
>
> It is definitely an extraordinary loss, but
> different
> databases are developed for different reasons and
> this
> particular database is for American WWI gold star
> mothers & wives who were sent to Europe to see their
> sons'/husbands' graves by the US govt.
>
> Your great aunt wasn't living in the states and
> apparently from what you've said her sons were
> brought
> home to Leeds for burial, so there'd be no reason
> for
> information on her to appear in this particualr
> database.
>
> Undoubtedly there are databases for British WWI gold
> star mothers, but I'm not familiar with them.
> Perhaps
> Glen or someone else from Britain may have a
> suggestion for you, or, do you belong to any
> Bristish
> lists that you might ask?
>
> Alaine
>
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