War memorial research in South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire Council has a series of useful webpages dedicated to documenting the many museums, important collections. heritage sites and projects within this region, see here for details.
However, as we approach Remembrance Sunday, you may be interested to know that the names of over 1500 local people who lost their lives in both World Wars are recorded on more than 62 war memorials across South Gloucestershire.
Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund you can find out the history of individuals and their families on a special war memorial page as well as information on regiments and medals awarded and an image of each memorial. Alternatively, you can view or download this document on war memorials in South Gloucestershire.