The organisers of the Irish one day conference tell us that the event is only a month away and ask if you are hoping to attend but have not booked yet would you please do so as they need to inform the caterers by the 23rd of September three weeks away of the number attending for the buffet lunch. 

The programme is an excellent one this year, with Maggie Loughran who unfortunately had to cancel giving her talk at the last conference. Her talk “Researching Pre-1865 records” will no doubt help many who have “brick walls” to knock down. 

This year for the first time we’ll be looking at Northern Ireland records, Chris Paton will be talking about PRONI records. How to access them and what is available. 

Maggie, Chris and our local Irish expert Brenda are on the panel of experts so do remember to bring your questions with you. 

To book on line on the society’s webpage: Go to the LFHHS main webpage, under the photography are a number of buttons press the shop button. On the shop page look down the left hand column under categories you will find a heading called Events (3). Click on this heading which will take you to the events booking page. 

Or Contact Marian Crossley Tele: 012570268311, email: [email protected] and ask her to send you a booking form. 
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The records of over 1.1 million casualties sustained by the British Army during the Second World War have been published online at Findmypast.

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Released in association with The National Archives to coincide with the 77th anniversary of Britain’s entry into the war, the British Army casualty lists 1939-1945 record the details of officers, nurses, and other ranks who were reported as killed in action, dead as a result of illness or accident, missing, or taken as a prisoner of war.


The records are comprised of daily lists prepared by the War Office. Each list covers the various expeditionary forces serving in different locations such as The Western Desert, Malaya, Italy, Greece or France, and also cover those killed or injured at home or at overseas stations outside theatres of war. In some cases, the lists also recorded casualties suffered at sea when transport ships were attacked by enemy vessels.
The records consist of fully searchable transcripts and scanned colour images of the original documents. Each entry lists the person’s name, rank, service number, regiment, status, and previous theatre of war. The image may also provide additional information such as a date of death or a notation on their previous status.