Do you have ancestors who lost their lives during the Second World War? Explore this unique collection of images of fallen service personnel. From the records, you can view a photograph of your ancestor and you may be able to learn their service number, rank and regiment, and date of death, as well as their regiment.
Do you have ancestors who lost their lives during the Second World War? Explore this unique collection of images of fallen service personnel. From the records, you can view a photograph of your ancestor and you may be able to learn their service number, rank and regiment, and date of death, as well as their regiment.
Each record includes a transcript and original image. The amount of information in each record varies, you may be able to find a combination of the following:
First name(s)
Last name
Birth year
Soldier number
Rank
Death year
Death date
Regiment
Service
Vessel
Death place
Cause of death
Residence
Residence country
Faces Of The Fallen 1939-1945 is a unique collection featuring images of fallen service personnel from the Second World War.
The collection consists of over 1,000 photographic images of service personnel that were originally published in The War Illustrated magazine.
The photographs date from 1939 to 1945 and cover all branches of the British armed forces.
Begin your search broadly, start with only a first and last name and year range.
If needed, you can continue to edit your search by adding a service number or keyword.