REGISTER OF ESSEX RELATED DEAD OF WORLD WAR II (ROERDOWW2)

UPDATE 13 Jun 2002
Richard Goring: I have now updated the on-line name index, which as of yesterday has 9.010 entries.  Again, almost all the new names are civilian air raid victims, many from the western side of the old County, in areas that fall within or are adjacent to EoLFHS territory - such as Barking, Dagenham, Hornchurch, Chingford and Chigwell."

UPDATE 1 Dec 2001
Richard Goring: "I have today updated the on-line name index, now includes the civilian air raid casualties from East Ham and West Ham County Boroughs (so all the 'little districts' such as Manor Park, Custom House, Forest Gate, etc. are in there), plus Barking Borough.  That has added about 2,000 names and the on-line index now has 8,149 entries (including a small number of aliases and probable duplicates, but there should certainly be more than 8,000 individuals there)."

A database - still far from complete but continually enlarging - of people whose death was attributable to the Second World War and who have some kind of connection with the county of Essex.  It includes British, Commonwealth, other allied and even axis servicemen and women, merchant marine and civilian air raid victims and internees.  'Essex' means the old county east of the River Lea, so includes much EoLFHS territory (and skies above and coastal waters).   'Related' means a connection by virtue of birth, death or burial, residence, education or employment at any time in Essex, service in the Essex Regiment or units derived from the Regiment and Essex Yeomanry, last flight/voyage from an Essex base, and any other 'connection' I consider acceptable.

There is a regularly updated index of names, ranks and death dates on my website (homepage www.goring1941.freeserve.co.uk).   Find an entry (or several) of interest and e-mail me at richard@goring1941.freeserve.co.uk for the full database record.  Records vary between just a name on a war memorial to considerable detail of next-of-kin, pre-war education and employment, circumstances of death, etc.

There's no charge for the service (but donations to support the work are welcome!).  Information input is very welcome - as this is written in Oct 2001 I have just begun inputting East and West Ham civilian air raid victims and need details of 'incidents', burial places, etc. to flesh them out, along with any service personnel casualties in YOUR family.

Richard Goring Oct 2001