May I suggest an area for those researching ancestors who fought in WW2 - this is rapidly becoming very popular, especially in the UK.
Totally agree with Paul on this one. Perhaps a heading of "Research Projects" or something similar would be an idea, Ski
I like Paul's idea and would also suggest having one on "Units" for people who have questions about a particular unit that served in WW2 and another one on "Fighter Aces" would I think be popular. Regards. Dick
It might also be worth considering a D-Day section for there is sure to be many threads on this in the coming months Also a 'Visiting the Battlefields' is a good option for people to meet up, ask for photo requests etc Ryan
That forum has now been setup. Hopefully more people will come in search of information of family or friends in the war.
I also like and endorse the ideas mentioned above - these are all areas that would add to the interest and 'marketability' of this site.
How about a "Looking for" topic, I have been given a name of my fathers squadron leader and maybe he's still alive. It would be interesting to find and talk to him.
Christina I take your point, but have to say it’s hopelessly impractical. Over the years and through to today, on W.W.II forums you find people posting questions along the lines of ”my father/uncle/grandfather was ‘X X’ and I wonder if anyone knew him?” While I understand the asking, what I don’t understand is how many people circa 80 years old are thought to be on the web, and of the very tiny amount who are, realistically there’s more chance of winning the lottery than finding one on a W.W.II web site who knew the person. Can you name everyone who was in your class? How about in your school – and how many students are there in the country at the moment, and I bet they just about all use the web? At the peak of conflict, the UK alone had some 5’120’000 people in service! Over 5 years of war something like double or treble that figure could have served at some point. If name, unit and approximate years of service are known, the most beneficial first port of call is usually that units Association and a request to have them mention your inquiry in their next newsletter. Almost all Associations have some form of web mention and if not, an Association in the same vein can usually help with contact information. If the person was killed in service during the war, they are very likely recorded on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site at http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/search.aspx No.9
There are also websites like http://www.servicepals.com/ Which are well publicised in things like the Legion Magazine.
