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The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

The "Debt of Honour Register" is the Commission's database listing the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died during the two world wars and the 23,000 cemeteries, memorials and other locations world-wide where they are commemorated. The register can also be searched for details of the 67,000 Commonwealth civilians who died as a result of enemy action in the Second World War.



"We can truly say that the whole circuit of the earth is girdled with the graves of our dead... and, in the course of my pilgrimage, I have many times asked myself whether there can be more potent advocates of peace upon earth through the years to come, than this massed multitude of silent witnesses to the desolation of war."

King George V, Flanders, 1922


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No Surname Rank Service Date of Death Age Regiment Nationality Grave/Memorial Ref. Cemetery/Memorial Name
1 GOLDSTRAW, A Corporal 36523 13/11/1916 Unknown Royal Field Artillery United Kingdom IV. T. 3. POZIERES BRITISH CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE
2 GOLDSTRAW, B Private 12140 13/08/1916 38 North Staffordshire Regiment United Kingdom I. C. 43. FLATIRON COPSE CEMETERY, MAMETZ
3 GOLDSTRAW, BENJAMIN Private 14634 26/08/1918 23 The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) United Kingdom V. A. 14. QUARRY CEMETERY, MONTAUBAN
4 GOLDSTRAW, BENJAMIN Guardsman 2737344 09/05/1943 23 Welsh Guards United Kingdom V. L. 16. MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY
5 GOLDSTRAW, ERNEST Rigger's Mate R/JX 182870 09/07/1942 24 Royal Navy United Kingdom 2. A. 3. SHOTLEY ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY
6 GOLDSTRAW, ERNEST EDWARD Sergeant 1021749 12/07/1943 Unknown Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom Panel 150. RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
7 GOLDSTRAW, EDWIN WALTER Private 234 21/09/1917 22 Royal Warwickshire Regiment United Kingdom I. E. 28. GODEWAERSVELDE BRITISH CEMETERY
8 GOLDSTRAW, F Corporal G/11441 31/07/1917 Unknown Royal Fusiliers United Kingdom Enclosure No.4 VIII. C. 6. BEDFORD HOUSE CEMETERY
9 GOLDSTRAW, GEORGE Private 12391 07/07/1916 19 Royal Fusiliers United Kingdom Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
10 GOLDSTRAW, GEOFFREY OLDFIELD Private 12113 26/04/1915 18 Royal Fusiliers United Kingdom Panel 6 and 8 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
11 GOLDSTRAW, GERALD PARKER Private 19483 04/10/1916 Unknown Royal Fusiliers United Kingdom Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
12 GOLDSTRAW, G W Private 16242 29/04/1917 25 East Lancashire Regiment United Kingdom F. 1339. KARASOULI MILITARY CEMETERY
13 GOLDSTRAW, H Private 16200 28/06/1917 Unknown Leicestershire Regiment United Kingdom XIX. D. 8. LOOS BRITISH CEMETERY
14 GOLDSTRAW, JAMES Serjeant M/40465 24/11/1918 24 Army Service Corps United Kingdom C. 141. WILMSLOW CEMETERY
15 GOLDSTRAW, JOSEPH HENRY Private T/50779 29/05/1940 - 02/06/1940 27 Royal Army Service Corps United Kingdom Column 141. DUNKIRK MEMORIAL
16 GOLDSTRAW, JOSEPH HAROLD Ordinary Seaman C/JX 177890 02/12/1940 22 Royal Navy United Kingdom 36, 2. CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL
17 GOLDSTRAW, J W Private 241597 24/05/1918 Unknown North Staffordshire Regiment United Kingdom II. C. 24. PERNES BRITISH CEMETERY
18 GOLDSTRAW, P J Sapper 486861 09/12/1917 22 Royal Engineers United Kingdom I. C. 2. RIBECOURT ROAD CEMETERY, TRESCAULT
19 GOLDSTRAW, REGINALD 2nd Corporal 440525 07/11/1917 26 Royal Engineers United Kingdom II. B. 4. ZUYDCOOTE MILITARY CEMETERY
20 GOLDSTRAW, R Corporal PO/16513 23/12/1918 Unknown Royal Marine Light Infantry United Kingdom II. H. 5. HAMBURG CEMETER

No Surname Rank Service Date of Death Age Regiment Nationality Grave/Memorial Ref. Cemetery/Memorial Name
21 GOLDSTRAW, REGINALD Flight Sergeant (Air Bomber) 921667 13/06/1943 Unknown Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom Coll. grave 23. A. 10-13. REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY
22 GOLDSTRAW,
WILLIAM A.		 Private 1088 05/08/1916 25 Australian Infantry, A.I.F Australian II. B. 71. PUCHEVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY
23 GOLDSTRAW,
 WILLIAM WRIGHT		 Corporal G/9499 23/03/1918 Unknown Royal Fusiliers United Kingdom Bay 3 ARRAS MEMORIAL

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