Links

Below are a list of websites and resources that may help you with your research.

Local websites
-Wombwell Memorial Trail
The website is the work of the Wombwell Heritage Group. The page also has stories of People who served in WW1.

-Friends of Wombwell Cemetery
Many Wombwell soldiers are buried and remembered on headstones in Wombwell cemetery. They meet every Wednesday 10am - 12pm at the Cabin by the cemetery gates.

The Barnsley War Memorials Project
A group that has researched and transcribed all the war memorials in the Barnsley area and made them available online.

Local research Resources
-Wombwell Heritage Group
The group meet at Wombwell library Tues. & Thurs 2pm - 4pm. Phone: (01226) 753846

-Barnsley Archives
Located inside Barnsley town hall. They have newspapers from the period of the great war. Phone (01226) 773950

-Maurice Dobson Museum
Open Wednesday & Saturday, 2 Vicar Road, Darfield, S73 9JZ. Phone (01226) 754593

Free online research resources
-CWGC.org
Has military details of soldiers who fell in the Great war.

- Find a Grave 
This website can be used to locate and view soldiers; graves.

- Library and Archives Canada 
 Access WW1 service records of  me enlisted with Canadian regiments for free.

- Lives of the First World War 
Help build life stories of the people who served during WW1.

- The Long, Long Trail 
The British Army in the great war of 1914 - 1918.

Other research resources
-Ancestry.co.uk
Has many military documents available. Subscription website.

-Findmypast.co.uk
An online genealogy site that has military records available to view for a subscription fee.

-The National Archives.
 Has many military documents available.

Books
- The Barnsley Pals by Jon Cooksey
 About Barnsley men who served with the 13th & 14th Battalions of The York & Lancashire Regiment.

- Pen & Sword Books
Specialises in Military book and has a great selection of titles on WW1

Other
- Evelyn's War 
My personal WW1 blog, inspired by my great grandmother. focusing on events in Barnsley & surrounding areas during the First World War.