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Inscriptions on gravestones and memorials can be a rich source of information for the family historian. The British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia (BACSA) is the primary organisation collating transcripts from churches and graveyards across Asia and their publications form the bulk of the recommendations contained in this reading list. | |||
* ''The Forgotten Irish : memorials of the Raj'', compiled by Eileen Hewson. | * ''The Forgotten Irish : memorials of the Raj'', compiled by Eileen Hewson. | ||
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This sequel to ''The Forgotten Irish'' brings the coverage into the Twentieth Century. Over 650 entries from war graves and war memorials in India, Burma, Indonesia, Malaya and Ceylon, with the majority being deaths from the two world wars. "[T]he author has compiled another very useful work of reference for family history researchers whose ancestors come within her remit." The review by David Blake is on p.48 of FIBIS ''Journal'' 15 (Spring 2006) | This sequel to ''The Forgotten Irish'' brings the coverage into the Twentieth Century. Over 650 entries from war graves and war memorials in India, Burma, Indonesia, Malaya and Ceylon, with the majority being deaths from the two world wars. "[T]he author has compiled another very useful work of reference for family history researchers whose ancestors come within her remit." The review by David Blake is on p.48 of FIBIS ''Journal'' 15 (Spring 2006) | ||
===Indian Subcontinent=== | |||
===Southeast Asia=== | |||
===East Asia (the Far East)=== | |||
[[Category:Recommended reading]] | [[Category:Recommended reading]] | ||
Revision as of 21:45, 19 November 2008
Inscriptions on gravestones and memorials can be a rich source of information for the family historian. The British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia (BACSA) is the primary organisation collating transcripts from churches and graveyards across Asia and their publications form the bulk of the recommendations contained in this reading list.
- The Forgotten Irish : memorials of the Raj, compiled by Eileen Hewson.
Wem: Kabristan Archives, 2004
This contains "1194 entries [for Irish men, women and children], the vast majority drawn from cemeteries, churches or memorials in the sub-continent and Ireland (just over 500 from each), but there are also a few from Sri Lanka, Burma, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Sumatra, Japan, Macao, Java, England and Wales. The entries cover persons in all walks of life though the largest group are soldiers (both officers and other ranks)... The details given may often be fairly basic but for 400 individuals the author has been able to provide fuller biographies... Brief details of many of the places where the cemeteries and memorials are sited are also given. Among the ancillary information is a useful list of the names and numbers of the former Irish infantry regiments, and a helpful bibliography..." The full review by David Blake is on pp.50-51 of FIBIS Journal 13 (Spring 2005)
- A Handbook for Irish war graves in India, Burma and beyond, compiled by Eileen Hewson.
Wem: Kabristan Archives, 2005
This sequel to The Forgotten Irish brings the coverage into the Twentieth Century. Over 650 entries from war graves and war memorials in India, Burma, Indonesia, Malaya and Ceylon, with the majority being deaths from the two world wars. "[T]he author has compiled another very useful work of reference for family history researchers whose ancestors come within her remit." The review by David Blake is on p.48 of FIBIS Journal 15 (Spring 2006)