Theme: Second World War

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1. BBC : WW2 People's War.
   

   http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/
   A large, permanent archive of World War 2 stories contributed by people who remember.
2. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
   

   http://www.cwgc.org/
   "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."
3. Evacuees Reunion Association.
   

   http://www.evacuees.ndonet.com/
   "The ERA aims to provide links, support and counselling for former evacuees, to educate the public about the evacuation and to commemorate the exodus of the three-and-half-million children from areas at risk of enemy bombing during the Second World War."
4. Second World War Experience Centre.
   

   http://www.war-experience.org/
   Aims to "collect, document, preserve, exhibit and encourage access to the surviving material evidence and associated information of the men and women who participated in the war in whatever capacity whether military, civilian or conscientious objector."
5. Their Past Your Future.
   

   http://www.theirpast-yourfuture.org.uk/
   "Aims to inspire people of all ages to truly discover the Second World War, how it shaped and altered the world's course, and why it is relevant now and in the future."

1. Family and Culture : Cultural History.
2. Family and Culture : Family History.
3. Hackney : History.
4. London : History.