UK, Rolls of Honour, 1914-1920

WWI City, Town, Village and Parish Rolls of Honour

City of Aberdeen Roll of Honour, 1914-1919
“A record of those belonging to Aberdeen and District who gave their lives for their Country in the Great War 1914-1919”. There are 5,070 names published. The roll was originally published in 1926. https://digital.nls.uk/rolls-of-honour/archive/100251556

Arbroath & District Roll of Honour, 1914-1919
The names of 767 individuals who gave their lives in the service of their country during the First World War. Originally published in 1921. https://digital.nls.uk/rolls-of-honour/archive/100536767

The Burgh and Parish of Auchterader Roll of Honour, 1914-1919
There are 610 entries in this roll of honour including the names of 85 individuals who made the supreme sacrifice. This is a record of service, as well as a record of those who did not come home. Believed to have first been published in about 1920. https://digital.nls.uk/rolls-of-honour/archive/100559658

Birmingham City Battalions, 1914-1918
Published in 1919 this book detailed the names, regimental numbers, rank, battalion, company and platoon of men who served with the 14th, 15th and 16th (Service) Battalions of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment during the First World War. Also known respectively as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Birmingham City Battalions, the men who served in these so-called ‘Pals’ battalions had often worked together in civilian life. The roll lists 3921 names of men who formed the initial contingent for these battalions when they were formed between 1914 and 1915.

Birmingham Employers, 1914-1918
This incomplete roll of over 21,000 names lists men who were mostly employed in Birmingham-based industries and who volunteered to serve King and Country during the First World War. Also included is a separate roll of 276 individuals who contributed financially to the equipment fund that was set up to fund the newly raised – in 1914 – Birmingham city Battalions.

Bridge of Allan Roll of Honour 1914-1919
This is a record of service, as well as a record of those who did not come home; 444 names in total. Believed to have first been published in about 1919. https://digital.nls.uk/rolls-of-honour/archive/100555720

Cardross Parish Church - Unveiling of War Memorial, 1914-1920
Cardross parish church is located in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. This roll of 262 names is taken from the order of service at the unveiling of the war memorial on 26th September 1920. The roll contains the names of all who served, including the 31 local residents who made the supreme sacrifice during the First World War.

Denny & Dunipace Roll of Honour, The Great War 1914-1919
The names of 1056 men from the villages of Denny and Dunipace in Stirlingshire, Scotland who served their King and Country during the First World War. There are 1056 names recorded and the roll includes all those known to have served, as well as those who died. https://digital.nls.uk/rolls-of-honour/archive/100563346

Parish of Kilmacolm roll of service 1914-1919
This roll contains the names of 77 men who died and further 455 who served. Kilmacolm is a Scottish village and civil parish situated in Renfrewshire. https://digital.nls.uk/rolls-of-honour/archive/100550972

Burgh & Parish of Kinghorn Roll of Honour 1914-1919
Kinghorn is a coastal village in Fifeshire, Scotland. This is a roll call of 239 men who served their King and Country, including the names of 48 who did not return. https://digital.nls.uk/rolls-of-honour/archive/100576801

Loyal Lewis Roll of Honour 1914-1915
The Isle of Lewis is the largest island in the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides archipelago in Scotland and this roll of honour contains the names of 5206 individuals form Lewis who served their King and Country in some capacity during the First World War. The data is rich and gives home parish and home addresses for many. This final edition of the roll was published in 1920. https://digital.nls.uk/rolls-of-honour/archive/100229200

Macduff Roll of Honour 1914-1919
Macduff is a town in the Banff and Buchan area of Aberdeenshire and this roll commemorates the 1,192 men from this town – including the 141 men who gave their lives - who served King and Country during the First World War. https://digital.nls.uk/rolls-of-honour/archive/100578157

The Morayshire Roll of Honour 1914-1918
This extremely detailed roll of honour, which was published in 1921, is comprised of the names of 7,561 men and women from Morayshire in Scotland (called Elginshire until 1919) who served during the First World War. Entries typically include date of birth, place of birth, occupation, next of kin and regimental details. The following entry is typical for a fallen soldier: SUTHERLAND, Charles. No. 266187, Pte, Seaforth Highlanders; born at Glasgow, 15th October 1897, residing in Morayshire; joined at Elgin, October 1916; served in Flanders and France; killed in action near Cambrai, 25th March, 1918. Son of Isabella Sutherland. Occupation, shoemaker. https://digital.nls.uk/rolls-of-honour/archive/100233620

Murrayfield Roll of Honour 1917
Murrayfield is a parish in Edinburgh and this roll of honour, published in 1917, lists the names of 447 men from that parish who answered the call of King and Country. By the time this roll had been published, 29 of these men had already lost their lives. https://digital.nls.uk/rolls-of-honour/archive/100564838

Nairnshire Roll of Honour, 1915
There are 893 men and women listed in this roll of honour which was published in 1915. Home addresses are given for most of those named, which include men who served in the Merchant Navy, and women who served with local VAD units.

Old Kilpatrick Roll of Honour 1914-1919
A roll of 34 men who gave their lives, and 186 who served and returned to, or had connections with the Old Kilpatrick Parish Church in Dunbartonshire during the First World War.

Peeblesshire Roll of Honour, 1916
There are 2198 men listed in this comprehensive roll of honour covering the Scottish county of Peeblesshire. Home addresses are given for most men, and the list also includes the name of over 300 individuals who served with home defence units. https://digital.nls.uk/rolls-of-honour/archive/100551480

Ross-shire Roll of Honour, 1915
This roll lists over 4200 men from Ross-shire who were serving, or who had served and died for, King and Country in 1915. Home addresses and occupations are given for many of those listed, making this an invaluable resource. https://digital.nls.uk/rolls-of-honour/archive/100565370

Parish of Scone Roll of Honour
Published in 1920, this roll of honour lists the names of the 71 men from this Perthshire town who lost their lives during the First World War. The information given is extensive, and detailed, the following entry being a typical example: Charles Johnstone Tolmie, born at Scone on 14th February, 1890, second son of Alexander Tolmie, manager of Scone Branch of Perth Co-operative Society, and Marion Johnston, his wife. Educated at Scone Public School and at Perth Academy. Clerk in the General Accident Insurance Company, Perth; went to Canada in 1912; engaged in fruit farming-; obtained an appointment as draughtsman in the Niagara Engineering Company; enlisted in Canada at the outbreak of war; went to France in autumn of 1915; was attached to the 4/1 Trench Mortar Battalion, 19th Canadian Battalion; was killed at Ypres on 24th June, 1916. https://digital.nls.uk/rolls-of-honour/archive/100558594

Burgh & Parish of Selkirk Roll of Honour, 1914-1918
No fewer than 292 men from Selkirk lost their lives during the First World War. This roll of honour commemorates those men, and also the 1002 individuals who served and returned. The information varies in detail and includes those whose service was confined to the UK. Gallantry awards are also noted. https://digital.nls.uk/rolls-of-honour/archive/100575885

Shetland’s Roll of Honour and Roll of Service
This comprehensive listing, published in 1920, includes the names of 4359 men and women from Shetland who served their King and Country during the First World War. Published in 1920, the roll includes the names of 31 women who served in various capacities, as well as 111 men who had left the islands and settled elsewhere, subsequently serving with diverse units as far afield as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA and elsewhere. Home addresses are given for most of those who appear here. https://digital.nls.uk/rolls-of-honour/archive/100528839

Royal Burgh of Stirling Roll of Honour
Published in 1922 this roll lists the names, and in many cases, home addresses of the nearly 700 men who gave their lives in the Great War, 1914-1918. https://digital.nls.uk/rolls-of-honour/archive/100559174