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Description: Information about the Thiepval Databse Project to gather information about the officers and men commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme battlefield, France.
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One of the display panels within the Thiepval Visitor Centre features photographs of some of the men who are commemorated on the memorial. The panel was created in 2004 and consists of 600 head and shoulders pictures which were selected to provide a fair representation of the 72,000 on the memorial.
The photographs and biographical information on each of the individuals are held in a computer database. This was created in 2004 by Pam and Ken Linge and is designed to supplement the limited information currently available in the Commonwealth War Graves Registers. The database is only accessible using the computers located within the Visitor Centre.
Whilst the photographic panel is a fixed part of the exhibition the database continues to grow. Information flows in from individuals and families who want to ensure that their relatives are remembered. In addition, information is provided from people doing wider research into regiments, local war memorials, etc. Pam and Ken also continue with their own research in libraries and other archives.
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