Where did the data for Army Roll of Honour originate?
The original information came from a variety of sources within the War Office. Between 1944 & 1949 fatal casualty details were encoded onto cards and then printed via a Hollerith Machine. The original printout, a copy of which can be seen at the National Archives, is largely in coded form. All the data it contains was decoded and transcribed in 2000 by Naval & Military Press and published as a fully searchable CD-ROM. Identical information is now on this website. Some general questions may be answered by referring to FAQ – Soldiers Died in the Great War, as similar situations arise for the Army Roll of Honour – World War II.
