

Please add those who died as a result of war wounds.==* If they died of other causes, please add the profile to that cause. Died of Wounds Received in Action: * A battle casualty is someone who later dies of wounds or other injuries received in action, after having reached a medical treatment facility . In the United States the acronym used is DOW, while NATO uses DWRIA. * A battle casualty is ...
Korean War (25 June 1950 – armistice signed 27 July 1953) was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China (PRC), with military material aid from the Soviet Union. The war was a result of the physical division of Korea by an agreement of the victorious Allies at the conclusion of the Pacific War at the end ...
Great Northern War==== The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter I of Russia, Frederick IV of Denmark–Norway and Augustus II the Strong of Saxony – Poland–Lithuania . Frederick IV...
Scope of Project===This project will gather together in one place those soldiers, American, English or Hessian, who fought at the Battle of Brandywine, on September 11, 1777. ===Background=== The Battle of Brandywine , also known as the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American army of Major General George Washington and the British-Hessian army of General Sir William Howe on ...
Anglo Boere Oorlog (1899-1902) The object of this project is to coordinate the various Boer War projects on GENi, & outline the events of the Anglo-Boer War. Geni profiles can be linked to this project but more accurately to the various projects for particular categories below INTRODUCTION: The Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Emp...
The Anglo Boer War (1899-1902) - Prisoners of War This project is an extension of the The Anglo Boer War (1899-1902) . The object of the project is to add information about both British/Colonial and Boer Prisoners of War, to gather profiles of these men who are on Geni and to share interesting tales and anecdotes about individuals. The first sizable batch of Boer prisoners of war taken by the...
The purpose of this project is to gather profiles of these men, women and children who have profiles on Geni and to share interesting tales and anecdotes about individuals. Please collaborate...==PORTUGAL==The British advance during the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) forced some 1443 Boers, consisted largely of refugee families including 173 children. as well as foreigners and 'Cape rebels' (ie Bri...
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States. It ultimately ended with the Americans defeating the Spaniards. Revolts against Spanish rule had been endemic for decades in Cuba and were closely watched by Americans; there had been war scares before, as in the Virginius Affair in 1873. By 1897–98, American public opinion grew angrier at reports of Spanish at...
Casualties of World War Two=See also - World War II Main pageThis is a universal project. Please link Geni profiles of Military Casualties to the project.Because many WW2 deaths went unrecorded estimates for the total number of casualties in the war vary. Some estimates suggest that 75 million people died in the war, including about 20 million military personnel and 40 million civilians. ["Worl...
If in your family tree you have Lithuanians who participated in WWII resistance, please add them to this project. It would be great if within the profile description there would be a brief biography added. This should include not only local Lithuania's resistance participants, but also people of various nationalities and citizens of other countries, who's families are descending from Lithuania....
Russo-Swedish War (1788-1790) The Russo-Swedish War of 1788-1790 , known as Gustav III's Russian War in Sweden, Gustav III's War in Finland and Catherine II's Swedish War in Russia, was fought between Sweden and Russia from June 1788 to August 1790. Background The conflict was initiated by King Gustav III of Sweden for domestic political reasons. Despite having established himself as an a...
Lost their life at a young age, have no descendants and would be totally forgotten if it wasn't for you putting their name here, as the Family Genealogist. Please only the lost, but not forgotten here, no wife's and no children. This is a special place for only those you have record to from your families history.Remembering..."The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the oth...
The name of British Legion , or British Legions , was given to a group of foreign volunteers, who formed military units to fight under the command of General Simón Bolívar in the war of independence of the current countries of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Its units were part of the armies of the third republic of Venezuela and the extinct Gran Colombia ( ). British Legion ...
The Philippine–American War (1899–1902) was an armed conflict between the United States and Filipino revolutionaries. (Image: Private William W. Grayson (1876-1941) of the First Nebraska Volunteers fired the shot that started the Filipino-American War.) The conflict arose from the struggle of the First Philippine Republic to secure independence from the United States following the latter's ...
World War One: Armed Forces - Australia=Please link GENi profiles of Australian Servicemen and women to this Project.330,000 of total 416,809 in arms from Australia served in the conflict. The outbreak of World War I was greeted with considerable enthusiasm in Australia. Even before Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914, the nation pledged its support alongside other states of the Br...
Hats' Russian War (1741-1743) The Russo-Swedish War of 1741-1743 was instigated by the Hats , a Swedish political party that aspired to regain the territories lost to Russia during the Great Northern War , and by French diplomacy, which sought to divert Russia's attention from supporting its long-standing ally, the Habsburg monarchy , in the War of the Austrian Succession . Swedish preparat...
Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS= The Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS (German: Finnisches Freiwilligen-Bataillon der Waffen-SS ) was a motorized infantry battalion of the German Waffen-SS during World War II . It was formed from Finnish volunteers and fought on the Eastern Front as part of the SS Division Wiking . The unit was disbanded in mid-1943 as the two-year comm...
Officers and soldiers of Napoleon's Great Army=With it's maximum size of almost 560.000 soldiers, there is a big chance that you've had a relative in La Grande Armée of Napoleon. Please add them to this project.==Description==The first Grande Armée consisted of six corps under the command of Napoleon's marshals and senior generals. The army grew in size as Napoleon's might spread across Europe....
The Mexican–American War , also known as the First American Intervention , the Mexican War , or the U.S.–Mexican War , was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution.Combat operations lasted a year and a half, from spring 1846 to fall 18...
The Queen Dowager's Life Regiment The Queen Dowager's Life Regiment was a Swedish infantry regiment that operated from 1742 to 1808. In the beginning, the regiment operated under various names, typically under the name of the commander of the regiment. Following the support of the regiment to the coup d'état by Gustaf III in 1772, the regiment was awarded with the title of The Queen Dowager...
Casualties of World War One See also - World War 1 Main page The aim of this project is to record the fatalities of World War 1 by country. Africa - 10.000 South Africa - 7.000 Pvt Charles T Barnes 2nd Regt. South African Infantry Cornelius Johannes Dewet Compaan No E.98 Sgd Sapper, 2nd S A R Wireless S A Engineers Malawi - Accidental Drowning Lieutenant Douglas Bayley de Br...
==Indian Massacres Cultural clashes between European settlers and Natives lasted for over four hundred years, from isolated incidents to large scale, organized wars. If the casualty was a civilian, of any background, our goal is to capture their death in a project on this list of “Indian Massacres.” So please add profiles to the massacre projects listed below; those projects are also found in t...
PAARDEBERG 18 February to 27 February 1900 ' On 18 February 1900, British forces began to besiege a Boer army commanded by General Piet Cronje at Paardeberg Drift on the banks of the Modder River (See map showing the position of the XIX Brigade on 18 February 1900). Among the attacking force were 31 officers and 866 other ranks of the 2nd (Special Service) Battalion, Royal Canadian Regimen...
West Virginia (BB-48), a Colorado-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 35th state.Her keel was laid down on 12 April 1920 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Newport News, Virginia. She was launched on 19 November 1921 sponsored by Miss Alice Wright Mann, daughter of Isaac T. Mann, a prominent West Virginian; and commissioned ...
All those from the Cape Colony and Natal Colony wiho fought and died on the Anglo side during the war British expeditionary efforts were aided significantly by local colonial forces from the Cape Colony, the Natal Colony, Rhodesia During the war, the British army also included substantial contingents from South Africa itself. There were large communities of English-speaking immigrants and set...
Texas Revolution =This project is for those that participated on either side (Mexican or Texian) of the Texas Revolution.==Texas Revolution Overview==* Date(s): October 2, 1835 – April 21, 1836 *Location: Texas *Result: Treaties of Velasco and the formation of the Republic of Texas *Territorial changes: De facto Texan independence from the centralist Republic of Mexico * Strength: Texian Rebels...
Cape Town Rifles ( Dukes ) Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles “The Cape Town Rifles (Dukes), the second oldest regiment in the South African Army, was established in 1855 and has been fighting South Africa’s wars ever since. The Regiment was founded on 28 November 1855, as the Cape Rifle Corps. It was the first volunteer unit in the Cape Colony. On 30 September 1867, Prince Alfred, Duke of Edin...
Please add the profiles of those known or thought to be a civilian casualty of war.== Civilian casualties: Under the law of war, it is referred to civilians who perished or suffered wounds as a result of wartime acts. They can be associated with the outcome of any form of action regardless of whether civilians were targeted directly or not.No one sought to document civilian deaths systematicall...
This project focuses on Civil War "notables" from the Union and Confederate armies and their families.===Meaning of the word notables:====NOTABLES,=>noun>==famous or important persons worthy of attention or notice; remarkable.== including officers, volunteers, and draftees on both sides who are or should be recognized for their "NOTABLE" activities during the American Civil War — whether =exemp...
During 1808-1917, in a time spanning a little more than 100 years, after the Finnish War and until the Independence of Finland in 1917, Finland was an autonomous Grand Duchy of Russia .======During this era, according to The National Biography of Finland , some 500 Finns who rose to the ranks of General or Admiral in the Imperial Russian Army are listed.======This project is dedicated to those ...
=Unnatural death= is a category used by coroners or Medical Examiners and vital statistics specialists for classifying all human deaths not properly describable as death by natural causes. Hence it would include events such as:* accident * Drug Overdose * attacked by an animal * killed by a mob * execution * homicide * medical error * misadventure* State-sponsored mass murder
==Please add the profiles of those who died from starvation.== * Please feel free to create a related project * If a project is needed for the Cause of Death portal not listed, please see: Cause of Death Projects needed??? Tags: cause of death, starvation, malnutrition, medical, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, eating disorder, celiac disease, coma, diabetes mellitus, famine, Child/ Elder/ De...
Simon Bolivar, in a letter from Babahoyo dated 14/06/1823 to Francisco de Paula Santander, states that >, ... (making this an approximate total of 220 (1810-1830)), > (according to himself), ... >. The last seven-and-a-half months of his life he traveled extensively down the lower basin of the Magdalena River, towards his supposed (self-) exile. It is known he had a whole company of Granaderos ...
Este projeto tem por objetivo relacionar todos os perfis do Geni que participaram da Guerra do Paraguai, desde soldados até as autoridades mais importantes. Guerra do Paraguai foi o maior conflito armado internacional ocorrido na América do Sul. Foi travada entre o Paraguai e a Tríplice Aliança, composta por Brasil, Argentina e Uruguai . A guerra estendeu-se de dezembro de 1864 a março de 1870...
Battle / Siege of KYIV ‧ 24 feb 2022-x ‧ Ukraine chronology - historical facts to understand this awful situation ...supllements welcome! sources - documentation - information ...supplements welcome! ACTORES of russian origine of ukraiine origine VICTIMS of russian origine today : >800 military servants of ukraine origine today : 37 ...
Portuguese Colonial WarPortuguese Colonial War (Portuguese: Guerra Colonial Portuguesa), also known in Portugal as the Overseas War (Guerra do Ultramar) or in the former colonies as the War of Liberation (Guerra de Libertação), was fought between Portugal's military and the emerging nationalist movements in Portugal's African colonies between 1961 and 1974. The Portuguese regime was overthrown ...
1. Johan Ludvig Runeberg====2. Vänrikki Stoolin tarinat (Vänrikki Stålin tarinat) / Fänrik Ståls sägner / The Tales of Ensign Stål====3. Vänrikki Stoolin tarinat - Teoksessa esiintyvät hahmot / Historiska personer i Fänrik Ståls sägner / Historical characters in The Tales of Ensign Stål====4. Vänrikki Stoolin tarinat - Muut henkilöt / Fänrik Ståls sägner - Övriga personer / The Tales of Ensign ...
This project aims to identify Battle of Kircholm participantcs . If in your family tree you have an individual who was in the Battle of Kircholm, please add them to this project. It would be great if within the profile description there would be a brief biography added. Within opened profile page use the 'Actions' button to "Add to project". Select this project (you must be on the list of co...
Great Northern War (1700-1721)== Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern Europe, Central Europe and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter the Great of Russia, Frederick IV of Denmark–Norway and Augustus II the Strong of Saxony-Polan...
The Irish War of Independence==The Irish War of Independence took place during the years of 1919 – 1921 that was concluded by the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty between the Irish and British government.The total number killed in the guerrilla war of 1919–1921 between republicans and British forces in what became the Irish Free State came to over 1,400. Of these, 363 were police personnel, 26...
About this portal ( umbrella project) This International portal will list all war and military related projects on Geni. Minor wars and battles ,rebel and Guerilla wars can be added to this list too. If you come across a related project please add to this list. General war and military related projects: (not country specific) Commonwealth War Graves Commission M...
Over dit project:= Dit project is het overkoepelend project voor alle projecten op Geni over de Tweede Wereld Oorlog in Nederland Wij vragen momenteel om hulp bij het verder uitbouwen van de sub-projecten van dit project. English: This is the main project for all Dutch WW2 related projects currently on Geni =Nederland in oorlog 1940-1945= The Netherlands at war 1940-1945 Op 10 mei 1940 viel Dui...
Soldiers from New Zealand that served and died in the Angloa-Boer War ( 1899 - 1902 )GENERAL FRENCH'S DESPATCH: 2nd February 1900.—NZMI: Major A W Robin, commanding, deserves special mention for the frequent occasions on which he and his men have performed signal service during these operations. Captain Madocks and his company mentioned in body of despatch for work on 15th January.LORD ROBERTS'...
Find all information about survivors of World War I & II To join please comment to ask.
The Boshin War (戊辰戦争, Boshin Sensō, lit. "War of the Year of the Yang Earth Dragon"), sometimes known as the Japanese Revolution, was a civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and those seeking to return political power to the Imperial Court.The war was founded in dissatisfaction among many nobles and young samurai with the shogunate's handli...
WORK IN PROGRESS===The Irish Civil War 1922-1923==The Irish Civil War 28 June 1922 – 24 May 1923 followed the Irish War of Independence and accompanied the establishment of the Irish Free State, an entity independent from the United Kingdom but within the British EmpireThe conflict was waged between two opposing groups, Irish republicans and Irish nationalists over the Anglo-Irish Treaty. The f...
Scope of Project ===A listing of individuals killed by the violence of war.=== Overview === This project is dedicated as a silent memorial both for those whose lives were cut short by the violence of war and for their surviving family members whose lives were forever affected by those deaths. It is a place of honor and quiet reflection where one can see the true scope that war has had on every ...
Battle of Spion Kop - 23 January 1900 to 24 January 1900 The Battle of Spion Kop was a military engagement between British forces and two Boer Republics—the South African Republic and the Orange Free State—during the campaign by the British to relieve the besieged city Ladysmith during the initial months of the Second Boer War.Fought over 2 days -23 January and 24 January 1902 General Sir Redve...
Ecrits LES LIEUX ASSOCIES A UN MEMBRE DE LA FAMILLEHistoire de la famille par rapport à l'Histoire
I created and ran the Roll of Honour site for many years, until I lost the database. I'm in the process of recreating that lost data, and cross referencing with the SA Wargraves Project, and wanted to link the data to Geni ... hence this project
Nederlandse Spionnen en Geheim Agenten 1940-1945 - Dutch Spies and Secret Agents 1940-1945=Spionage - als vorm van verzet - werd gewoonlijk 'inlichtingenwerk' genoemd. Het doel ervan was de geallieerden en de Nederlandse regering in Londen te voorzien van informatie uit bezet gebied; militaire en andere informatie.Het vereiste veel deskundigheid, voorzichtigheid en geduld: eerste de gegevens ve...
Please add profiles of those who contributed to the war effort on "the home front.". Profiles must be set to public. This is an international project. Project collaborators, feel free to update the project front page, add resources, and media for our research efforts - and invite more collaborators.==Home front during World War II==From Wikipedia The home front covers the activities of the civi...
Televisions shows that depicted Action / Drama / War that ran approximately from 1940 to the present.* List of British television programmes * Japanese television drama == List and the seasons the show ran ==* Hogan's Heroes , Ah life in a POW camp. This comedy had a mixed group of the various allied nations solders all in the same camp (each with their own skill) with officers and enlisted (ne...
Much can be said about this war and many people feel it was a war fought in vain.= This is a place where we can add information and assemble profiles of the men and women who died during this period, as a result of the “Forgotten War of South Africa” or while doing military service on RSAs other borders or in training camps. This is a platform to share and add interesting tales and anecdotes ab...
This project is dedicated to Nison Gavrielov זצ״ל , who was killed in combat during WWII, while fighting for the Russian army against the Germans. The search was conducted by both Gavriel and Nisan Gavrielov – who are great-grandchildren of the fallen hero. Their goal was to systematically search for the location of their great-grandfather burial ground, and they were determined to do so during...
The War Medal 1939–1945 is a campaign medal which was instituted by the United Kingdom on 16 August 1945, for award to subjects of the British Commonwealth who had served full-time in the Armed Forces or the Merchant Navy for at least 28 days between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945.==Institution==The duration of the Second World War in Europe was from 3 September 1939 to 8 May 1945, while...
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