Thiepval Database Project

Names of officers and men on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing.

Photographic and Biographical Database

Panel with 600 photographs of some of the 72,000 officers and men commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing.
Panel with 600 photographs of some of the 72,000 officers and men commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing.

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.

The intention is that the database will grow and continue to be updated for as long as new information becomes available.

Contact Details

Visitors can browse the biographical database at the Thiepval Visitor Centre.
Visitors can browse the biographical database at the Thiepval Visitor Centre.

If you have information you would like to share with the project then please send it to:

Email: pam_ken.linge@btinternet.com

Related Event

“The Missing of the Somme”: Major Exhibition

Pam and Ken Linge are the curators for a major free exhibition being held at the Historial de la Grande Guerre museum at Péronne. The exibition marks the 80th anniversary of the 1932 dedication of the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing and the 20th anniversary of the opening of the internationally renowned Historial de la Grande Guerre.

For details see our events page at:

Somme Battlefield Local Events

Related Topics

Thiepval Memorial to the Missing

Thiepval Memorial to the Missing.
Thiepval Memorial to the Missing.

Find out more about this memorial, why it's here, it's design and how the names are arranged:

Thiepval Memorial to the Missing

Thiepval Visitor Centre

Acknowledgements

Text and photographs of the Panel of 600 Photographs and computers at the Visitor Centre courtesy of Pam and Ken Linge.