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My father-in-law trained as a pilot in the RAF in the States. I would love to know more about such a memorial.

What appeals to me about a "war memorials" category is that there will be the opportunity for people to add comments about family members/friends who are commemorated on the memorials. The narrower the category, the less likely that this will happen. Having said that, subcategories could include POW/MIA memorials.

Just a note to add that patience is required in accessing the database mentioned in my previous post. It has, apparently, proved so popular that it is struggling to meet demand!

War memorials are very important to us in the UK as almost every community has a memorial to its war dead - usually erected after the First World War. The sheer number of these monuments is testament to the impact that the Great War had on the British psyche. Many have been adapted to accomodate the names of those who fell in the Second World War. There are thousands of war memorials in the UK. I would suggest that "War Memorials" is a better title than "Cenotaphs" as it suggests grander more imposing structure which is usually only found in large cities in the UK. A searchable database of the names listed on the UK's war memorials can be found at: http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites...arch/index.html

Thanks for your kind words of welcome! Thought you might like to know how we found out about Geocaching... Some friends were visiting us at New Year from the US and we were planning a walk to test a new kite I was given for Christmas. Well, our friend said: "Well we could just go for a walk or we could..." and produced an Etrex from their suitcase. Sure enough print out of notes in hand we set off - starting point: Beverley Minster. Unfortunately, a brisk January wind whisked the print out and all the information it contained out of his hand and into an inaccesible area guarded by high iron fencing! Thus ended our first trip. We didn't forget about Geocashing but my wife was reminded about it by a recent article in The Independent (?). With my birthday just round the corner, a gps gizmo seemd like the perfect thing! The whole treasure hunt thing is great but I am really looking forward to getting the kids (3 boys) out in the fresh air as often as possible! Already planning an itinerary for this weekend...