British Cemetery and Cremation Records from Deceased Online

This week's blog marks the International Day of Peace 2019 and Gandhi's 150th anniversary by remembering  a friend and colleague of Gandhi in our collections The United Nations International Day of Peace  takes place each year on 21 September to celebrate a  peaceful society is one where there  is  justice and equality for everyone. The theme for  2019 is: “Climate Action for Peace”.  The United Nations Member States adopted   17 Sustainable Development Goals   in 2015 to ensure peace through the protection of human rights for all. The Sustainable Goals include poverty, hunger, health, education, climate change, gender equality, water, sanitation, energy, environment and social justice.   Sustainable Development Goal 13 “ Climate Action ” is a call for immediate action by all to lower greenhouse emissions, build resilience and improve education on climate change.   Today highlights the importance of combating climate chan...

This week's blog marks the International Day of Peace 2018 by remembering  WWI conscientious objector, Alfred Myers (1883-1948) The United Nations International Day of Peace takes place each year on 21 September to celebrate a  peaceful society is one where there is justice and equality for everyone. The theme for  2018 is: “The Right to Peace - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70”,  celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This  was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations. Deceased Online is marking the day by honouring one peacemaker that we have discovered in the database  - Alfred Myers (1883-1948) , a miner and conscientious objector. Alfred is buried in Brotton Cemetery, North Yorkshire , not far to where he was born and raised. He risked his life for peace and has been remembered in...