Falklands : 192.com helps Falklands Veterans Reunite
Submitted by Falkland Islands News Network (Juanita Brock) 29.03.2012 (Article Archived on 12.04.2012)
The online directory has 700 million UK public records, including over 35 million residential names and addresses from the edited electoral roll.
192.com helps Falklands Veterans Reunite
192.com , the UK’s leading people-finding website is helping veterans from the Falklands war reunite with old friends from the Forces. The online directory has 700 million UK public records, including over 35 million residential names and addresses from the edited electoral roll.
This information is now freely available to members of the South Atlantic Medal Association (SAMA 82), a veterans group named after the medal awarded to the 30,000 service personnel and civilians who participated in the liberation of the Falkland Islands in 1982.
“192.com reunites thousands of friends and families by making public records more accessible, explains Dominic Blackburn, 192.com’s Product Director. “We are keen to reunite veterans from all conflicts, and are proud to offer free assistance to SAMA 82 members,” he added.
Mike Bowles, chairman of SAMA 82 said: “For the 30 th anniversary of the conflict we’re encouraging veterans to get back in touch with each other. It is hoped 192.com can be a useful resource for those looking for missing friends in the UK.”
One user of the site is the World War 2 Veteran Robin Brown, who uses the site to reunite hundreds of friends and ex-servicemen from all around the world.
“192.com is the centre of my operations. It’s an excellent resource. In the old days one used to have to trawl through libraries, and now one can access the edited electoral roll at the touch of a button,” Mr Brown said.
Military reunions aided by 192.com include an RAF Brize Norton reunion, and a meeting of old service colleges who lost touch for 56 years.
The Falklands conflict lasted between April 2 to June 14, 1982 with the loss of 255 British and 655 Argentinean lives. To mark the 30th anniversary of the war, SAMA 82 members will be making a pilgrimage to the Islands in November. The week-long visit is hoped to coincide with Remembrance Sunday, and is primarily for veterans who have not returned to the Falkland Islands since 1982 and next-of-kin of those killed in action.
Those looking for families or friends or ex-service colleagues are encouraged to contact 192.com through the site’s Facebook page.
For more information please visit: http://www.192.com/?gkw=192+com
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