Author Topic: Link: Insurance Companies in Great War-Memorials  (Read 2233 times)

Offline mmm45

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Link: Insurance Companies in Great War-Memorials
« on: Wednesday 18 August 10 19:19 BST (UK) »
http://www.aviva.com/about-us/heritage/world-war-one/company-war-records

Insurance Company War Memorials
Here is a link to lots of war memorials which mentions men in the insurance business which are now part of Aviva.

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Lowe(Lower Gornall-Castleford)
Blackburn (Castleford)
Sidwell(Ledsham)
Fairburn(Hartshead)
Wood(Liversedge)
Tallon (Whittington Lancs/Hartshead West Yorkshire)

Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.

Offline Pete Keane

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Re: Insurance Companies in Great War-Memorials
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 02 October 10 19:59 BST (UK) »
Nice link, thanks for that.

Good show for aviva to do it - despite ripping me off on an endowment policy......

Wish more companies realised that they are custodians of this heritage, rather than just money making machines.

Pete