Among the many visitors to Ross-on-Wye for this year’s Regatta week was Catherine Long, a competitor and member of the Staines Boat Club based on the River Thames.

However, Catherine’s day job is a Public Engagement Officer for the Imperial War Museums in London. While in Ross she met Gordon Amand who is one of a large band of Remote Volunteer workers in the UK who undertake research on local war memorials - an appropriate activity during this centenary period of World War One.

It is estimated that there are between 75,000 and 100,000 memorials in the UK, so there are a lot more still to record. Gordon was motivated to become a volunteer for the IWM after he had studied the fascinating history of the Chelsea Pensioners who were evacuated to Ross during World War Two.

If anybody is interested in volunteering for The IWMs War Memorials Register, or would like to contribute to their records, please contact them at [email protected]