{"id":49161,"date":"2019-04-05T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T14:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=49161"},"modified":"2020-04-06T12:35:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T16:35:31","slug":"world-war-i-genealogy-next-of-kin-and-roll-of-honor-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/world-war-i-genealogy-next-of-kin-and-roll-of-honor-reports.html","title":{"rendered":"World War I Genealogy: Next of Kin and Roll of Honor Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/em><\/strong>: In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find WWI casualty lists that tell us about our military ancestors \u2013 and their next of kin. Mary is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background.<\/em><\/p>\n

As many have observed, I like to test the limits of queries at GenealogyBank \u2013 so today I entered \u201cNext of Kin\u201d to see what was out there. One result reminded me to look for other keywords including \u201cRoll of Honor.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Photo: \u201cThe Greatest Mother in the World\u201d \u2013 Red Cross Christmas roll call. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eureka<\/em> \u2013 I got back some very interesting returns, particularly in regards to American Casualty Lists. They exist for several military events, but World War I seems the most common for extensive lists.<\/p>\n

WWI Next of Kin Newspaper Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n

This next of kin report from the Omaha Daily Bee<\/em> shows Nebraskans and Iowans named in the casualty list given out by the government on 1 December 1918. The list includes:<\/p>\n