Monthly Archives: January 2017

Sando/w/es in WW1

Posted on 2017-01-12 by sandowes

This list is not complete. Many WW1 British Service Records were destroyed or damaged in 1940. Other records have not yet been seen or found. Civilian casualties are even more difficult to find. Updated 8 October 2017, 22 Nov 2017, … Continue reading →

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The Sando/w/e name

Posted on 2017-01-09 by sandowes

The origin of the name Sando/w/e The name has several origins internationally: In Mecklenburg, Germany: the Latin form Sandoviensis (degrading to Sandovie etc) is known from mediaeval documents such as Rostock university registers, and means “a person from neighbouring Sandau-an-der-Elbe“. … Continue reading →

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