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The history of World War II is not only made of dates, battles, and archival documents. It is first and foremost the history of millions of people, families, and lives. With each passing year, fewer living witnesses of the war remain, which makes preserving personal memories, photographs, and veterans' stories for future generations all the more important.
moypolk.uk was created for exactly this purpose — so that the memory of those who lived through the war continues to live on, even decades later.
What is My Regiment
My Regiment is an online memorial platform dedicated to veterans, participants of World War II, home-front workers, children of war, and everyone whose lives were shaped by wartime events.
The project's main goal is to preserve personal stories and make them accessible to future generations.
On the site, users can:
- add veterans to the registry of memory;
- publish photographs and family archives;
- preserve memoirs and biographies;
- search for relatives and war participants;
- explore the stories of other families;
- light online candles of remembrance.
Our main goal
The project's core purpose is to preserve human memory of the war — not only through official history, but through the lives of ordinary people.
Behind every name in the archive there is a real life: a family, dreams, losses, acts of courage, and lived experience. Many of these stories may be lost forever if they are not preserved today.
This is why My Regiment helps families bring together their archives, memories, and documents into a shared space of remembrance.
Our philosophy
The project rests on a simple but essential idea: history begins with the family.
Major historical events become truly comprehensible only when we can see the lives of specific people — our grandparents, great-grandparents, and relatives who lived through the war.
We believe that memory should be living, personal, and accessible to everyone. That is why the project brings modern technology together with family stories, preserving them for children, grandchildren, and generations to come.
Why family stories matter
Over time, photographs fade, documents are lost, and memories disappear together with the people who carried them.
One small story or one old photograph can, years later, help reconstruct a person's life, locate relatives, or preserve the memory of an entire generation.
It is especially important to preserve not only the stories of famous heroes, but also the lives of ordinary people — soldiers, nurses, sailors, workers, children of war, and home-front workers.
What you can do on the site
On moypolk.uk, every visitor can contribute to preserving memory:
- add a veteran to the registry;
- search for relatives or war participants;
- upload archival photographs;
- share your family story;
- create profiles for unknown veterans;
- honour the heroes by lighting an online candle.
Even a small detail can become an important part of our shared historical memory.
Why this matters today
Digital archives are becoming one of the main ways of preserving history. Thanks to projects like this one, memories of the war do not fade with time and remain accessible to people around the world.
Remembering the war is not only about honouring the past — it is also a way of reminding future generations of the value of peace, of human life, and of family.