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However, I do sometimes feel a bit bad about how much I personally enjoy it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Richards became interested in local history after returning to Roath in his retirement. \u201cIt\u2019s sort of like my career as a scientist, only now I get to choose what I investigate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of the entries have come from Cathays library, with old newspapers sometimes writing a description of the young men going to war. The Commonwealth War Grave Commission also has a huge database of names, though many entries don\u2019t include a hometown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For anyone looking to research their own family, Richards recommends looking online on FindMyPast and Ancestry. Both websites are free to access via any library computer in Cardiff, though Richards says Cathays is the most helpful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/roathlocalhistorysociety.org\/local-history\/war-memorials\/roath-virtual-war-memorial\/\">Roath Virtual War Memorial<\/a> is far from complete, with Mr Richards estimating the total number of local soldiers lost could be as high as 3,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If anyone has information they think should be on the map \u2013 such as photos, individuals or new details \u2013 they can email <a href=\"mailto:roathwarmemorial@gmail.com\"><strong>roathwarmemorial@gmail.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROATH doesn\u2019t have a public war memorial but, for those looking to learn about its fallen this Armistice, the local history society runs an interactive map 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