- As generations pass since the two World Wars, the history of our fallen has the potential to be forgotten as sentiment wanes
- Memories will have added longevity by engaging users with a web-based platform that appeals to families and younger people
- The free app, Faces of Valour, will launch in 2021 combining the community stories and military history
As generations pass, are we likely to move further from the emotional resonance our generation has over the history and memories of our fallen heroes? Those who fought for our freedom and way of life. There is no blame to be placed, it is human nature that as time passes our understanding and emotions begin to deplete.
However, Canada based Memory Anchor are pleased to be developing a brand-new mobile application, Faces of Valour with the mission to address this. The app, which will be launching soon, will combine many resources which include the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) who honour and care for 1.7 million men and women, in 23,000 locations worldwide that died in the first and second world wars.
Whilst the app is in development, the co-founders of the project are hoping to collate as much information as possible from communities in Canada, the UK, and US. The community hub has been launched to coincide with the Remembrance services to engage with people who have stories to tell and information to share.
Ryan Mullens, co-founder of the Faces of Valour from Memory Anchor comments: “When we decided to create the Faces of Valour app, it was always our intention to create a unique and interesting way for people to interact with military history and honour those that have fallen to protect our freedom and way of life.
“By creating an app that offers physical interaction, modern technology and can appeal to more generations will help us to retain the memories of our loved ones we lost. With each generation we move further in time from the conflicts, but this should not mean that those people and their sacrifices should be lost or forgotten.
“By collecting information, pictures and real-life stories of family members and loved ones, will ensure the app is rich with information when it is launched.”
The team have begun to build a community across the UK, Canada and the US to act as a resource by providing information, pictures, images of service records, medals and so much more – that will ensure the family members, friends and loved one’s memories are available for the world to engage with.
Anyone wishing to engage with the community can visit the website www.memoryanchor.com and register for free.
Matthew Cudmore, co-founder of Faces of Valour comments: “We are so excited to launch our community site and begin to collate lots of stories of real people. We are so grateful to our professional partners at Beechwood, Veterans Affairs Canada and of course the CWGC. The development of the app has been the focus for Ryan and I for months, and we can wait to bring it to market soon.
“For now, we are excited to focus on our community in time for Remembrance celebrations, in whatever form they may take this year. With every story we are told we hope to continue to tell that story for many years to come.”
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