The roster of thousands from Bermuda who served in the First and Second World Wars will acquire at least 80 more names over the next week.“I've seen the pictures, but this is the first time I've been in front of it,” said master mason David West, who carved the War Memorial, dedicated in 2010, that is now being readied for this year's Remembrance Day on November 11.Looking at the seven granite slabs of names that stand together on the grounds of Cabinet, Mr West added: “It's a little surreal. I spent a month solid looking at these things — to the point I think I was dreaming about them.”London-based mason Mr West has come to the Island to add the names of more soldiers from Bermuda whose war service has come to light.Most are First World War veterans, whose names were found in a 1929 official source. Others were sent in after the monument's unveiling prompted families to come forward with records.Explained Carol Everson, welfare case worker for the Bermuda Legion: “Every single one of the names has been verified. Everybody had to have a service record to back it up.”Along with the extra names, a time capsule is to be added to the War Memorial, with a selection of artefacts and documents describing Bermuda's war service.The capsule is to be opened in 50 years, and again in 100 years' time.Its granite capstone bears the Code Poem of the French Resistance, 'The Life That I Have' — a verse that was written by war cryptographer Leo Marks, and used to encode secret communications.Looking at the names, some of which bear gold diamonds for those who lost their lives in service, Ms Everson conceded that latter-day research can't reveal all the ones who gave their lives in war.Her investigations relied on archival documents that often told only part of the story.“These are not old men and women. These are 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds who put their lives on the line and served their country, and I see them as young men and women.“The courage they had can still inspire us today.”For Mr West, whose work with fellow mason Nigel Hartfield is dominated by carving headstones, work in Bermuda offered a change from routine.Bermuda has no full-time monumental stonemason to do the job in granite. Other projects for Mr West, of the studio R Gray and Son, include a new honours board for Arsenal Football Club.Likening his job to sign writing, Mr West uses a computer to create stencils, then carves the lettering with a sand blaster that uses garnet sand.Ms Everson, who came up with the proposal for the monument, said then-Works and Engineering Minister Derrick Burgess had been instrumental in seeing the project implemented.According to a spokeswoman, the Department of Works and Engineering also plans to carry out electrical work and a general service of parts to improve the functioning of the Memorial's water feature.