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Commonwealth War Graves Commission We ensure those who died in service or conflict are commemorated so that they are remembered forever.

Get your 2026 Commonwealth War Graves Badge and help remember the Fallen.This simple yet meaningful badge is a way to ho...
14/10/2026

Get your 2026 Commonwealth War Graves Badge and help remember the Fallen.

This simple yet meaningful badge is a way to honour the men and women of the Commonwealth whose stories we keep alive through commemoration.

Every donation supports the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Foundation, helping us share their stories with future generations and ensure their sacrifice is never forgotten.

14/10/2026

Following the findings of the Special Committee in 2021, a significant portion of work carried out by our Non-Commemoration Programme has been to address historical inequalities in commemoration after the World Wars has included archival research.

One such project was to seek to clarify the total number of deaths during the East African Campaign of the First World War. This was important as, within the general historiography, it is common to see general figures offered. Yet these numbers are not merely statistics, but individuals who served and died, but have until now have not been fully accounted for.

By drawing together research from across archives in East Africa and the UK, it is now possible to show that 88,000 East African personnel died in British imperial service during the East Africa Campaign.

This figure still speaks to the magnitude of those who never came home, but hopefully also restores some dignity and individual recognition to each person who lost their life in British military service during the war.

🎥 With thanks to Bramber & Homefield Primary Schools

Four airmen who died when their Lancaster bomber crashed in Germany in December 1944 were finally honoured by name after...
14/10/2026

Four airmen who died when their Lancaster bomber crashed in Germany in December 1944 were finally honoured by name after an 82-year search uncovered the truth behind one of Bomber Command’s wartime mysteries.

🔗Discover more on our website

13/10/2026

"A fine man, greatly loved and admired by all his many pals."

This is how Horace Miller was remembered after he fell victim to a German sniper - a gifted amateur musician, beloved by his comrades, and his family and friends back home.

His resting place unknown for decades, he now lies in a marked grave in Ypres Reservoir Cemetery.

Their service, our history. Read his story on For Evermore at the link in the top comment.

A soldier buried in an unnamed grave has been identified as Sheffield-born Lance Corporal Ronald Smirthwaite who was kil...
13/10/2026

A soldier buried in an unnamed grave has been identified as Sheffield-born Lance Corporal Ronald Smirthwaite who was killed in the Netherlands in 1945.

For years Lance Corporal Smirthwaite was commemorated as missing with no known grave on the Groesbeek Memorial. Following extensive research, MOD investigators confirmed was Ronald's.

🔗Discover more on our website.

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12/10/2026

Isaac Wauchope Dyobha, a religious and native rights campaigner from South Africa, comforted his countrymen during the tragic sinking of the troop ship SS Mendi in February 1917.

Read his inspiring story on For Evermore at the link in the top comment.

Their service, our history.

11/10/2026

Regimental Serjeant Major George Williams matched struggles with peacetime soldiery with incredible bravery and gallantry on the battlefield.

🎥 With thanks to Bramber & Homefield Primary Schools

2027 will mark the centenary of three of our most iconic memorials: The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, the Tyne Cot Memori...
10/10/2026

2027 will mark the centenary of three of our most iconic memorials: The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, the Tyne Cot Memorial, and the Neuve-Chapelle Memorial.

Together, these sites commemorate by name close to 95,000 officers and enlisted men of the First World War with no known war grave. 🔗Read our latest blog as we explore how we commemorate the war dead through these three individual memorials to the missing.

09/10/2026

In cemeteries and memorials across the world, you can discover the stories of those from the Black community who served in both World Wars.

Our education resources are designed to provide you with a selection of ideas as to how schools can incorporate the stories of Black service personnel and their contributions to the war effort into their work around Black History Month. Link below.

🎥 With thanks to Bramber & Homefield Primary Schools

The final resting place of Private Sidney Allen was rededicated with full military honours in our Reichswald Forest War ...
08/10/2026

The final resting place of Private Sidney Allen was rededicated with full military honours in our Reichswald Forest War Cemetery in Germany on 6 October 2026, 81 years after his death.

🔗Discover more on our website.
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