Four British servicemen who died during World War Two in France have been rededicated, bringing closure to families after ...

Three soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice in 1944 now have named graves at Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery in ...

Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission across the world continues its charge of maintaining calm and orderly respect at the burial places of our war dead. This is a work of honour, so different from ...

Company’s Garden in Cape Town, South Africa will be the site of a new memorial built by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. (Romaine/Wikimedia Commons/CC0 1.0) In his newly appointed ...

Free cemetery talks and tours encouraging people to discover the heritage on their doorstep have been launched by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) to mark the 80 th anniversaries of ...

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is a global leader in commemoration. Founded by Royal Charter in 1917, we work on behalf of the Governments of Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South ...

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has unveiled a new commemorative symbol designed to preserve the memories of D-Day veterans as their numbers dwindle. The Torch for Peace will feature ...

Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Visit Highlights 3,500 War Graves In NZ Friday, 24 November 2023, 10:51 am Press Release: Ministry For Culture And Heritage ...

The Lon­don-based Com­mon­wealth War Graves Com­mis­sion says as part of its mis­sion it in­tends to give new life to the sto­ries of those who served and died dur­ing the two World Wars. Commonwealth ...

Owned by the UK-based Commonwealth War Graves Commission, they are known locally as the British graveyards, and are regarded as a major cultural and archaeological site in the Palestinian enclave.

As the country prepares to mark the 80th Anniversary of D-Day in June, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's (CWGC) torch of commemoration will appear in Plymouth today - May 20 - with a ...