THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION Welcome to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. We commemorate the 1.7 men and women of the Commonwealth that died during the First and

Second World Wars.

FIND WAR DEAD

How to search. Our search tool will allow you to interrogate our database to find various casualty records. There are a range of different fields that will allow you to create the right search terms for you. For a more detailed search, you can add further fields by using the Additional Fields. You do not have to use every field in our

search tool.

FIND CEMETERIES AND MEMORIALS How to search. Our database contains information on about 23,000 cemeteries and memorials worldwide where Commonwealth casualties from the two world wars are commemorated. It is possible to search for our cemeteries and memorials by name, location, war, and even size. Country and location and war are drop down lists from which you can

select

CEMETERY DETAILS

Silent Valley is an entirely Non World War burial site. The CWGC maintains 135 Non World War Graves at this cemetery on behalf of the U.K Ministry of Defence. For further information and enquiries please contact enquiries@cwgc.org.

WAR GRAVES WEEK

War Graves Week - A week to remember. We are proud to bring you our first ever War Graves Week. Running from the 21-28 May 2021, war graves week will shine a light on our work and the people who keep remembrance of our war dead alive. Through a series of talks, tours and events, both physical and virtual, War Graves Week will bring an

immersive

HEADSTONES OF THE CWGC Most commonly, you will see the standard CWGC headstone. Each headstone will be inscribed with the details of the individual, including name, rank, awards, service number, religious emblem and a personal inscription provided by the family. You will likely also see a regimental crest or

CEMETERY DETAILS

The cemetery is open every day from 07:00 - 17:00. Visitors should note that when the gardeners leave the site at 14:30 the visitors book and register book are also removed. Between 14:30 and 17:00 there is a police guard outside the cemetery. Visitors arriving between these times will be given access, but should bear in mind the absence of the

CEMETERY DETAILS

From the A7 motorway Hannover to Hamburg take exit 45 (Ausfahrt 45) SOLTAU-SUD / BERGEN / WIETZENDORF and follow the B3 direction BERGEN. Continue along the B3 for approx 7kms and the cemetery can be found on the right. The cemetery address is:- B3 / Becklingen 29614 Soltau Germany GPS Location is:- N 52 53 25 E 09 55 00.

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. Cheux is a village 10 kilometres west of Caen. This cemetery is reached from Caen by taking route D9 westwards. After about 8 kilometres, the road by-passes St Manvieu village, while Cheux lies 2 kilometres to the left. You will find St Manvieu War Cemetery on the right hand side.

CEMETERY DETAILS

At this turning there is a sign leading to the cemetery. Follow it in the direction of Coriano until a T junction is reached, then turn left and after a short distance the cemetery will be found on the right-hand side. Cemetery address: Via Piane, 4 - 47853 Coriano (RN) Emilia Romagna. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 43.98485, Longitude:

12.604041.

THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION Welcome to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. We commemorate the 1.7 men and women of the Commonwealth that died during the First and

Second World Wars.

FIND WAR DEAD

How to search. Our search tool will allow you to interrogate our database to find various casualty records. There are a range of different fields that will allow you to create the right search terms for you. For a more detailed search, you can add further fields by using the Additional Fields. You do not have to use every field in our

search tool.

FIND CEMETERIES AND MEMORIALS How to search. Our database contains information on about 23,000 cemeteries and memorials worldwide where Commonwealth casualties from the two world wars are commemorated. It is possible to search for our cemeteries and memorials by name, location, war, and even size. Country and location and war are drop down lists from which you can

select

CEMETERY DETAILS

Silent Valley is an entirely Non World War burial site. The CWGC maintains 135 Non World War Graves at this cemetery on behalf of the U.K Ministry of Defence. For further information and enquiries please contact enquiries@cwgc.org.

WAR GRAVES WEEK

War Graves Week - A week to remember. We are proud to bring you our first ever War Graves Week. Running from the 21-28 May 2021, war graves week will shine a light on our work and the people who keep remembrance of our war dead alive. Through a series of talks, tours and events, both physical and virtual, War Graves Week will bring an

immersive

HEADSTONES OF THE CWGC Most commonly, you will see the standard CWGC headstone. Each headstone will be inscribed with the details of the individual, including name, rank, awards, service number, religious emblem and a personal inscription provided by the family. You will likely also see a regimental crest or

CEMETERY DETAILS

The cemetery is open every day from 07:00 - 17:00. Visitors should note that when the gardeners leave the site at 14:30 the visitors book and register book are also removed. Between 14:30 and 17:00 there is a police guard outside the cemetery. Visitors arriving between these times will be given access, but should bear in mind the absence of the

CEMETERY DETAILS

From the A7 motorway Hannover to Hamburg take exit 45 (Ausfahrt 45) SOLTAU-SUD / BERGEN / WIETZENDORF and follow the B3 direction BERGEN. Continue along the B3 for approx 7kms and the cemetery can be found on the right. The cemetery address is:- B3 / Becklingen 29614 Soltau Germany GPS Location is:- N 52 53 25 E 09 55 00.

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. Cheux is a village 10 kilometres west of Caen. This cemetery is reached from Caen by taking route D9 westwards. After about 8 kilometres, the road by-passes St Manvieu village, while Cheux lies 2 kilometres to the left. You will find St Manvieu War Cemetery on the right hand side.

CEMETERY DETAILS

At this turning there is a sign leading to the cemetery. Follow it in the direction of Coriano until a T junction is reached, then turn left and after a short distance the cemetery will be found on the right-hand side. Cemetery address: Via Piane, 4 - 47853 Coriano (RN) Emilia Romagna. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 43.98485, Longitude:

12.604041.

CEMETERY DETAILS

The cemetery is open every day from 07:00 - 17:00. Visitors should note that when the gardeners leave the site at 14:30 the visitors book and register book are also removed. Between 14:30 and 17:00 there is a police guard outside the cemetery. Visitors arriving between these times will be given access, but should bear in mind the absence of the

RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

The Runnymede Air Forces Memorial stands upon the crest of Coopers Hill overlooking the river Thames and the field of Runnymede - a site steeped in history, where in 1215 King John in the presence of his rebellious barons affixed his seal to the Magna Carta (great charter) of English liberties.

CEMETERY DETAILS

The cemetery is open 7 days a week from 0700 to 1700. It is recommended that visitors consult the Secretary of the Commission's South African Agency as it can be difficult to locate the graves, especially the scattered ones. There is the potential for attacks in the vicinity of the cemetery. All visitors are strongly advised to

take care and

CEMETERY DETAILS

The Cemetery is located on the Diksmuidseweg road (N369) in the direction of Boezinge. From Ieper station turn left into Fochlaan and go to the roundabout, turn right and go to the next roundabout. Here turn left and drive to the next roundabout, where you should turn right into Oude Veurnestraat. Take the second turning on the left,

which is

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. Jakarta (Djakarta) lies on the north-west coast of the island of Java. Jakarta War Cemetery is in the suburb of Menteng Pulo, 11 kilometres from the city centre and is adjacent to the Netherlands Field of Honour, Jakarta Selatan (South Jakarta). It can be reached by two main roads - Jalan Dr Saharjo and Jalan

Casablanca.

CEMETERY DETAILS

From the A7 motorway Hannover to Hamburg take exit 45 (Ausfahrt 45) SOLTAU-SUD / BERGEN / WIETZENDORF and follow the B3 direction BERGEN. Continue along the B3 for approx 7kms and the cemetery can be found on the right. The cemetery address is:- B3 / Becklingen 29614 Soltau Germany GPS Location is:- N 52 53 25 E 09 55 00.

CEMETERY DETAILS

At this turning there is a sign leading to the cemetery. Follow it in the direction of Coriano until a T junction is reached, then turn left and after a short distance the cemetery will be found on the right-hand side. Cemetery address: Via Piane, 4 - 47853 Coriano (RN) Emilia Romagna. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 43.98485, Longitude:

12.604041.

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. Mendinghem Military Cemetery is located 17 Kms north-west of Ieper town centre on the N308 connecting Ieper to Poperinge and on to Oost-Cappel. From Ieper town centre the Poperingseweg (N308), is reached via Elverdingsestraat then directly

over

CEMETERY DETAILS

Turn left onto WIELKA and after 40m turn right onto GARBARY, continue for approx 1km and turn left (CWGC sign) onto ALEJA ARMII POZNAN. Continue for approx 700m and the cemetery can be found on the right within the Park Cytadela The cemetery address is:- Park Cytadela Aleja Armii Poznan 61-663 Poznan Poland GPS Location is:- N 52 25 04 E 16 55

57.

RAF AIR CADETS

RAF Air Cadets CWGC Research project. There are more than 58,000 RAF and air force personnel buried or commemorated in the UK. We want you to discover more about them, learn about their lives and ensure that every name is remembered. THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION Welcome to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. We commemorate the 1.7 men and women of the Commonwealth that died during the First and

Second World Wars.

FIND WAR DEAD

How to search. Our search tool will allow you to interrogate our database to find various casualty records. There are a range of different fields that will allow you to create the right search terms for you. For a more detailed search, you can add further fields by using the Additional Fields. You do not have to use every field in our

search tool.

FIND CEMETERIES AND MEMORIALS How to search. Our database contains information on about 23,000 cemeteries and memorials worldwide where Commonwealth casualties from the two world wars are commemorated. It is possible to search for our cemeteries and memorials by name, location, war, and even size. Country and location and war are drop down lists from which you can

select

CEMETERY DETAILS

The cemetery is open every day from 07:00 - 17:00. Visitors should note that when the gardeners leave the site at 14:30 the visitors book and register book are also removed. Between 14:30 and 17:00 there is a police guard outside the cemetery. Visitors arriving between these times will be given access, but should bear in mind the absence of the

CEMETERY DETAILS

The New British Cemetery was made after the Armistice when graves were brought in from the battlefields of Passchendaele and Langemarck. Almost all of the burials are from the autumn of 1917. The cemetery now contains 2,101 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 1,600 of the graves are unidentified but there are special memorials

to

CEMETERY DETAILS

From the A7 motorway Hannover to Hamburg take exit 45 (Ausfahrt 45) SOLTAU-SUD / BERGEN / WIETZENDORF and follow the B3 direction BERGEN. Continue along the B3 for approx 7kms and the cemetery can be found on the right. The cemetery address is:- B3 / Becklingen 29614 Soltau Germany GPS Location is:- N 52 53 25 E 09 55 00.

CEMETERY DETAILS

Continue for approx 14kms and then turn left (CWGC sign) onto the B472 direction MIESBACH. Continue for approx 1km and the cemetery can be found on the left. The cemetery address is:- Am Moos 83703 Gmund am Tegernsee Germany GPS Location is:- N 47° 46' 42" E 11° 44' 0.7".

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. Noyelles-sur-Mer is at the estuary of the Somme, 13 kilometres north-west along the D40 from Abbeville. The cemetery will be found in Nolette on the road to Fliheaucourt. Within the cemetery will be found the Noyelles-sur-Mer Chinese Memorial, which commemorates 39 men of the Chinese Labour Corps who died on land or at

sea

CEMETERY DETAILS

At this turning there is a sign leading to the cemetery. Follow it in the direction of Coriano until a T junction is reached, then turn left and after a short distance the cemetery will be found on the right-hand side. Cemetery address: Via Piane, 4 - 47853 Coriano (RN) Emilia Romagna. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 43.98485, Longitude:

12.604041.

CEMETERY DETAILS

In the autumn of 1916, the 40th Casualty Clearing Station was established not far from the road near the 71 Kilometre stone and the cemetery made for it was originally called Kilo 71 Military Cemetery. The original plot, Plot I, was set too close to a ravine and the graves in it were moved after the Armistice to the present plots VIII

and IX.

THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION Welcome to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. We commemorate the 1.7 men and women of the Commonwealth that died during the First and

Second World Wars.

FIND WAR DEAD

How to search. Our search tool will allow you to interrogate our database to find various casualty records. There are a range of different fields that will allow you to create the right search terms for you. For a more detailed search, you can add further fields by using the Additional Fields. You do not have to use every field in our

search tool.

FIND CEMETERIES AND MEMORIALS How to search. Our database contains information on about 23,000 cemeteries and memorials worldwide where Commonwealth casualties from the two world wars are commemorated. It is possible to search for our cemeteries and memorials by name, location, war, and even size. Country and location and war are drop down lists from which you can

select

CEMETERY DETAILS

The cemetery is open every day from 07:00 - 17:00. Visitors should note that when the gardeners leave the site at 14:30 the visitors book and register book are also removed. Between 14:30 and 17:00 there is a police guard outside the cemetery. Visitors arriving between these times will be given access, but should bear in mind the absence of the

CEMETERY DETAILS

The New British Cemetery was made after the Armistice when graves were brought in from the battlefields of Passchendaele and Langemarck. Almost all of the burials are from the autumn of 1917. The cemetery now contains 2,101 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 1,600 of the graves are unidentified but there are special memorials

to

CEMETERY DETAILS

From the A7 motorway Hannover to Hamburg take exit 45 (Ausfahrt 45) SOLTAU-SUD / BERGEN / WIETZENDORF and follow the B3 direction BERGEN. Continue along the B3 for approx 7kms and the cemetery can be found on the right. The cemetery address is:- B3 / Becklingen 29614 Soltau Germany GPS Location is:- N 52 53 25 E 09 55 00.

CEMETERY DETAILS

Continue for approx 14kms and then turn left (CWGC sign) onto the B472 direction MIESBACH. Continue for approx 1km and the cemetery can be found on the left. The cemetery address is:- Am Moos 83703 Gmund am Tegernsee Germany GPS Location is:- N 47° 46' 42" E 11° 44' 0.7".

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. Noyelles-sur-Mer is at the estuary of the Somme, 13 kilometres north-west along the D40 from Abbeville. The cemetery will be found in Nolette on the road to Fliheaucourt. Within the cemetery will be found the Noyelles-sur-Mer Chinese Memorial, which commemorates 39 men of the Chinese Labour Corps who died on land or at

sea

CEMETERY DETAILS

At this turning there is a sign leading to the cemetery. Follow it in the direction of Coriano until a T junction is reached, then turn left and after a short distance the cemetery will be found on the right-hand side. Cemetery address: Via Piane, 4 - 47853 Coriano (RN) Emilia Romagna. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 43.98485, Longitude:

12.604041.

CEMETERY DETAILS

In the autumn of 1916, the 40th Casualty Clearing Station was established not far from the road near the 71 Kilometre stone and the cemetery made for it was originally called Kilo 71 Military Cemetery. The original plot, Plot I, was set too close to a ravine and the graves in it were moved after the Armistice to the present plots VIII

and IX.

WAR GRAVES WEEK

War Graves Week - A week to remember. We are proud to bring you our first ever War Graves Week. Running from the 21-28 May 2021, war graves week will shine a light on our work and the people who keep remembrance of our war dead alive. Through a series of talks, tours and events, both physical and virtual, War Graves Week will bring an

immersive

CEMETERY DETAILS

The Cemetery is located on the Diksmuidseweg road (N369) in the direction of Boezinge. From Ieper station turn left into Fochlaan and go to the roundabout, turn right and go to the next roundabout. Here turn left and drive to the next roundabout, where you should turn right into Oude Veurnestraat. Take the second turning on the left,

which is

RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

The Runnymede Air Forces Memorial stands upon the crest of Coopers Hill overlooking the river Thames and the field of Runnymede - a site steeped in history, where in 1215 King John in the presence of his rebellious barons affixed his seal to the Magna Carta (great charter) of English liberties.

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. The War Cemetery lies on a communal road 1 kilometre south of the SS16 from Ravenna to Ferrara near the village of Piangipane in the Commune and Province of Ravenna. The turning from the main road is at the 143 kilometres stone, 12 kilometres west of Ravenna. The turning is marked with a CWGC sign pointing in the

direction

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. Phaleron War Cemetery lies a few kilometres to the south-east of Athens, at the boundary between old Phaleron district and Alimos-Kalamaki district, on the coast road from Athens to Vouliagmeni. The easiest means of reaching the cemetery is by the coastal tram, which takes about 35 minutes from the terminus at

Syntagma

CEMETERY DETAILS

Visiting information. Please note, the cemetery gates are open daily from 10am to 4pm. For any queries, please contact the Office of Public Works Tel. 00 353 (0) 1

CEMETERY DETAILS

From the A7 motorway Hannover to Hamburg take exit 45 (Ausfahrt 45) SOLTAU-SUD / BERGEN / WIETZENDORF and follow the B3 direction BERGEN. Continue along the B3 for approx 7kms and the cemetery can be found on the right. The cemetery address is:- B3 / Becklingen 29614 Soltau Germany GPS Location is:- N 52 53 25 E 09 55 00.

CEMETERY DETAILS

At this turning there is a sign leading to the cemetery. Follow it in the direction of Coriano until a T junction is reached, then turn left and after a short distance the cemetery will be found on the right-hand side. Cemetery address: Via Piane, 4 - 47853 Coriano (RN) Emilia Romagna. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 43.98485, Longitude:

12.604041.

CEMETERY DETAILS

The Loos Memorial commemorates over 20,000 officers and men who have no known grave, who fell in the area from the River Lys to the old southern boundary of the First Army, east and west of Grenay, from the first day of the Battle of Loos to the end of the war. On either side of the cemetery is a wall 15 feet high, to which are fixed tablets on

CEMETERY DETAILS

The Tower Hill Memorial commemorates men and women of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets who died in both World Wars and who have no known grave. It stands on the south side of the garden of Trinity Square, London, close to The Tower of London. The Memorial Register may be consulted at Trinity House Corporation, Trinity Square

(Cooper's Row

THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION Welcome to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. We commemorate the 1.7 men and women of the Commonwealth that died during the First and

Second World Wars.

FIND WAR DEAD

How to search. Our search tool will allow you to interrogate our database to find various casualty records. There are a range of different fields that will allow you to create the right search terms for you. For a more detailed search, you can add further fields by using the Additional Fields. You do not have to use every field in our

search tool.

FIND CEMETERIES AND MEMORIALS How to search. Our database contains information on about 23,000 cemeteries and memorials worldwide where Commonwealth casualties from the two world wars are commemorated. It is possible to search for our cemeteries and memorials by name, location, war, and even size. Country and location and war are drop down lists from which you can

select

CEMETERY DETAILS

The cemetery is open every day from 07:00 - 17:00. Visitors should note that when the gardeners leave the site at 14:30 the visitors book and register book are also removed. Between 14:30 and 17:00 there is a police guard outside the cemetery. Visitors arriving between these times will be given access, but should bear in mind the absence of the

CEMETERY DETAILS

The New British Cemetery was made after the Armistice when graves were brought in from the battlefields of Passchendaele and Langemarck. Almost all of the burials are from the autumn of 1917. The cemetery now contains 2,101 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 1,600 of the graves are unidentified but there are special memorials

to

CEMETERY DETAILS

From the A7 motorway Hannover to Hamburg take exit 45 (Ausfahrt 45) SOLTAU-SUD / BERGEN / WIETZENDORF and follow the B3 direction BERGEN. Continue along the B3 for approx 7kms and the cemetery can be found on the right. The cemetery address is:- B3 / Becklingen 29614 Soltau Germany GPS Location is:- N 52 53 25 E 09 55 00.

CEMETERY DETAILS

Continue for approx 14kms and then turn left (CWGC sign) onto the B472 direction MIESBACH. Continue for approx 1km and the cemetery can be found on the left. The cemetery address is:- Am Moos 83703 Gmund am Tegernsee Germany GPS Location is:- N 47° 46' 42" E 11° 44' 0.7".

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. Noyelles-sur-Mer is at the estuary of the Somme, 13 kilometres north-west along the D40 from Abbeville. The cemetery will be found in Nolette on the road to Fliheaucourt. Within the cemetery will be found the Noyelles-sur-Mer Chinese Memorial, which commemorates 39 men of the Chinese Labour Corps who died on land or at

sea

CEMETERY DETAILS

At this turning there is a sign leading to the cemetery. Follow it in the direction of Coriano until a T junction is reached, then turn left and after a short distance the cemetery will be found on the right-hand side. Cemetery address: Via Piane, 4 - 47853 Coriano (RN) Emilia Romagna. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 43.98485, Longitude:

12.604041.

CEMETERY DETAILS

In the autumn of 1916, the 40th Casualty Clearing Station was established not far from the road near the 71 Kilometre stone and the cemetery made for it was originally called Kilo 71 Military Cemetery. The original plot, Plot I, was set too close to a ravine and the graves in it were moved after the Armistice to the present plots VIII

and IX.

THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION Welcome to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. We commemorate the 1.7 men and women of the Commonwealth that died during the First and

Second World Wars.

FIND WAR DEAD

How to search. Our search tool will allow you to interrogate our database to find various casualty records. There are a range of different fields that will allow you to create the right search terms for you. For a more detailed search, you can add further fields by using the Additional Fields. You do not have to use every field in our

search tool.

FIND CEMETERIES AND MEMORIALS How to search. Our database contains information on about 23,000 cemeteries and memorials worldwide where Commonwealth casualties from the two world wars are commemorated. It is possible to search for our cemeteries and memorials by name, location, war, and even size. Country and location and war are drop down lists from which you can

select

CEMETERY DETAILS

The cemetery is open every day from 07:00 - 17:00. Visitors should note that when the gardeners leave the site at 14:30 the visitors book and register book are also removed. Between 14:30 and 17:00 there is a police guard outside the cemetery. Visitors arriving between these times will be given access, but should bear in mind the absence of the

CEMETERY DETAILS

The New British Cemetery was made after the Armistice when graves were brought in from the battlefields of Passchendaele and Langemarck. Almost all of the burials are from the autumn of 1917. The cemetery now contains 2,101 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 1,600 of the graves are unidentified but there are special memorials

to

CEMETERY DETAILS

From the A7 motorway Hannover to Hamburg take exit 45 (Ausfahrt 45) SOLTAU-SUD / BERGEN / WIETZENDORF and follow the B3 direction BERGEN. Continue along the B3 for approx 7kms and the cemetery can be found on the right. The cemetery address is:- B3 / Becklingen 29614 Soltau Germany GPS Location is:- N 52 53 25 E 09 55 00.

CEMETERY DETAILS

Continue for approx 14kms and then turn left (CWGC sign) onto the B472 direction MIESBACH. Continue for approx 1km and the cemetery can be found on the left. The cemetery address is:- Am Moos 83703 Gmund am Tegernsee Germany GPS Location is:- N 47° 46' 42" E 11° 44' 0.7".

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. Noyelles-sur-Mer is at the estuary of the Somme, 13 kilometres north-west along the D40 from Abbeville. The cemetery will be found in Nolette on the road to Fliheaucourt. Within the cemetery will be found the Noyelles-sur-Mer Chinese Memorial, which commemorates 39 men of the Chinese Labour Corps who died on land or at

sea

CEMETERY DETAILS

At this turning there is a sign leading to the cemetery. Follow it in the direction of Coriano until a T junction is reached, then turn left and after a short distance the cemetery will be found on the right-hand side. Cemetery address: Via Piane, 4 - 47853 Coriano (RN) Emilia Romagna. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 43.98485, Longitude:

12.604041.

CEMETERY DETAILS

In the autumn of 1916, the 40th Casualty Clearing Station was established not far from the road near the 71 Kilometre stone and the cemetery made for it was originally called Kilo 71 Military Cemetery. The original plot, Plot I, was set too close to a ravine and the graves in it were moved after the Armistice to the present plots VIII

and IX.

WAR GRAVES WEEK

War Graves Week - A week to remember. We are proud to bring you our first ever War Graves Week. Running from the 21-28 May 2021, war graves week will shine a light on our work and the people who keep remembrance of our war dead alive. Through a series of talks, tours and events, both physical and virtual, War Graves Week will bring an

immersive

CEMETERY DETAILS

The Cemetery is located on the Diksmuidseweg road (N369) in the direction of Boezinge. From Ieper station turn left into Fochlaan and go to the roundabout, turn right and go to the next roundabout. Here turn left and drive to the next roundabout, where you should turn right into Oude Veurnestraat. Take the second turning on the left,

which is

RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

The Runnymede Air Forces Memorial stands upon the crest of Coopers Hill overlooking the river Thames and the field of Runnymede - a site steeped in history, where in 1215 King John in the presence of his rebellious barons affixed his seal to the Magna Carta (great charter) of English liberties.

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. The War Cemetery lies on a communal road 1 kilometre south of the SS16 from Ravenna to Ferrara near the village of Piangipane in the Commune and Province of Ravenna. The turning from the main road is at the 143 kilometres stone, 12 kilometres west of Ravenna. The turning is marked with a CWGC sign pointing in the

direction

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. Phaleron War Cemetery lies a few kilometres to the south-east of Athens, at the boundary between old Phaleron district and Alimos-Kalamaki district, on the coast road from Athens to Vouliagmeni. The easiest means of reaching the cemetery is by the coastal tram, which takes about 35 minutes from the terminus at

Syntagma

CEMETERY DETAILS

Visiting information. Please note, the cemetery gates are open daily from 10am to 4pm. For any queries, please contact the Office of Public Works Tel. 00 353 (0) 1

CEMETERY DETAILS

From the A7 motorway Hannover to Hamburg take exit 45 (Ausfahrt 45) SOLTAU-SUD / BERGEN / WIETZENDORF and follow the B3 direction BERGEN. Continue along the B3 for approx 7kms and the cemetery can be found on the right. The cemetery address is:- B3 / Becklingen 29614 Soltau Germany GPS Location is:- N 52 53 25 E 09 55 00.

CEMETERY DETAILS

At this turning there is a sign leading to the cemetery. Follow it in the direction of Coriano until a T junction is reached, then turn left and after a short distance the cemetery will be found on the right-hand side. Cemetery address: Via Piane, 4 - 47853 Coriano (RN) Emilia Romagna. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 43.98485, Longitude:

12.604041.

CEMETERY DETAILS

The Loos Memorial commemorates over 20,000 officers and men who have no known grave, who fell in the area from the River Lys to the old southern boundary of the First Army, east and west of Grenay, from the first day of the Battle of Loos to the end of the war. On either side of the cemetery is a wall 15 feet high, to which are fixed tablets on

CEMETERY DETAILS

The Tower Hill Memorial commemorates men and women of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets who died in both World Wars and who have no known grave. It stands on the south side of the garden of Trinity Square, London, close to The Tower of London. The Memorial Register may be consulted at Trinity House Corporation, Trinity Square

(Cooper's Row

THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION Welcome to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. We commemorate the 1.7 men and women of the Commonwealth that died during the First and

Second World Wars.

FIND WAR DEAD

How to search. Our search tool will allow you to interrogate our database to find various casualty records. There are a range of different fields that will allow you to create the right search terms for you. For a more detailed search, you can add further fields by using the Additional Fields. You do not have to use every field in our

search tool.

FIND CEMETERIES AND MEMORIALS How to search. Our database contains information on about 23,000 cemeteries and memorials worldwide where Commonwealth casualties from the two world wars are commemorated. It is possible to search for our cemeteries and memorials by name, location, war, and even size. Country and location and war are drop down lists from which you can

select

CEMETERY DETAILS

The cemetery is open every day from 07:00 - 17:00. Visitors should note that when the gardeners leave the site at 14:30 the visitors book and register book are also removed. Between 14:30 and 17:00 there is a police guard outside the cemetery. Visitors arriving between these times will be given access, but should bear in mind the absence of the

CEMETERY DETAILS

The New British Cemetery was made after the Armistice when graves were brought in from the battlefields of Passchendaele and Langemarck. Almost all of the burials are from the autumn of 1917. The cemetery now contains 2,101 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 1,600 of the graves are unidentified but there are special memorials

to

CEMETERY DETAILS

From the A7 motorway Hannover to Hamburg take exit 45 (Ausfahrt 45) SOLTAU-SUD / BERGEN / WIETZENDORF and follow the B3 direction BERGEN. Continue along the B3 for approx 7kms and the cemetery can be found on the right. The cemetery address is:- B3 / Becklingen 29614 Soltau Germany GPS Location is:- N 52 53 25 E 09 55 00.

CEMETERY DETAILS

Continue for approx 14kms and then turn left (CWGC sign) onto the B472 direction MIESBACH. Continue for approx 1km and the cemetery can be found on the left. The cemetery address is:- Am Moos 83703 Gmund am Tegernsee Germany GPS Location is:- N 47° 46' 42" E 11° 44' 0.7".

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. Noyelles-sur-Mer is at the estuary of the Somme, 13 kilometres north-west along the D40 from Abbeville. The cemetery will be found in Nolette on the road to Fliheaucourt. Within the cemetery will be found the Noyelles-sur-Mer Chinese Memorial, which commemorates 39 men of the Chinese Labour Corps who died on land or at

sea

CEMETERY DETAILS

At this turning there is a sign leading to the cemetery. Follow it in the direction of Coriano until a T junction is reached, then turn left and after a short distance the cemetery will be found on the right-hand side. Cemetery address: Via Piane, 4 - 47853 Coriano (RN) Emilia Romagna. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 43.98485, Longitude:

12.604041.

CEMETERY DETAILS

In the autumn of 1916, the 40th Casualty Clearing Station was established not far from the road near the 71 Kilometre stone and the cemetery made for it was originally called Kilo 71 Military Cemetery. The original plot, Plot I, was set too close to a ravine and the graves in it were moved after the Armistice to the present plots VIII

and IX.

THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION Welcome to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. We commemorate the 1.7 men and women of the Commonwealth that died during the First and

Second World Wars.

FIND WAR DEAD

How to search. Our search tool will allow you to interrogate our database to find various casualty records. There are a range of different fields that will allow you to create the right search terms for you. For a more detailed search, you can add further fields by using the Additional Fields. You do not have to use every field in our

search tool.

FIND CEMETERIES AND MEMORIALS How to search. Our database contains information on about 23,000 cemeteries and memorials worldwide where Commonwealth casualties from the two world wars are commemorated. It is possible to search for our cemeteries and memorials by name, location, war, and even size. Country and location and war are drop down lists from which you can

select

CEMETERY DETAILS

The cemetery is open every day from 07:00 - 17:00. Visitors should note that when the gardeners leave the site at 14:30 the visitors book and register book are also removed. Between 14:30 and 17:00 there is a police guard outside the cemetery. Visitors arriving between these times will be given access, but should bear in mind the absence of the

CEMETERY DETAILS

The New British Cemetery was made after the Armistice when graves were brought in from the battlefields of Passchendaele and Langemarck. Almost all of the burials are from the autumn of 1917. The cemetery now contains 2,101 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 1,600 of the graves are unidentified but there are special memorials

to

CEMETERY DETAILS

From the A7 motorway Hannover to Hamburg take exit 45 (Ausfahrt 45) SOLTAU-SUD / BERGEN / WIETZENDORF and follow the B3 direction BERGEN. Continue along the B3 for approx 7kms and the cemetery can be found on the right. The cemetery address is:- B3 / Becklingen 29614 Soltau Germany GPS Location is:- N 52 53 25 E 09 55 00.

CEMETERY DETAILS

Continue for approx 14kms and then turn left (CWGC sign) onto the B472 direction MIESBACH. Continue for approx 1km and the cemetery can be found on the left. The cemetery address is:- Am Moos 83703 Gmund am Tegernsee Germany GPS Location is:- N 47° 46' 42" E 11° 44' 0.7".

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. Noyelles-sur-Mer is at the estuary of the Somme, 13 kilometres north-west along the D40 from Abbeville. The cemetery will be found in Nolette on the road to Fliheaucourt. Within the cemetery will be found the Noyelles-sur-Mer Chinese Memorial, which commemorates 39 men of the Chinese Labour Corps who died on land or at

sea

CEMETERY DETAILS

At this turning there is a sign leading to the cemetery. Follow it in the direction of Coriano until a T junction is reached, then turn left and after a short distance the cemetery will be found on the right-hand side. Cemetery address: Via Piane, 4 - 47853 Coriano (RN) Emilia Romagna. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 43.98485, Longitude:

12.604041.

CEMETERY DETAILS

In the autumn of 1916, the 40th Casualty Clearing Station was established not far from the road near the 71 Kilometre stone and the cemetery made for it was originally called Kilo 71 Military Cemetery. The original plot, Plot I, was set too close to a ravine and the graves in it were moved after the Armistice to the present plots VIII

and IX.

WAR GRAVES WEEK

War Graves Week - A week to remember. We are proud to bring you our first ever War Graves Week. Running from the 21-28 May 2021, war graves week will shine a light on our work and the people who keep remembrance of our war dead alive. Through a series of talks, tours and events, both physical and virtual, War Graves Week will bring an

immersive

CEMETERY DETAILS

The Cemetery is located on the Diksmuidseweg road (N369) in the direction of Boezinge. From Ieper station turn left into Fochlaan and go to the roundabout, turn right and go to the next roundabout. Here turn left and drive to the next roundabout, where you should turn right into Oude Veurnestraat. Take the second turning on the left,

which is

RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

The Runnymede Air Forces Memorial stands upon the crest of Coopers Hill overlooking the river Thames and the field of Runnymede - a site steeped in history, where in 1215 King John in the presence of his rebellious barons affixed his seal to the Magna Carta (great charter) of English liberties.

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. The War Cemetery lies on a communal road 1 kilometre south of the SS16 from Ravenna to Ferrara near the village of Piangipane in the Commune and Province of Ravenna. The turning from the main road is at the 143 kilometres stone, 12 kilometres west of Ravenna. The turning is marked with a CWGC sign pointing in the

direction

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. Phaleron War Cemetery lies a few kilometres to the south-east of Athens, at the boundary between old Phaleron district and Alimos-Kalamaki district, on the coast road from Athens to Vouliagmeni. The easiest means of reaching the cemetery is by the coastal tram, which takes about 35 minutes from the terminus at

Syntagma

CEMETERY DETAILS

Visiting information. Please note, the cemetery gates are open daily from 10am to 4pm. For any queries, please contact the Office of Public Works Tel. 00 353 (0) 1

CEMETERY DETAILS

From the A7 motorway Hannover to Hamburg take exit 45 (Ausfahrt 45) SOLTAU-SUD / BERGEN / WIETZENDORF and follow the B3 direction BERGEN. Continue along the B3 for approx 7kms and the cemetery can be found on the right. The cemetery address is:- B3 / Becklingen 29614 Soltau Germany GPS Location is:- N 52 53 25 E 09 55 00.

CEMETERY DETAILS

At this turning there is a sign leading to the cemetery. Follow it in the direction of Coriano until a T junction is reached, then turn left and after a short distance the cemetery will be found on the right-hand side. Cemetery address: Via Piane, 4 - 47853 Coriano (RN) Emilia Romagna. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 43.98485, Longitude:

12.604041.

CEMETERY DETAILS

The Loos Memorial commemorates over 20,000 officers and men who have no known grave, who fell in the area from the River Lys to the old southern boundary of the First Army, east and west of Grenay, from the first day of the Battle of Loos to the end of the war. On either side of the cemetery is a wall 15 feet high, to which are fixed tablets on

CEMETERY DETAILS

The Tower Hill Memorial commemorates men and women of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets who died in both World Wars and who have no known grave. It stands on the south side of the garden of Trinity Square, London, close to The Tower of London. The Memorial Register may be consulted at Trinity House Corporation, Trinity Square

(Cooper's Row

THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION Welcome to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. We commemorate the 1.7 men and women of the Commonwealth that died during the First and

Second World Wars.

FIND WAR DEAD

How to search. Our search tool will allow you to interrogate our database to find various casualty records. There are a range of different fields that will allow you to create the right search terms for you. For a more detailed search, you can add further fields by using the Additional Fields. You do not have to use every field in our

search tool.

FIND CEMETERIES AND MEMORIALS How to search. Our database contains information on about 23,000 cemeteries and memorials worldwide where Commonwealth casualties from the two world wars are commemorated. It is possible to search for our cemeteries and memorials by name, location, war, and even size. Country and location and war are drop down lists from which you can

select

CEMETERY DETAILS

The cemetery is open every day from 07:00 - 17:00. Visitors should note that when the gardeners leave the site at 14:30 the visitors book and register book are also removed. Between 14:30 and 17:00 there is a police guard outside the cemetery. Visitors arriving between these times will be given access, but should bear in mind the absence of the

CEMETERY DETAILS

The New British Cemetery was made after the Armistice when graves were brought in from the battlefields of Passchendaele and Langemarck. Almost all of the burials are from the autumn of 1917. The cemetery now contains 2,101 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 1,600 of the graves are unidentified but there are special memorials

to

CEMETERY DETAILS

From the A7 motorway Hannover to Hamburg take exit 45 (Ausfahrt 45) SOLTAU-SUD / BERGEN / WIETZENDORF and follow the B3 direction BERGEN. Continue along the B3 for approx 7kms and the cemetery can be found on the right. The cemetery address is:- B3 / Becklingen 29614 Soltau Germany GPS Location is:- N 52 53 25 E 09 55 00.

CEMETERY DETAILS

Continue for approx 14kms and then turn left (CWGC sign) onto the B472 direction MIESBACH. Continue for approx 1km and the cemetery can be found on the left. The cemetery address is:- Am Moos 83703 Gmund am Tegernsee Germany GPS Location is:- N 47° 46' 42" E 11° 44' 0.7".

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. Noyelles-sur-Mer is at the estuary of the Somme, 13 kilometres north-west along the D40 from Abbeville. The cemetery will be found in Nolette on the road to Fliheaucourt. Within the cemetery will be found the Noyelles-sur-Mer Chinese Memorial, which commemorates 39 men of the Chinese Labour Corps who died on land or at

sea

CEMETERY DETAILS

At this turning there is a sign leading to the cemetery. Follow it in the direction of Coriano until a T junction is reached, then turn left and after a short distance the cemetery will be found on the right-hand side. Cemetery address: Via Piane, 4 - 47853 Coriano (RN) Emilia Romagna. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 43.98485, Longitude:

12.604041.

CEMETERY DETAILS

In the autumn of 1916, the 40th Casualty Clearing Station was established not far from the road near the 71 Kilometre stone and the cemetery made for it was originally called Kilo 71 Military Cemetery. The original plot, Plot I, was set too close to a ravine and the graves in it were moved after the Armistice to the present plots VIII

and IX.

THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION Welcome to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. We commemorate the 1.7 men and women of the Commonwealth that died during the First and

Second World Wars.

FIND WAR DEAD

How to search. Our search tool will allow you to interrogate our database to find various casualty records. There are a range of different fields that will allow you to create the right search terms for you. For a more detailed search, you can add further fields by using the Additional Fields. You do not have to use every field in our

search tool.

FIND CEMETERIES AND MEMORIALS How to search. Our database contains information on about 23,000 cemeteries and memorials worldwide where Commonwealth casualties from the two world wars are commemorated. It is possible to search for our cemeteries and memorials by name, location, war, and even size. Country and location and war are drop down lists from which you can

select

CEMETERY DETAILS

The cemetery is open every day from 07:00 - 17:00. Visitors should note that when the gardeners leave the site at 14:30 the visitors book and register book are also removed. Between 14:30 and 17:00 there is a police guard outside the cemetery. Visitors arriving between these times will be given access, but should bear in mind the absence of the

CEMETERY DETAILS

The New British Cemetery was made after the Armistice when graves were brought in from the battlefields of Passchendaele and Langemarck. Almost all of the burials are from the autumn of 1917. The cemetery now contains 2,101 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 1,600 of the graves are unidentified but there are special memorials

to

CEMETERY DETAILS

From the A7 motorway Hannover to Hamburg take exit 45 (Ausfahrt 45) SOLTAU-SUD / BERGEN / WIETZENDORF and follow the B3 direction BERGEN. Continue along the B3 for approx 7kms and the cemetery can be found on the right. The cemetery address is:- B3 / Becklingen 29614 Soltau Germany GPS Location is:- N 52 53 25 E 09 55 00.

CEMETERY DETAILS

Continue for approx 14kms and then turn left (CWGC sign) onto the B472 direction MIESBACH. Continue for approx 1km and the cemetery can be found on the left. The cemetery address is:- Am Moos 83703 Gmund am Tegernsee Germany GPS Location is:- N 47° 46' 42" E 11° 44' 0.7".

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. Noyelles-sur-Mer is at the estuary of the Somme, 13 kilometres north-west along the D40 from Abbeville. The cemetery will be found in Nolette on the road to Fliheaucourt. Within the cemetery will be found the Noyelles-sur-Mer Chinese Memorial, which commemorates 39 men of the Chinese Labour Corps who died on land or at

sea

CEMETERY DETAILS

At this turning there is a sign leading to the cemetery. Follow it in the direction of Coriano until a T junction is reached, then turn left and after a short distance the cemetery will be found on the right-hand side. Cemetery address: Via Piane, 4 - 47853 Coriano (RN) Emilia Romagna. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 43.98485, Longitude:

12.604041.

CEMETERY DETAILS

In the autumn of 1916, the 40th Casualty Clearing Station was established not far from the road near the 71 Kilometre stone and the cemetery made for it was originally called Kilo 71 Military Cemetery. The original plot, Plot I, was set too close to a ravine and the graves in it were moved after the Armistice to the present plots VIII

and IX.

WAR GRAVES WEEK

War Graves Week - A week to remember. We are proud to bring you our first ever War Graves Week. Running from the 21-28 May 2021, war graves week will shine a light on our work and the people who keep remembrance of our war dead alive. Through a series of talks, tours and events, both physical and virtual, War Graves Week will bring an

immersive

CEMETERY DETAILS

The Cemetery is located on the Diksmuidseweg road (N369) in the direction of Boezinge. From Ieper station turn left into Fochlaan and go to the roundabout, turn right and go to the next roundabout. Here turn left and drive to the next roundabout, where you should turn right into Oude Veurnestraat. Take the second turning on the left,

which is

RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

The Runnymede Air Forces Memorial stands upon the crest of Coopers Hill overlooking the river Thames and the field of Runnymede - a site steeped in history, where in 1215 King John in the presence of his rebellious barons affixed his seal to the Magna Carta (great charter) of English liberties.

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. The War Cemetery lies on a communal road 1 kilometre south of the SS16 from Ravenna to Ferrara near the village of Piangipane in the Commune and Province of Ravenna. The turning from the main road is at the 143 kilometres stone, 12 kilometres west of Ravenna. The turning is marked with a CWGC sign pointing in the

direction

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. Phaleron War Cemetery lies a few kilometres to the south-east of Athens, at the boundary between old Phaleron district and Alimos-Kalamaki district, on the coast road from Athens to Vouliagmeni. The easiest means of reaching the cemetery is by the coastal tram, which takes about 35 minutes from the terminus at

Syntagma

CEMETERY DETAILS

Visiting information. Please note, the cemetery gates are open daily from 10am to 4pm. For any queries, please contact the Office of Public Works Tel. 00 353 (0) 1

CEMETERY DETAILS

From the A7 motorway Hannover to Hamburg take exit 45 (Ausfahrt 45) SOLTAU-SUD / BERGEN / WIETZENDORF and follow the B3 direction BERGEN. Continue along the B3 for approx 7kms and the cemetery can be found on the right. The cemetery address is:- B3 / Becklingen 29614 Soltau Germany GPS Location is:- N 52 53 25 E 09 55 00.

CEMETERY DETAILS

At this turning there is a sign leading to the cemetery. Follow it in the direction of Coriano until a T junction is reached, then turn left and after a short distance the cemetery will be found on the right-hand side. Cemetery address: Via Piane, 4 - 47853 Coriano (RN) Emilia Romagna. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 43.98485, Longitude:

12.604041.

CEMETERY DETAILS

The Loos Memorial commemorates over 20,000 officers and men who have no known grave, who fell in the area from the River Lys to the old southern boundary of the First Army, east and west of Grenay, from the first day of the Battle of Loos to the end of the war. On either side of the cemetery is a wall 15 feet high, to which are fixed tablets on

CEMETERY DETAILS

The Tower Hill Memorial commemorates men and women of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets who died in both World Wars and who have no known grave. It stands on the south side of the garden of Trinity Square, London, close to The Tower of London. The Memorial Register may be consulted at Trinity House Corporation, Trinity Square

(Cooper's Row

THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION Welcome to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. We commemorate the 1.7 men and women of the Commonwealth that died during the First and

Second World Wars.

FIND WAR DEAD

How to search. Our search tool will allow you to interrogate our database to find various casualty records. There are a range of different fields that will allow you to create the right search terms for you. For a more detailed search, you can add further fields by using the Additional Fields. You do not have to use every field in our

search tool.

FIND CEMETERIES AND MEMORIALS How to search. Our database contains information on about 23,000 cemeteries and memorials worldwide where Commonwealth casualties from the two world wars are commemorated. It is possible to search for our cemeteries and memorials by name, location, war, and even size. Country and location and war are drop down lists from which you can

select

CEMETERY DETAILS

The cemetery is open every day from 07:00 - 17:00. Visitors should note that when the gardeners leave the site at 14:30 the visitors book and register book are also removed. Between 14:30 and 17:00 there is a police guard outside the cemetery. Visitors arriving between these times will be given access, but should bear in mind the absence of the

CEMETERY DETAILS

The New British Cemetery was made after the Armistice when graves were brought in from the battlefields of Passchendaele and Langemarck. Almost all of the burials are from the autumn of 1917. The cemetery now contains 2,101 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 1,600 of the graves are unidentified but there are special memorials

to

CEMETERY DETAILS

From the A7 motorway Hannover to Hamburg take exit 45 (Ausfahrt 45) SOLTAU-SUD / BERGEN / WIETZENDORF and follow the B3 direction BERGEN. Continue along the B3 for approx 7kms and the cemetery can be found on the right. The cemetery address is:- B3 / Becklingen 29614 Soltau Germany GPS Location is:- N 52 53 25 E 09 55 00.

CEMETERY DETAILS

Continue for approx 14kms and then turn left (CWGC sign) onto the B472 direction MIESBACH. Continue for approx 1km and the cemetery can be found on the left. The cemetery address is:- Am Moos 83703 Gmund am Tegernsee Germany GPS Location is:- N 47° 46' 42" E 11° 44' 0.7".

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. Noyelles-sur-Mer is at the estuary of the Somme, 13 kilometres north-west along the D40 from Abbeville. The cemetery will be found in Nolette on the road to Fliheaucourt. Within the cemetery will be found the Noyelles-sur-Mer Chinese Memorial, which commemorates 39 men of the Chinese Labour Corps who died on land or at

sea

CEMETERY DETAILS

At this turning there is a sign leading to the cemetery. Follow it in the direction of Coriano until a T junction is reached, then turn left and after a short distance the cemetery will be found on the right-hand side. Cemetery address: Via Piane, 4 - 47853 Coriano (RN) Emilia Romagna. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 43.98485, Longitude:

12.604041.

CEMETERY DETAILS

In the autumn of 1916, the 40th Casualty Clearing Station was established not far from the road near the 71 Kilometre stone and the cemetery made for it was originally called Kilo 71 Military Cemetery. The original plot, Plot I, was set too close to a ravine and the graves in it were moved after the Armistice to the present plots VIII

and IX.

THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION Welcome to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. We commemorate the 1.7 men and women of the Commonwealth that died during the First and

Second World Wars.

FIND WAR DEAD

How to search. Our search tool will allow you to interrogate our database to find various casualty records. There are a range of different fields that will allow you to create the right search terms for you. For a more detailed search, you can add further fields by using the Additional Fields. You do not have to use every field in our

search tool.

FIND CEMETERIES AND MEMORIALS How to search. Our database contains information on about 23,000 cemeteries and memorials worldwide where Commonwealth casualties from the two world wars are commemorated. It is possible to search for our cemeteries and memorials by name, location, war, and even size. Country and location and war are drop down lists from which you can

select

CEMETERY DETAILS

The cemetery is open every day from 07:00 - 17:00. Visitors should note that when the gardeners leave the site at 14:30 the visitors book and register book are also removed. Between 14:30 and 17:00 there is a police guard outside the cemetery. Visitors arriving between these times will be given access, but should bear in mind the absence of the

CEMETERY DETAILS

The New British Cemetery was made after the Armistice when graves were brought in from the battlefields of Passchendaele and Langemarck. Almost all of the burials are from the autumn of 1917. The cemetery now contains 2,101 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 1,600 of the graves are unidentified but there are special memorials

to

CEMETERY DETAILS

From the A7 motorway Hannover to Hamburg take exit 45 (Ausfahrt 45) SOLTAU-SUD / BERGEN / WIETZENDORF and follow the B3 direction BERGEN. Continue along the B3 for approx 7kms and the cemetery can be found on the right. The cemetery address is:- B3 / Becklingen 29614 Soltau Germany GPS Location is:- N 52 53 25 E 09 55 00.

CEMETERY DETAILS

Continue for approx 14kms and then turn left (CWGC sign) onto the B472 direction MIESBACH. Continue for approx 1km and the cemetery can be found on the left. The cemetery address is:- Am Moos 83703 Gmund am Tegernsee Germany GPS Location is:- N 47° 46' 42" E 11° 44' 0.7".

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. Noyelles-sur-Mer is at the estuary of the Somme, 13 kilometres north-west along the D40 from Abbeville. The cemetery will be found in Nolette on the road to Fliheaucourt. Within the cemetery will be found the Noyelles-sur-Mer Chinese Memorial, which commemorates 39 men of the Chinese Labour Corps who died on land or at

sea

CEMETERY DETAILS

At this turning there is a sign leading to the cemetery. Follow it in the direction of Coriano until a T junction is reached, then turn left and after a short distance the cemetery will be found on the right-hand side. Cemetery address: Via Piane, 4 - 47853 Coriano (RN) Emilia Romagna. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 43.98485, Longitude:

12.604041.

CEMETERY DETAILS

In the autumn of 1916, the 40th Casualty Clearing Station was established not far from the road near the 71 Kilometre stone and the cemetery made for it was originally called Kilo 71 Military Cemetery. The original plot, Plot I, was set too close to a ravine and the graves in it were moved after the Armistice to the present plots VIII

and IX.

WAR GRAVES WEEK

War Graves Week - A week to remember. We are proud to bring you our first ever War Graves Week. Running from the 21-28 May 2021, war graves week will shine a light on our work and the people who keep remembrance of our war dead alive. Through a series of talks, tours and events, both physical and virtual, War Graves Week will bring an

immersive

CEMETERY DETAILS

From the A7 motorway Hannover to Hamburg take exit 45 (Ausfahrt 45) SOLTAU-SUD / BERGEN / WIETZENDORF and follow the B3 direction BERGEN. Continue along the B3 for approx 7kms and the cemetery can be found on the right. The cemetery address is:- B3 / Becklingen 29614 Soltau Germany GPS Location is:- N 52 53 25 E 09 55 00.

CEMETERY DETAILS

The Cemetery is located on the Diksmuidseweg road (N369) in the direction of Boezinge. From Ieper station turn left into Fochlaan and go to the roundabout, turn right and go to the next roundabout. Here turn left and drive to the next roundabout, where you should turn right into Oude Veurnestraat. Take the second turning on the left,

which is

RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

The Runnymede Air Forces Memorial stands upon the crest of Coopers Hill overlooking the river Thames and the field of Runnymede - a site steeped in history, where in 1215 King John in the presence of his rebellious barons affixed his seal to the Magna Carta (great charter) of English liberties.

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. The War Cemetery lies on a communal road 1 kilometre south of the SS16 from Ravenna to Ferrara near the village of Piangipane in the Commune and Province of Ravenna. The turning from the main road is at the 143 kilometres stone, 12 kilometres west of Ravenna. The turning is marked with a CWGC sign pointing in the

direction

CEMETERY DETAILS

Visiting information. Please note, the cemetery gates are open daily from 10am to 4pm. For any queries, please contact the Office of Public Works Tel. 00 353 (0) 1

CEMETERY DETAILS

Location information. Phaleron War Cemetery lies a few kilometres to the south-east of Athens, at the boundary between old Phaleron district and Alimos-Kalamaki district, on the coast road from Athens to Vouliagmeni. The easiest means of reaching the cemetery is by the coastal tram, which takes about 35 minutes from the terminus at

Syntagma

CEMETERY DETAILS

At this turning there is a sign leading to the cemetery. Follow it in the direction of Coriano until a T junction is reached, then turn left and after a short distance the cemetery will be found on the right-hand side. Cemetery address: Via Piane, 4 - 47853 Coriano (RN) Emilia Romagna. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 43.98485, Longitude:

12.604041.

CEMETERY DETAILS

The Loos Memorial commemorates over 20,000 officers and men who have no known grave, who fell in the area from the River Lys to the old southern boundary of the First Army, east and west of Grenay, from the first day of the Battle of Loos to the end of the war. On either side of the cemetery is a wall 15 feet high, to which are fixed tablets on

CEMETERY DETAILS

The Tower Hill Memorial commemorates men and women of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets who died in both World Wars and who have no known grave. It stands on the south side of the garden of Trinity Square, London, close to The Tower of London. The Memorial Register may be consulted at Trinity House Corporation, Trinity Square

(Cooper's Row

THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION Welcome to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. We commemorate the 1.7 men and women of the Commonwealth that died during the First and

Second World Wars.

FIND WAR DEAD

Use our search tools to find the records of the 1.9 million man and women of the Commonwealth who died during the world wars. FIND CEMETERIES AND MEMORIALS How to search. Our database contains information on about 23,000 cemeteries and memorials worldwide where Commonwealth casualties from the two world wars are commemorated.

CEMETERY DETAILS

Visiting information. Opening times: The cemetery is open every day from 07:00 - 17:00. Visitors should note that when the gardeners leave the site at 14:30 the visitors book and register book are also

removed.

CEMETERY DETAILS

History information. The site for Durnbach War Cemetery was chosen, shortly after hostilities had ceased, by officers of the British Army and Air Force, in conjunction with officers of the American Occupation Forces in whose zone Durnbach lay.

CEMETERY DETAILS

History information. The site of Becklingen War Cemetery was chosen for its position on a hillside overlooking Luneburg Heath. Luneburg Heath was where, on 4 May 1945, Field-Marshal Montgomery accepted the German surrender from Admiral Doenitz.

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History information. Noyelles-Sur-Mer was the base depot of the Chinese Labour Corps in France, the site of their largest camp and of No.3 Labour (originally the Chinese) General Hospital.

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Location information. The Cemetery is located on the Diksmuidseweg road (N369) in the direction of Boezinge. From Ieper station turn left into Fochlaan and go

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Location information. Coriano Ridge War Cemetery is 3.5 kilometres west of Riccione, a seaside resort on the Adriatic coast, and is reached by turning west off the main Rimini/Riccione road, the SS 16, about 1 kilometre north-west of Riccione.

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History information. The Struma River flows through Bulgaria southward to the Greek frontier, then south-east into the Aegean Sea. From the Allied base at Salonika, a road ran north-east across the river to Seres, and it was this road that the right wing of the Allied army used for the movements of troops and supplies to the Struma front during the Salonika Campaign. THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION Welcome to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. We commemorate the 1.7 men and women of the Commonwealth that died during the First and

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Use our search tools to find the records of the 1.9 million man and women of the Commonwealth who died during the world wars. FIND CEMETERIES AND MEMORIALS How to search. Our database contains information on about 23,000 cemeteries and memorials worldwide where Commonwealth casualties from the two world wars are commemorated.

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Visiting information. Opening times: The cemetery is open every day from 07:00 - 17:00. Visitors should note that when the gardeners leave the site at 14:30 the visitors book and register book are also

removed.

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History information. The site for Durnbach War Cemetery was chosen, shortly after hostilities had ceased, by officers of the British Army and Air Force, in conjunction with officers of the American Occupation Forces in whose zone Durnbach lay.

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History information. The site of Becklingen War Cemetery was chosen for its position on a hillside overlooking Luneburg Heath. Luneburg Heath was where, on 4 May 1945, Field-Marshal Montgomery accepted the German surrender from Admiral Doenitz.

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History information. Noyelles-Sur-Mer was the base depot of the Chinese Labour Corps in France, the site of their largest camp and of No.3 Labour (originally the Chinese) General Hospital.

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Location information. The Cemetery is located on the Diksmuidseweg road (N369) in the direction of Boezinge. From Ieper station turn left into Fochlaan and go

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Location information. Coriano Ridge War Cemetery is 3.5 kilometres west of Riccione, a seaside resort on the Adriatic coast, and is reached by turning west off the main Rimini/Riccione road, the SS 16, about 1 kilometre north-west of Riccione.

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History information. The Struma River flows through Bulgaria southward to the Greek frontier, then south-east into the Aegean Sea. From the Allied base at Salonika, a road ran north-east across the river to Seres, and it was this road that the right wing of the Allied army used for the movements of troops and supplies to the Struma front during the Salonika Campaign.

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History information. The site of Becklingen War Cemetery was chosen for its position on a hillside overlooking Luneburg Heath. Luneburg Heath was where, on 4 May 1945, Field-Marshal Montgomery accepted the German surrender from Admiral Doenitz.

RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

The Runnymede Air Forces Memorial stands upon the crest of Coopers Hill overlooking the river Thames and the field of Runnymede - a site steeped in history, where in 1215 King John in the presence of his rebellious barons affixed his seal to the Magna Carta (great charter) of English liberties.

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Location information. The Cemetery is located on the Diksmuidseweg road (N369) in the direction of Boezinge. From Ieper station turn left into Fochlaan and go

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Visiting information. Please note, the cemetery gates are open daily from 10am to 4pm. For any queries, please contact the Office of Public Works Tel. 00 353 (0) 1 8213021.

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Location information. The War Cemetery lies on a communal road 1 kilometre south of the SS16 from Ravenna to Ferrara near the village of Piangipane in the Commune and Province of Ravenna.

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History information. In the First World War, the civilian navy's duty was to be the supply service of the Royal Navy, to transport troops and supplies to the armies, to transport raw materials to overseas munitions factories and munitions from those factories, to maintain, on a reduced scale, the ordinary import and export trade, to supply food to the home country and - in spite of greatly

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Visiting information. Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible, but may be by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our

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Location information. Phaleron War Cemetery lies a few kilometres to the south-east of Athens, at the boundary between old Phaleron district and Alimos-Kalamaki district, on

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Location information. Coriano Ridge War Cemetery is 3.5 kilometres west of Riccione, a seaside resort on the Adriatic coast, and is reached by turning west off the main Rimini/Riccione road, the SS 16, about 1 kilometre north-west of Riccione.

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