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Black History Month
For generations Black men and women have stood at our frontlines, on land, at sea and in the air - serving with skill, discipline and pride. The lives remembered here reflect a far greater story, one of courage, loyalty and service that strengthened Britain and earned a lasting place through history.
Read our new report into unequal commemoration for casualties of the Second World War
The report, titled 'Remembering the dead of the British Empire', is part of our ongoing commitment to investigate and address historical injustices in its commemorative work.
The new report and its accompanying action plan build on a 2021 commitment to rectify historical gaps in commemoration.
Over half a million African soldiers, porters, drivers and labourers served in the Second World War from the African deserts to the campaign in Burma.
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Follow the work of the CWGC, see how we commemorate the fallen across the globe and how we engage current and future generations with their stories.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is a global leader in commemoration
Our work in Kenya
CWGC has several advanced stage programmes in Kenya to commemorate soldiers, carriers, and porters from across the African continent who were not remembered because of unequal approaches to commemoration over one hundred years ago. The stories from this work are so potent they are best explained by this short film – as told by our Heritage Manager, Patrick Abungu who is a key part of our team in Nairobi, Kenya.
In this film Patrick explains his personal perspective and outlines the importance of finding closure through the research led, community-first approach CWGC is taking as our work continues. We will remember them.
SOME OF OUR MAJOR PROJECTS
Silent Cities: OPERATION AVALANCHE REMEMBERED
Welcome to Silent Cities, a YouTube series about our work at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the stories of those we commemorate and the wider context of the battles they were involved in. Explore history from a very personal perspective in this thought provoking series and uncover the scope of our work.
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