Welcome to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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11-19th MAY 2024

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Discover more about the CWGC and who we commemorate

Lighting their Legacy

We are proud to launch a programme of events which will reach people across the UK and in France, to bring people together to pass the flame of commemoration to the next generation.

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The Legacy of Liberation

We are marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day, with major events taking place at our sites in the UK and in Normandy. Discover how you can get involved.

Find out how you can get involved

Latest News

Five First World War soldiers graves rededicated in France

18 April 2024

Project Update

Construction commences in Cape Town

12 March 2024

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Latest Blog

What is ANZAC Day?

22 April 2024

VIEW OUR NEW CWGC DOCUMENTARY

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.

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.

View our current and past Silent Cities episodes

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.

Find out more about our Non-Commemoration project

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is a global leader in commemoration

ESTATE

We have 23,000 locations in 150 countries. See how we manage and care for the memorials, cemeteries and headstones, some of which are over a century old.

Caring for Our Sites

HORTICULTURE

CWGC is probably the largest horticultural operation worldwide encompassing all of the worlds ecosystems and climates each with their unique challenges.

Horticulture