Welcome to War Graves Week
War Graves Week invites you to discover the stories behind the world wars at CWGC sites across the globe.
Taking place each May, it’s our largest week of activity worldwide, and this year’s theme shines a spotlight on the people we commemorate and the teams who care for their, inspired by our global storytelling platform, For Evermore. With events, guided tours, site visits, and the chance to share your own family story through For Evermore, there are plenty of ways to get involved and explore the history that connects us all.
See where all our events and tours are taking place by region below:
SCOTLANDNORTH ENGLANDEAST ENGLANDWEST ENGLAND AND MIDLANDSWALESSOUTH EAST ENGLANDSOUTH WEST ENGLANDICELANDJERSEYNORTHERN IRELAND
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SCOTLAND |
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Aberdeen (Trinity) Cemetery, AB24 5PP |
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Ayr (Holmston Road) Cemetery, KA7 3BE |
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Beath Old Cemetery, KY4 9PS |
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Cadder Cemetery, G64 2QG |
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Dundee (Balgay) Cemetery, DD2 1TU |
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Dundee (Eastern Necropolis) Cemetery, DD4 7PU |
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Dunure Cemetery, KA7 4LU |
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Edinburgh (Grange) Cemetery, EH9 1TT |
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Edinburgh (Morningside) Cemetery, EH10 5JP |
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Edinburgh (Rosebank) Cemetery, EH6 5RA |
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Edinburgh (Seafield) Cemetery, EH6 7LD |
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Forfar (Newmonthill) Cemetery, DD8 2BH |
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Kerriemuir Cemetery, DD8 4DD |
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Lerwick Cemetery, ZE1 0AX |
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Haddington (St Martins) New Cemetery, EH41 4BF |
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Hamilton (Bent) Cemetery, ML3 6PY |
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Lochgelly Cemetery, KY5 9HP |
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Mearns Cemetery, G77 5RU |
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Monkton and Prestwick Cemetery, KA9 2LP |
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Newton Stewart Cemetery, DG8 6LU |
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Peebles (St Andrew's) Cemetery, EH45 8JJ |
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Rutherglen Cemetery, G73 2AW |
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South Queensferry Cemetery - BATTLE OF JUTLAND, EH30 9PA |
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Troon Cemetery, KA10 7AP |
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NORTH ENGLAND |
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Beverley (St Mary) Church Cemetery, HU17 |
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Bootle Cemetery, L20 6ET |
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Bradford (Bowling) Cemetery, BD5 8LQ |
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Cottingham Cemetery, HU16 5YQ |
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Doncaster (Hyde Park) Cemetery, DN4 5AA |
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Fulford Cemetery, YO19 4QG |
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Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, HG3 1DE |
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Hull Hedon Road Cemetery, HU9 5LT |
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Hull Northern Cemetery, HU5 4AY |
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Kirkby Wharfe (St John the Baptist) Churchyard, LS24 9DD |
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Leeds (Lawnswood) Cemetery, LS16 6AH |
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Liverpool (Allerton) Cemetery, L19 5NF |
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Liverpool (Anfield) Cemetery, L4 2SL |
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Liverpool Naval Memorial, L3 1BY |
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Morpeth (St Mary the Virgin) Churchyard, NE61 2QF |
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New Malton Cemetery, NP20 3PY |
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Ripon Cemetery, HG4 2HF |
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Selby Cemetery, YO8 9BL |
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St Helens Cemetery, WA10 6DF |
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Tyldesley Cemetery, M29 8WN |
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Tynemouth (Preston) Cemetery, NE29 9NJ |
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EAST ENGLAND |
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Abington (St Peter and Paul) Churchyard, NN1 5LW |
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Carlton Cemetery, NG4 3EF |
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Colchester Cemetery, CO2 8PU |
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Conningsby Cemetery, LN4 4TE |
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Cranfield (St Peter and St Paul) Churchyard, MK43 0DR |
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Cranwell (St Andrew) Cemetery, NG34 8BY |
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East Retford Cemetery, DN22 7BP |
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Feltwell (St Nicholas) Churchyard, IP26 4AB |
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Grimsby (Scartho Road) Cemetery, DN33 2AN |
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Kempston Cemetery, MK43 8RJ |
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Leicester (Belgrave) Cemetery, LE4 3EX |
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Leicester (Gilroes) Cemetery, LE3 9QG |
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Leigh-on-Sea Cemetery, SS9 2AH |
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Lincoln (Canwick Road) Cemetery, LN4 1EE |
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Lincoln (Newport) Cemetery, LN1 3DP |
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Lincoln (St Swithin's) Cemetery, LN5 8ET |
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Loughborough (Leicester Road) Cemetery, LE11 2AF |
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Northampton (Dallington) Cemetery, NN5 6AB |
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Northampton (Kingsthorpe) Cemetery, NN2 8LU |
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Northampton (Towcester Road) Cemetery, NN4 8LP |
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Norwich City Cemetery, NR2 3RG |
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Nottingham Arnold (Redhill) Cemetery, NG5 8LS |
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Nottingham (New Basford) Cemetery, NG7 7FF |
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Stamford Cemetery, PE9 1BD |
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WEST ENGLAND AND MIDLANDS |
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Derby (Nottingham Road) Cemetery, DE21 6EQ |
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Leek Cemetery, ST13 5PP |
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Pershore Cemetery, WR10 3BX |
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Stratford-upon-Avon Cemetery, CV37 9AA |
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Swadlincote (Church Gresley) Cemetery, DE11 9QQ |
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Weaverham (St Mary) Cemetery, CW8 3NJ |
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WALES |
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Aberystwyth Cemetery, SY23 3DG |
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Barry (Merther Dyfan) Burial Ground, CF62 8BP |
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Cardiff (Cathays) Cemetery, CF14 3QY |
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Llandudno (Great Orme's Head) Cemetery, LL68 9RW |
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Llantwit Major Cemetery, CF61 1WX |
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Milford Haven Cemetery, SA73 2RS |
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Neath (Llantwit) Cemetery, SA11 3LB |
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Newport (St Woolos) Cemetery, NP20 3PY |
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Penarth Cemetery, CF64 3QY |
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Pontypridd (Glyntaff) Cemetery, CF37 4BE |
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SOUTH EAST ENGLAND |
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Basingstoke (Worting Road) Cemetery, RG21 8YZ |
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Benson (St Helen) Churchyard, OX10 6XF |
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Bexleyheath Cemetery, DA6 7BH |
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Bletchley (Manor Road) Cemetery, MK2 2HW |
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Brockenhurst (St Nicholas) Churchyard, SO42 7UD |
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Brompton Cemetery, SW10 9UG |
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Brookwood Military Cemetery - ANZAC Day, GU24 0JD |
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Buckingham Cemetery, MK18 1JA |
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Caversfield (St Laurence) Churchyard, OX27 8TQ |
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Chatham Naval Memorial, ME7 5DQ |
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Dover St James Cemetery, CT16 2QQ |
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Easebourne (St Mary) Cemetery, GU29 |
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Eastbourne (Langney) Cemetery, BN23 8AE |
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Eastleigh Cemetery, SO50 9EN |
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Farnborough (Victoria Road) Cemetery, GU14 7RB |
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Gosport (Ann's Hill) Cemetery, PO12 3JZ |
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Halton (St Michael) Churchyard, HP22 5PA |
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Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, PO12 2AZ |
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Hastings Cemetery - World War One Tour, TN34 2AE |
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Hastings Cemetery - World War Two Tour, TN34 2AE |
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Herne Bay Cemetery, CT6 7HB |
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Hersham (St Peter) Churchyard, KT12 4AA |
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Horsham (Hills) Cemetery, RH12 1TT |
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Lodsworth (St Peter) Cemetery, GU28 |
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Midhurst Cemetery, GU29 9LF |
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Netley Military Cemetery, SO31 4BU |
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Oxford Botley Cemetery, OX2 0LX |
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Patcham Down Memorial (The Chattri), BN1 8ZB |
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Reading (Henley Road) Cemetery, RG4 5LP |
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Ringwood Cemetery, BH24 1NQ |
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Shorncliffe Military Cemetery, TOUR 1 - The CWGC and the Cemetery, CT21 5RX |
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Shorncliffe Military Cemetery, TOUR 2 - Wounded of the Western Front, CT21 5RX |
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Southampton Old Cemetery, SO15 7NN |
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St Albans (Hatfield Road) Cemetery, SO15 7NN |
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Tangmere (St Andrew) Churchyard, PO20 2HA |
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Winchester (West Hill) Cemetery, SO22 4NX |
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SOUTH WEST ENGLAND |
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Blandford Cemetery, DT11 7TQ |
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Bovey Tracey Cemetery, TQ13 9PH |
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Cheltenham Cemetery - World War One Tour, GL52 5JT |
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Cheltenham Cemetery - World War Two Tour, GL52 5JT |
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Clevedon (St Andrews) Cemetery, BS21 7UE |
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Falmouth Cemetery, TR11 4ED |
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Penzance Cemetery, TR18 3DX |
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Plymouth (Efford) Cemetery, PL3 6NG |
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Plymouth (Ford Park) Cemetery, PL4 6NT |
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Plymouth Naval Memorial, PL1 2HJ |
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Plymouth (Weston Mill) Cemetery, PL2 2BJ |
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Portland Royal Naval Cemetery, DT5 1JN |
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St Budeaux Churchyard (Plymouth), PL5 2HN |
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Tavistock New Cemetery, PL19 8DP |
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Tewkesbury Cemetery, GL20 5TQ |
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Wimborne Minster Cemetery, BH21 1EX |
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ICELAND |
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Reykjavik Fossvogur Cemetery |
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JERSEY |
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St Helier (Almorah) Cemetery, JE2 3FU |
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NORTHERN IRELAND |
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Belfast (Dundonald) Cemetery, BT16 2QY |
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Carnmoney Cemetery, BT36 6DJ |
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Discover - the work of the CWGC
Who are the CWGC?
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s mission is to ensure those who died in service, or as a result of conflict, are commemorated so that they, and the human cost of war, are remembered for ever.
We are 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 Africa and the United Kingdom to commemorate the 1.7 million men and women from the Commonwealth who lost their lives in the two World Wars.
We believe that remembering individuals who have died in conflicts is of universal, perpetual relevance, and that reflecting on their deaths is of continuing and paramount importance for us all.
The cemeteries, memorials, graves, landscapes, and records in our care will be found at 23,000 locations and in more than 150 countries and territories. They are both the practical means of our commemoration of the fallen and vehicles for discovery, inspiration, and engagement.
We believe that each one of those we commemorate were people like us, with their own ambitions, hopes, and dreams. It is our duty and privilege to care for their graves and memorials and through our charitable Foundation, keep their stories alive.
Discover our story, from the founding of the then Imperial War Graves Commission during the turbulent days of the First World War through to our day-to-day work more than 100 years later. The CWGC continues to care for the fallen and will continue to do so in perpetuity.
Learn - about the history on your doorstep
Get out and about this War Graves Week
We’re hosting a range of talks, tours and events at some of our most interesting cemeteries and memorials. You’ll be able to discover more about how the CWGC cares for the casualties of the world wars and hear some of the stories of the men and women commemorated near you.
We’ve got a wide range of events, but book quickly, as spaces are sure to be snapped up.
War Graves Week tours and events
How to research World War One casualties
Do you have a relative who’s world war service you’d like to learn more about? Or have you stumbled across a CWGC headstone in your local cemetery and want to know their story?
We can help you get started with our How to Research guides.
These bitesize guides will help you take the first steps towards finding out more about your casualty. Each guide is tailored towards some of our main casualty groups and are packed full of tips for discovering more about your chosen casualty.
Remember - the 1.7 million Commonwealth war dead
Start exploring our sites
During War Graves Week we take the opportunity to celebrate the work that goes into commemorating 1.7 million Commonwealth casualties around the world – but throughout the rest of the year, we are working hard to ensure that you can visit our picturesque cemeteries and iconic memorials across the world.
If you want to start visiting our sites, we’ve got a few tools to help you get started.
Got a specific battlefield in mind but want to know which of our sites are nearby, or want to learn more about a certain site before you visit?
Our Find Cemeteries and Memorials tool is the best place to start your journey. Or if you’re on the go, you can use the CWGC App to discover locations near you while you’re out and about.
Find Cemeteries and Memorials Download the CWGC App
Want a more curated experience? Why not start your journey in the in Great Britain? We’ve selected some of our most interesting sites from around the country that we’d love for you to go and explore. You’ll find historical and visiting information and access to downloadable guides that you can take with you.
Book a CWGC talk or tour
Now that you’ve piqued your interest, you’re ready to dive into the ins and outs of our work.
We offer a range of talks and tours designed for groups, lead by our Public Engagement Coordinators and team of volunteers.
Our tours can be held at a cemetery near you, and will focus on some of the stories of the men and women commemorated in your area, as well as the work of the CWGC at home and around the world. We’d be delighted to welcome you to our cemeteries and memorials.
Or we can come to you. Book a talk and one of our volunteer speakers will visit you at a time and date of your choosing to deliver one of a range of talks about our work, gardening, architecture, conservation and more.
Join the Foundation
The Commonwealth War Graves Foundation is the CWGC’s charitable arm and works to spread the word about the work of the Commission and tell the stories of the men and women we commemorate.
The Foundation is at the forefront of several projects that help spread the work, including our Eyes On, Hands On project, volunteer speakers and our Guides program in France and Belgium.
Their work is only made possible through the generous contributions of our Foundation supporters who also get access to a range of exclusive content – including our free magazine, calendar, and impact reports, but also early access to a range of events throughout the year.
