Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Commonwealth War Graves Commission, a talk by Martin Ford

In this talk, Martin Ford will explore the history of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and its work today.  Beginning with how the Commission began, its work during the First and Second World Wars and concluding with its work today in maintaining and preserving our historic estate around the world.  There will also focus on the war graves in the local area and tell the stories of some of those we commemorate.  

About 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.

Their Non-Commemoration project works to identify any cases where names have been missed from records, with extensive research already yielding important information helping ensure all Commonwealth war dead are commemorated as originally promised.

You can find out more information here.