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The CWGC is a global organisation, caring for war graves at 23,000 locations in more than 150 countries and territories. We commemorate almost 1.7 million individuals, ensuring that all the Commonwealth men and women who died during both world wars are commemorated in a manner befitting their sacrifice. Our global estate is run by a ...
- Competing Designs
Find WW2 war graves ... In the end, a simpler design was...
- The Public Reaction
The article proclaimed that “after eight years of effort”...
- Eternal Remembrance
More than 100 years after the end of WW1, thousands of...
- Equality in Commemoration
Find WW2 war graves ... Today the CWGC continues to recover...
- The Creation of The Cwgc
The creation of the CWGC. On 11th November 1918, one of the...
- Finding and reburying our war dead
The CWGC Recovery Unit. In France, CWGC Recovery Officers...
- Competing Designs
28 March 1960. (1960-03-28) Website. www.cwgc.org. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations military service members who died in the two World Wars.
The creation of the CWGC. On 11th November 1918, one of the most devastating wars in history came to an end. Once the fighting ceased, the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission began. We undertook the mammoth task of commemorating the Empire’s dead across the globe. The general public in Britain and across the Commonwealth struggled ...
Jun 18, 2021 · For example, the CWGC holds records of 1.7 million people across both World Wars who died for commonwealth forces. CWGC archivist Andrew Featherstone spoke to Mark McKenzie about the fascinating stories behind each record and how the commission kept in touch with some families for decades after their loved ones died in battle.
- The CWGC Recovery Unit
- Learn More About How We Recover Remains
- How Do You Identify Newly Discovered Remains?
- Learn More About The Challenges of Using DNA
- Visiting The Former Battlefields
- What Happens to Newly Discovered World War Casualties?
In France, CWGC Recovery Officers have been responsible for exhuming the remains of war casualties since the end of the First World War. We continue to be the only organisation authorised by the French authorities to do this important work. Today our Recovery Unit, located at Beaurains near Arras, is managed by highly qualified staff who are specia...
CWGC staff are always ‘on call’ to respond to reports that remains have been found by chance. It’s important that we attend the site as quickly as possible to prevent any damage or disturbance, and to support the homeowner, builder, farmer or construction teams whose work is on hold. As soon as the police know that the remains are those of a war ca...
Once we have all the information from the recovery, the Commemorations team will prepare a detailed report. We will analyse information from our archive, combined with details from historic maps and reports to build up a picture of what happened at the recovery location throughout the duration of the war. Many locations were fought over repeatedly,...
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) and its Member Governments follow the principle that the war dead should, as far as possible, be allowed to rest in peace and not be disturbed. Therefore, the Commission does not permit exhumations from the graves of Commonwealth war casualties for the purposes of identification. This includes opening g...
Once the former battlefields had been searched and cleared of military equipment, they were returned to the host nation so that people could return to their homes and land and rebuild their lives Today most land is in private ownership and accessing it without permission may be an offence. Various legal protections and local regulations are also in...
Photo: Rudi Rasker The casualty will be reburied in a CWGC cemetery close to where they were found whether identification is successful or not. The policy of non-repatriation of Commonwealth war casualties still applies and ensures that all those who died together are buried together, irrespective of how wealthy or influential their families were o...
Feb 21, 2020 · The Commonwealth War Graves Commission Centre (CWGC) opened a new centre in Beaurains just south of Arras in Pas-de-Calais in the summer of 2019. It’s a major attraction where you can go ‘behind the scenes’. CWGC Experience Entrance. You’ve probably seen a few of the cemeteries and memorials that the CWGC maintains, but have you ever ...
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Welcome to the CWGC Archive. The CWGC archive tracks the history of the Commission from its founding in 1917 through to the present day. It contains over 10,000 items from the Commission’s past including personal correspondence, maintenance and tour reports, staff records, photographs and press cuttings. Get started by entering your keywords ...
