Second World War

The fighting of the Second World War touched every corner of the globe, on land, on sea and in the air. Today, nearly 600,000 Second World War casualties are commemorated by the CWGC in cemeteries and memorials around the world. Tell us their stories. (Image: © IWM E 17110)

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Lance Corporal William Syme Brown - This man saved my father...

Second World War Army United Kingdom BERGEN-OP-ZOOM WAR CEMETERY

By Neal Garnham

United Kingdom

Gunner William Arthur Palgrave, 1623718 - Royal Artillery

Second World War Army United Kingdom WILBY (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD

By Jean Deathridge

United Kingdom

Pilot Officer Richard William Trehern, RAF Volunteer Reserve - A long way from home

Second World War Air Force United Kingdom RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

By Charlotte Fairlie

United States

Corporal George Elliot, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Second World War Army United Kingdom KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY

By Alexander Allan King

United Kingdom

Gunner Edwin Owens - The Bridge at Son

Second World War Army United Kingdom LEOPOLDSBURG WAR CEMETERY

By Edwin Rowland Owens

United Kingdom

Pilot Officer Derek Edmund Teden - England & Barbarians rugby player.

Second World War Air Force United Kingdom Pre-war sportsman/woman Photo Reconnaissance RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

By Samantha Marshall

United Kingdom

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