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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Squadron Leader John Edwin Ashley Williams

Second World War Air Force New Zealand The Great Escape POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY

Second Lieutenant Piers Richard Edgcumbe

United Kingdom Army Second World War ESQUELBECQ MILITARY CEMETERY

Squadron Leader Ian Kingstone Pembroke Cross

Second World War Air Force United Kingdom The Great Escape POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY

Flight Lieutenant Leslie George Bull

Second World War Air Force United Kingdom The Great Escape POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY

Squadron Leader Roger Joyce Bushell, Big X - the Great Escape mastermind

Second World War Air Force South African The Great Escape POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY

Serjeant (Egon Vogel) alias Ernest Robert Villiers

Second World War Army United Kingdom REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY

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