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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Corporal William James Adams, SX5457, A.I.F. 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion

Second World War Army Australian LABUAN MEMORIAL

Sergeant Claude Vernon Tomkinson 811121, Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force)

Second World War Air Force United Kingdom DOLPHINHOLME (ST. MARK) CHURCHYARD

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United Kingdom

Private Thomas Lee Driver 3854279, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)

Second World War Army United Kingdom DOLPHINHOLME (ST. MARK) CHURCHYARD

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United Kingdom

F/O NZ428130 Alfred Churchill Lockyer, RNZAF (Pilot) 550 Squadron

Second World War Air Force United Kingdom HARROGATE (STONEFALL) CEMETERY

By Philip Baldock

United Kingdom

Sergeant John Royston Maddern, 401824, Royal Australian Air Force

Second World War Air Force Australian AMBON WAR CEMETERY

Able Seaman Sydney George Harding, C/JX173891, H.M.S. Encounter

Second World War Navy United Kingdom AMBON WAR CEMETERY

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