Themes

Each of the 1.7 million men and women we commemorate have a story to tell. Some had battlefield heroics, others were writers or sportsmen. We’ve grouped some of these stories by theme. Discover more about those we commemorate. Tell us their stories.

Sergeant Major Frederick Thomas Watts MM, 32973, Canadian Army Medical Corps

First World War Army United Kingdom HOVE OLD CEMETERY

By Philip Baldock

United Kingdom

Air Mechanic (2nd Class) Cedric Nicholls, Royal Flying Corps ~ Died in Blighty

First World War Air Force United Kingdom KIDDERMINSTER (ST. GEORGE) CHURCHYARD

United Kingdom

Sergeant Frederick Hobson VC

First World War Army Canadian Victoria Cross holder VIMY MEMORIAL

Sergeant Hugh Cairns VC DCM

First World War Army Canadian Victoria Cross holder AUBERCHICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY

Second Lieutenant Edmund De Wind VC

First World War Army Canadian United Kingdom Victoria Cross holder POZIERES MEMORIAL

Lieutenant Robert Grierson Combes VC

First World War Army Canadian Victoria Cross holder VIMY MEMORIAL

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