

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.


Trooper Walter Leigh

Chief Engineer Albert Edward Millican 1875-1917, Mercantile Marine, S.S. "St. Olaf"
By WILLIAM PALLISTER RICHARDSON
United Kingdom

Sister Florence Narelle Jessie Hobbes, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Petty Officer Wren Ellen Victoria Whittall 1669, W.R.N.S., H.M.S. 'Britannia II'
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Private Lester Judd VX37843, 2/22 Battalion Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom
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