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.

Lieutenant Gurden Theodore Thomasset, London Regiment, 20th Bn.

First World War Army United Kingdom LOOS BRITISH CEMETERY

Nurse Margaret Dorothea Braithwaite, Voluntary Aid Detachment, 3rd London General Hospital

First World War Miscellaneous United Kingdom Women at war GREAT WALDINGFIELD (ST. LAWRENCE) CHURCHYARD

By Philip Baldock

United Kingdom

Pilot Officer Norman Kingsley Robinson 183935, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 426 Squadron RCAF

Second World War Air Force United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE CITY CEMETERY

United Kingdom

Private William Herbert Pitt ~ 3rd Bn. Worcestershire Regiment

First World War Army United Kingdom LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL

United Kingdom

Sergeant Henry Ashworth 790011, Canadian Railway Troops

First World War Army United Kingdom STOCKPORT (WILLOW GROVE) CEMETERY

By Ray Withnall

United Kingdom

Flying Officer Roland Edgar Temple 150049, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 245 Sqdn.

Second World War Air Force United Kingdom D-Day and Invasion of Normandy BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY

United Kingdom

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