

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.


Private Arthur John Archibald Richards 5445388, 5th Bn., D.C.L.I. - 'Hill 112'
By Christine Gifford
United Kingdom

Private John Parr - The British Empire's First Combat Casualty of the First World War

Pilot Officer Michael Joseph Boylan, 187754, No.432 (Leaside) Sqdn. RCAF

Pilot Officer Alfred Goodman-Wells-Blayney, J/90837, No.432 (Leaside) Sqdn. RCAF

Major William John Robert “Billy” Cavendish, 90720, Coldstream Guards, 5th Bn.
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