

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 Harry Law Molyneux 1802369, RAFVR 463 Squadron (R.A.A.F.)
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Captain Peter Albert Boyd, 4th Bn., Wiltshire Regt. - 'A hellish night' - July 15th 1944, Esquay, France
Second World War
Army
United Kingdom
D-Day and Invasion of Normandy
BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY
By Stephen Aubury
United Kingdom

Farrier Quartermaster Sergeant Samuel Coope, L/2902, 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
By Steve Tock
United Kingdom

Lieutenant Richard Geoffrey Nunn, Royal Marines, No.46 R.M. Commando
By Tony Smith
United Kingdom

Major Clive Eric Modin 121313, 9th Battalion, The King's Regiment (Liverpool)
Second World War
Army
United Kingdom
D-Day and Invasion of Normandy
BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom
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