

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.


First Radio Officer Sydney Percy Brown, Merchant Navy, SS Lulworth Hill
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Pilot Officer Edward Platt, 137558, Navigator, 78 Squadron, RAF Bomber Command
By David Nixon
United Kingdom

Private Alfred Bathurst 235231, 8th Bn., Lincolnshire Regiment (1887 - 1917)
By Scott Wishart
United Kingdom

Corporal John Richard Barnes 2612, Household Battalion (1888 - 1917)
By Scott Wishart
United Kingdom

Private Thomas Bance 201012, 2/4th Bn., Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) (1896 - 1917)
By Scott Wishart
United Kingdom
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