

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 George Burchell G/959, 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Private Henry Herbert Ashdown G/768, 6th Bn., Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) (1894 - 1917)
By Scott Wishart
United Kingdom

Private Richard Flaxon Andrews G/4957, 6th Bn., Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) (1875 - 1916)
By Scott Wishart
United Kingdom

Engineer Joseph Baldwin, British Red Cross Society (1884 - 1918)
By Scott Wishart
United Kingdom

Lance Serjeant James Bance R/1809, 11th Bn., King's Royal Rifle Corps (1894 – 1917)
By Scott Wishart
United Kingdom
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