

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 James Shirley Heathcote, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards
By Sarah Whithorn
United Kingdom

Private Thomas Henry Harman 5316, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
By Sarah Whithorn
United Kingdom

Second Lieutenant Charles Graham Rivers Halliday, 225th Field Coy., Royal Engineers
By Sarah Whithorn
United Kingdom

Private George Henry Betteridge 26586, Wiltshire Regiment
By Sarah Whithorn
United Kingdom

Corporal Derwent John Bavage 13674, 102nd Coy., Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
By Sarah Whithorn
United Kingdom
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