

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.


Section Leader Violet M. Hookham W/1895, Auxiliary Territorial Service
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Flight Lieutenant John Cecil Smith 63467, RAFVR, 10 Squadron
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Pilot Officer George Alan Hawes 127491, RAFVR, 61 Squadron
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Private Samuel Charles Loxdale 57958, 18th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment
By Michael Loxdale
United Kingdom

Private Cecil Smith 7952781, 13th (2/4th Bn. The South Lancashire Regt.) Bn., Parachute Regiment
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom
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