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.

Petty Officer Horace Benjamin Tucker, 182413, HMS Swiftsure, Royal Navy

First World War Navy United Kingdom CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

United Kingdom

Flight Lieutenant Desmond Fred Ruchwaldy DFC DFM, RAFVR - a decorated fighter pilot

Second World War Air Force United Kingdom BATH (HAYCOMBE) CEMETERY

Lt. Walter Erskine Prior RNVR ~ The Bravest of the Brave...

Second World War Navy United Kingdom UPTON WARREN (ST. MICHAEL) CHURCHYARD

United Kingdom

Cpt Cedric Hunton Daggett MC

First World War Army United Kingdom RUE-PETILLON MILITARY CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX

Pte Harold Stanley Harvey

First World War Army United Kingdom CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ

Captain Robert James Holden MC, 172305, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

Second World War Army United Kingdom HORSMONDEN (ST. MARGARET) CHURCHYARD

By Philip Baldock

United Kingdom

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