

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.


Sister ‘Stewie’ Jean Stewart, Australian Army Nursing Service Radji Beach Sumatra
By Sally McGlone
United Kingdom

43869 Private Douglas Purdy Gladdish 1st Battalion Essex Regiment
By Ian Paul Barber
United Kingdom

21325 Private Fred Jackson 7th Battalion Kings Own Scottish Borderers
By Ian Paul Barber
United Kingdom

43851 Private Sydney Bertram Hawes 7th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment
By Ian Paul Barber
United Kingdom

58370 Private George Hopkin Powell 13th Battalion Welsh Regiment
By Ian Paul Barber
United Kingdom
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