

Second World War
The fighting of the Second World War touched every corner of the globe, on land, on sea and in the air. Today, nearly 600,000 Second World War casualties are commemorated by the CWGC in cemeteries and memorials around the world. Tell us their stories. (Image: © IWM E 17110)


Flying Officer Alexander Bruce Smeaton, 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force
By Jeremy Elsworth
United Kingdom

Trooper Alexander Charles Harvey, 7th Royal Tank Regiment
By Jeremy Elsworth
United Kingdom

Pilot Officer Thomas Spencer LEWIS, 79 Squadron, Royal Air Force
By Jeremy Elsworth
United Kingdom

UNCLE EDWARD & THE "LEGACY OF LIBERATION" - EDWARD McPHILLIPS, 5th BLACK WATCH, DIED 11 JUNE 1944
By Dave Dykes
United Kingdom

Sergeant Ivor Ray Stanley Paris 1388902, RAFVR, 27 Squadron (SAAF)
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom
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