

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.


Pilot Officer Charles Alec Bird, 41543, Royal Air Force
By Guy Ellis
United Kingdom

Captain Cyril Landale, 13th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
By Ian Paul Barber
United Kingdom

Private Josiah Allport 43292, 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment
By Ian Paul Barber
United Kingdom

Sergeant Harold David Ovenstone 1258429, RAFVR, 250 Squadron
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Lieutenant Herbert Arthur Edwards, 311098, RASC, 223 Air Despatch Company
Second World War
Army
United Kingdom
Arnhem - Operation Market Garden
ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom
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