

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.


Gunner Francis Ambrose, 3713846, Royal Artillery, 73 Anti-Tank Regiment

Private Leonard Albert Atter, 14498338, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, 5th Bn.

Lance Corporal William Robert Banfield, 14423449, Royal Armoured Corps, 15th/19th The King’s Royal Hussars

Serjeant Roland James Borton, 7910521, Royal Armoured Corps, Nottinghamshire Yeomanry

Serjeant Joseph Augustus ‘Gussie’ Butler MM, 556889, Royal Armoured Corps, Nottinghamshire Yeomanry
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