

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.


Corporal William John Laver 13209, 2nd Bn., Essex Regiment. (1893-1916)
By David Fairman
Australia

Sapper John Gaffney WR/319432, Inland Waterways and Docks, R.E.
By Susan Strang
United Kingdom

Lieutenant Geoffrey Claude Langdale Ottley DSO, 2nd Bn., Scots Guards
By Susan Strang
United Kingdom

Major EDWARD SINCLAIR GOOCH - Died of wounds received at Gallipoli
By Susan Strang
United Kingdom

Second Lieutenant ALEXANDER CAMPBELL CRAIG - New Zealander dies in Scotland
By Susan Strang
United Kingdom
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