

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.


Private Wilfred Derek Adkin - A Fallen Liberator
By David Price
United Kingdom

Captain John Henry Nicholson
By George Hanfrey
United Kingdom

Captain Benjamin Nichols: From Private to Captain in four years of war
By Robert Falkner
United Kingdom

Lieutenant Gilbert Todhunter, 10th Bn., Canadian Infantry - 'Scout in Keswick'
By Mike Dawson
United Kingdom

Ordinary Seaman Maurice Barker C/JX 353326, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Blean
By Tony Robinson
United Kingdom
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