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.

Second Lieutenant David Ernest Hooper, 2nd Bn., East Lancashire Regiment

First World War Army United Kingdom LE TROU AID POST CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX

United Kingdom

Chief Stoker William Lowrie Goodman, Dev/292767, HMS Warspite

First World War Navy United Kingdom CREED (ST. ANDREW) CHURCHYARD

United Kingdom

F/O Harold Daniels RAFVR ~ 160 Sq.

Second World War Air Force United Kingdom COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY

United Kingdom

Lieutenant Leonard Castel Campbell Rogers

First World War Army United Kingdom LE TOURET MILITARY CEMETERY, RICHEBOURG-L'AVOUE

MAJOR GORDON STEWART DRUMMOND FORBES - Rhodesia to the Western Front

First World War Army United Kingdom FOUQUIERES CHURCHYARD EXTENSION

By Steve Calder

United Kingdom

Major Archer Jack Greathed - Civil Affairs Major Killed in the Netherlands

Second World War Army Canadian NEDERWEERT WAR CEMETERY

By Michelle Fowler

United Kingdom

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