Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Welcome to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
website.
We commemorate the 1,700,000 men and women of the Commonwealth
forces who died in the two world wars.
Our cemeteries, burial plots and memorials are a lasting tribute
to those who died in some 150 countries across the world.
Our Register records details of Commonwealth war dead so that
graves or names on memorials can be located.
Find out more about the scope of our organisation today by
clicking on the links above.
Follow us on
I have many times asked myself whether there can be more potent advocates of peace upon earth through the years to come than this massed multitude of silent witnesses to the desolation of war.
King George V, Flanders, 1922
For the latest news on events or work taking place in our cemeteries, please read on...
St. Julien Dressing Station Cemetery, Belgium
May 2012: The boundary walls will be rebuilt. The work will start in the second week of May and is expected to be completed by the end of November 2012.
Thiepval Memorial
From April to July 2012 Renovation work is in progress at Thiepval Memorial. Half of the Memorial will be accessible by ramps placed in front and behind. From mid-May a clean-up and repair of the main arch of the memorial will take place, so the memorial will be completely closed to the public. All this work is scheduled to be completed just before the ceremonies of the 1st July. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused during this period of essential maintenance.
Read more
16/05/2012
A year-long project to restore and renovate a war graves plot in a cemetery in the Netherlands has been completed ahead of schedule, thanks to the hard work of staff in the Commission’s Northern Europe Area.
15/05/2012
A dedication service for the headstones marking the graves of nine Australian soldiers will be held at Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery at 7 pm on July 20th, 2012.