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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.

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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

Latest Cemetery Information

For the latest news on events or work taking place in our cemeteries, please read on...

Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt

Total renovation of the turf in the Second World War plot is currently underway and will restrict access to headstones in this area. All border plants have also been removed.

Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt

Total renovation of the turf in the Second World War plot is currently underway and will restrict access to headstones in this area. All border plants have also been removed.

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CWGC LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE

19/01/2012

Welcome to our new website. We have made some major changes which we hope you will like. More enhancements are on the way – including a search on the "additional information" field of our database and more.

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Maltese Servicemen honoured in Flanders

01/01/2012

On the 2nd December 2011, the Embassy of Malta in Belgium held a Commemorative Service in honour and remembrance of the Maltese Servicemen who fell on the western front in the two world wars.