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Learning Resources

The CWGC is creating free high-quality war resources for all ages. We bring together resources, teaching aids, cemetery guides and interpretative material that supports young people in exploring their local CWGC heritage. Find education resources for use in the classroom, in a cemetery or on battlefield visits, as well as guidance and aids to family historians.

 

One Day in a World War - D-DAY

This teaching resource encourages young people to explore the extent to which the Second World War was a ‘world war’. It makes use of information from the CWGCs records with personal stories of those who died on D Day: 6th June 1944.

Menin Gate Moments

This teaching resource encourages young people to explore the story of the Menin Gate in Ieper, using engaging new artwork to create their own narrative of this iconic location and the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.

One day in a war

One Day in a World War - FIRST WORLD WAR

This teaching resource encourages young people to explore the extent to which the First World War was a ‘world war’. It makes use of data from the CWGCs records and the personal stories of those who died on a single day in 1916.

School visit resources - worldwide

Discover the incredible work of the CWGC and the stories of those we commemorate. Our education resources enable your students to learn about the history of our sites, explore the scale of the 'World Wars' and the stories of those who came from across the globe to serve.

Medicine on the Western Front

Originally developed as part of UCLs First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours Programme, this updated classroom enquiry enables students to explore how effective medical care was on the Western Front in the First World War.
It also includes guidance as to how to relate each section to the visible evidence of the battlefield sites of the Western Front today, with examples of activities that could be used at CWGC cemeteries or war memorials around Ypres in Belgium.

Poetry in the First World War

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has many links to poetry, not only in the war poets who are buried or commemorated at our various cemeteries and memorials around the world, but also in the use of poetry and verse within the very fabric of some of those sites. This teaching resource encourages students to explore and compare the experiences of war in a selection of the poetry of the First World War.

Remembrance resources for teachers and youth leaders

This teaching pack encourages young people to consider what remembrance means to them, and to different communities around the world.

Download our Activity Booklet

This booklet is full of fun activities for young explorers, writers, and artists. Get inspired by visiting one of our cemeteries or memorials and discover more about the work that we do, the people we commemorate and to help us ensure that they are always remembered.

CWGC guides and apps

CWGC ‘How to research…’ Guides – The First World War

Explore our bitesize guides, designed to help you research an individual who died in the First World War.

See our 'How to Research WW1' guides

RAF Air Cadets CWGC Research project

Over 58,000 RAF and Air Force personnel are buried or commemorated in the UK. Discover more about their lives and ensure that every name is remembered.

RAF Air Cadets Research Project

Publications

We have a series of free information leaflets and publications covering our regions and some of our cemeteries, monuments and their surrounding areas available for download.

See our free publications

CWGC Mobile Apps

Our free apps help you make the most of your trip to our sites, whether researching the headstone in front of you or deciding which of our sites to discover next.

See our selection of mobile apps

Researching cemeteries and memorials

This bitesize guide will show you how to get started with our online catalogue and give tips on how to begin your research into one of our sites. You'll find out how to locate and access war records relating to the site covering aspects including the design, construction, unveiling, and maintenance.

View this PDF guide

Researching CWGC staff members

This guide will show you how to research former CWGC members of staff. You'll get tips on how to use the CWGC Archive catalogue and how to use a member of staff's staff card to find out more about their role.

View this PDF guide