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Illustration: The Menin Gate, 1910 by Tom Cole, part of the Menin Gate Moments exhibition.

We honour and care for the men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First and Second World Wars, ensuring they will never be forgotten.

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LATEST FROM THE CWGC

Menin Gate Moments

Our new exhibition opened on the 12th June at the Menin Gate.

Find out more about Menin Gate Moments

War Graves Week 2023

Our War Graves Week 2023 is now over. See a photo round up of the events across our UK and international sites.

See War Graves Week 2023 photos

Latest News

CWGC commemorates 80th Anniversary of Operation Husky at Sicilian War Cemeteries

10 July 2023

Project Update

CWGC Director General reviews Non-Commemoration work in East Africa

05 May 2023

Find out more

Latest Blog

Operation Husky: Remembering the Allied Invasion of Sicily 80 Years on

10 July 2023

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is a global leader in commemoration

ESTATE

We have 23,000 locations in 150 countries. See how we manage and care for the memorials, cemeteries and headstones, some of which are over a century old.

Caring for Our Sites

HORTICULTURE

CWGC is probably the largest horticultural operation worldwide encompassing all of the worlds ecosystems and climates each with their unique challenges.

Horticulture

SUSTAINABILITY

Our working practices are evolving to meet ‘new normals’ - such as increasing drought and flooding events and encourage biodiversity.

Sustainability

SOME OF OUR CURRENT MAJOR PROJECTS

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial restoration

Up-to-date news and information on our two-year renovation of the iconic Menin Gate in Ieper, Belgium.

Menin Gate Memorial

Loos British Cemetery Extension

Details of the extension work for any newly discovered casualties found during local infrastructure work.

Loos British Cemetery Extension

Non-Commemoration Programme

Find out more about our programme and progress to identify missing names and commemorate them appropriately.

Non-Commemoration

Silent Cities: The CWGC YouTube series

Find out more about the work of the Commission and the history of the two World Wars
with our staff, historians and special guests. See our latest episode remembering the Dambusters raid.

Visit the Silent Cities

WHO LIVED ON YOUR STREET POSTCODE SEARCH

Discover a World War casualty who lived near you with our postcode search tool.

See who lived on your street