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The Menin Gate Moments exhibition opens on 12 June at the Menin Gate.

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.

CWGC VOLUNTEERS WEEK
1-7 JUNE 2023

Find out more about the amazing contribution our volunteers make to the CWGC

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LATEST FROM THE CWGC

Menin Gate Moments

Our new exhibition will be opening at the Menin Gate on the 12th June 2023.

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

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is a global leader in commemoration

ESTATE
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
HORTICULTURE
CWGC is probably the largest horticultural operation worldwide encompassing all of the worlds ecosystems and climates each with their unique challenges.
Horticulture
SUSTAINABILITY
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
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
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
Non-Commemoration Programme
Find out more about our programme and progress to identify missing names and commemorate them appropriately.
Non-Commemoration
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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.

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WHO LIVED ON YOUR STREET POSTCODE SEARCH

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

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