War Graves Week 2024 events, tours and talks
Many events are taking place at CWGC cemeteries and monuments during War Graves Week between 11-19 May. Events are currently being arranged and the list will be constantly updated, so please check in regularly to see what events are happening near you.
SCOTLANDNORTH ENGLANDEAST ENGLANDWEST ENGLANDWALESSOUTH EAST ENGLANDSOUTH WEST ENGLANDD-DAY 80 TOURSPUBLIC TALKS
OUR UK TOUR PROGRAMME
There is a wealth of world war history across all four corners of the United Kingdom. From large CWGC war cemeteries and memorials to single headstones in remote churchyards, you're never too far away from one of our sites. Here is a list of our current UK tours by region.
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SCOTLAND |
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Auchinleck New Cemetery, KA18 2AB |
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Dunure Cemetery, KA7 4LU |
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Edinburgh Eastern Cemetery, EH7 5NB |
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Edinburgh Piershill Cemetery, EH8 7BN |
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Edinburgh (Portobello) Cemetery, EH15 2PD |
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Edinburgh Seafield Cemetery, EH6 7LD |
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Forfar (Newmonthill) Cemetery, DD8 2BH SOLD OUT - join waiting list |
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Glasgow Cardonald Cemetery, G52 1SB SOLD OUT - join waiting list |
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Haddington St. Martin's New Cemetery, EH41 4BF |
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Hamilton (Bent) Cemetery, ML3 6PY SOLD OUT - join waiting list |
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Kilmarnock Cemetery, KA3 7EQ |
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Kirkinner Cemetery, DG8 9AH |
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Kirkintilloch (Auld Aisle) Cemetery, G66 3UR |
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Kirkwall (St. Olaf's) Cemetery, KW15 1SB |
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Kirriemuir Cemetery, DD8 4DD |
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Lerwick Lerwick Cemetery, ZE1 0AX |
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Peebles (St Andrew's) Cemetery, EH45 8JJ |
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Perth (Jeanfield and Wellshill) Cemetery, PH1 1PD |
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Prestwick Monkton and Prestwick Cemetery, KA9 2LP |
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Rutherglen Cemetery, G73 2AW |
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Strathaven Cemetery, ML10 6LF |
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Troon Cemetery, KA10 7AP |
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Whithorn Cemetery, DG8 8NZ |
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NORTH ENGLAND |
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Beverley (Queensgate) Cemetery, HU17 8PL |
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Beverley (St. Mary) Churchyard, HU17 |
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Doncaster (Hyde Park) Cemetery, DN4 5AA |
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Driffield Cemetery, YO25 5HZ |
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Fulford Cemetery, YO19 4QG |
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Harrogate (Grove Road) Cemetery, HG1 5EW |
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Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, HG3 1DE |
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Hull Northern Cemetery, HU5 4AY |
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Leeds (Lawnswood) Cemetery, LS16 6AH |
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Liverpool (Anfield) Cemetery, L4 2SL |
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Liverpool Naval Memorial, L3 1BY |
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Middlesborough (Linthorpe) Cemetery, TS5 4EQ |
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Morpeth (St. Mary the Virgin) Churchyard, NE61 2QF |
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Newcastle (St. Andrew's and Jesmond) Cemetery, NE2 3BU |
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Preston New Hall Lane Cemetery, PR1 4SY |
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Rotherham Moorgate Cemetery, S60 2BA |
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Scarborough (Dean Road) Cemetery, YO12 7QSF SOLD OUT - join waiting list |
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St Helens Cemetery, WA10 6DF |
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Tyldesley Cemetery, M29 8WN |
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Withernsea (St Nicholas) Churchyard, HU19 |
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EAST ENGLAND |
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Carlton Cemetery, NG4 3EF SOLD OUT - join waiting list |
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Coningsby Coningsby Cemetery, LN4 4TE |
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Cranfield (St. Peter and Paul) Churchyard, MK43 0DR |
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Cranwell (St. Andrew's) Churchyard, NG34 8BY |
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Grimsby (Scartho Road) Cemetery, DN33 2AN |
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Leicester (Belgrave) Cemetery, LE4 3EX |
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Leicester (Gilroes) Cemetery, LE3 9QG |
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Lincoln (Canwick Road) Cemetery, LN4 1EE |
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Lincoln (Newport) Cemetery, LN1 3DP |
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Loughborough (Leicester Road) Cemetery, LE11 2AF |
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Northampton (Billing Road) Cemetery, NN1 5JY |
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Northampton (Dallington) Cemetery, NN5 6AB |
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Northampton (Kingsthorpe) Cemetery, NN2 8LU |
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Northampton (Towcester Road) Cemetery, NN4 8LP |
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Norwich City (Earlham Road) Cemetery, NR2 3RG |
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Nottingham Arnold (Redhill) Cemetery, NG5 8LS |
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Nottingham Church (Rock) Cemetery, NG1 4HT |
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Nottingham General Cemetery NG1 5GP |
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Nottingham (New Basford) Cemetery NG7 7FF |
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Nottingham Southern Cemetery (Wilford Hill), NG2 7FE |
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St Albans (Hatfield Road) Cemetery, AL1 4LU |
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Waddington (St Michael) Church, LN5 9RF |
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WEST ENGLAND |
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Derby (Nottingham Road) Cemetery, DE21 6EQ |
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Kidderminster Cemetery, DY11 6TB |
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Kidderminster St John the Baptist Churchyard, DY11 6RL |
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Newcastle-under-Lyme Cemetery, ST5 2EH SOLD OUT - join waiting list |
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Nuneaton (Oaston Road) Cemetery, CV11 |
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Stratford upon Avon Stratford upon Avon Cemetery, CV37 9AA |
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Tewkesbury Cemetery, GL20 5TQ |
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WALES |
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Bangor (Glanadda) Cemetery, LL57 4LN SOLD OUT - join waiting list |
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Barry (Merthyr Dyfan) Burial Ground, CF62 8BP SOLD OUT - join waiting list |
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Cardiff Cathays Cemetery, CF14 3QY SOLD OUT - join waiting list |
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Llandudno (Great Ornes Head) Cemetery, LL30 2XE SOLD OUT - join waiting list |
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Llantwit Major Cemetery, CF61 1WX SOLD OUT - join waiting list |
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Milford Haven Cemetery, SA73 2RS |
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Penarth Cemetery, CF64 3QY |
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SOUTH EAST ENGLAND |
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Aldershot Military Cemetery, GU11 2DF SOLD OUT - join waiting list |
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Benson (St.Helen) Churchyard, OX10 6SF SOLD OUT - join waiting list |
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Bexhill Cemetery, TN39 5HT SOLD OUT - join waiting list |
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Bexleyheath Cemetery, DA6 7BH |
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Bletchley (Manor Road) Cemetery, MK2 2HW |
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Brighton Patcham Down Memorial (The Chattri), BN1 8ZB SOLD OUT - join waiting list |
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Brookwood Military Cemetery, GU24 0JD |
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Chatham Naval Memorial, Gillingham, ME7 5DQ 11 May 2024 |
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Dover (St James') Cemetery, CT16 |
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Easebourne (St. Mary) Cemetery, GU29 0AJ |
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Eastleigh Cemetery, SO50 9EJN |
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Epsom Cemetery, KT18 5JX |
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Gosport Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, PO12 2AZ |
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Halton (St. Michael) Churchyard, HP22 5PA SOLD OUT - join waiting list |
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Hastings Cemetery, TN34 2AE |
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Lodsworth (St Peter) Churchyard, GU28 SOLD OUT - join waiting list |
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London Tower Hill Memorial, EC3N 4DH SOLD OUT - join waiting list |
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Midhurst Cemetery, GU29 9LF |
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Oxford Botley Cemetery, OX2 0LX |
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Runnymede Air Forces Memorial, TW20 0LB |
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Sittingbourne Cemetery, ME10 4HG |
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Southend on Sea (Sutton Road) Cemetery, SS2 5PX SOLD OUT - join waiting list |
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Southampton Old Cemetery, SO15 7NN |
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Tangmere St. Andrew's Churchyard, PO20 2HA |
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Walton on Thames Cemetery, KT12 2ED |
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Windsor Cemetery, SL4 3DB |
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SOUTH WEST ENGLAND |
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Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery, BA2 2RQ |
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Bath (Locksbrook) Cemetery, BA1 3PD SOLD OUT - join waiting list |
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Bovey Tracey Cemetery, TQ13 9PH |
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Chippenham (London Road) Cemetery, SN15 3RD SOLD OUT - join waiting list |
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Cirencester (Chesterton) Cemetery, GL7 1XE |
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Dorchester (Fordington) Cemetery, DT1 1NJ |
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Durrington Cemetery, SP4 8AS |
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Falmouth Cemetery, TR11 4ED |
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Heanton Punchardon (St. Augustine) Churchyard, EX31 4DQ |
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Penzance Cemetery, TR18 3DX |
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Plymouth (Ford Park) Cemetery, PL4 6NT |
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Portland Royal Naval Cemetery, DT5 1JN |
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LEGACY OF LIBERATION, D-DAY 80 TOURS |
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Ayr (Holmston Road) Cemetery, KA7 3BE |
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Gosport Eve of D-Day (Ann's Hill) Cemetery, PO12 3JZ |
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Gosport (Ann's Hill) Cemetery, PO12 3JZ |
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London Tower Hill Memorial, EC3N 4DH |
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Oxford Botley Cemetery, OX2 0LX |
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PUBLIC TALKS |
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National Memorial Arboretum Alrewas, Staffordshire, DE13 7AR |
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World War One Tour of Spital Cemetery Chesterfield
19 May 2024 Spital Cemetery, Hady Hill, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S41 0DZ.
Start 13:00 hrs, end 14:14 hrs
Organiser: Friends of Spital Cemetery.
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BELGIUM |
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Bedford House Cemetery Art Exhibition & demonstration, 18th-19th May between 10:30 to 16:00hr |
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Bedford House Cemetery Art Exhibition and Book Event, 18th May at 10:30 hrs, 19th May at 15:30 hrs |
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Bedford House Cemetery Guided Tours of Cemetery & WWII Stories, 18th-19th May at 10:30 and 14:00 hrs |
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Coxyde Military Cemetery Guided Tour, 11th May at 14:30 hrs, 18th May at 14:30 hrs, in cooperation with Gemeente Koksijde |
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Coxyde Military Cemetery Commemorative Event 18th May at 10:00 hrs, in cooperation with Gemeente Koksijde |
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Gent City Cemetery (Westerbegraafplaats) (meeting point: Palinghuizen 143- 9000 Gent), 11th May at 13:00 hrs, 19th May at 11:00 hrs |
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Ieper CWGC visitor's Centre - Pop-up Shop, 10th May 14:00 to 21:00 hrs, 11th/12th May 10:00 to 21:00 hrs |
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Leopoldsburg War Cemetery Guided Tours, 11th May 13:00 and 14.30 hrs, 12th May 14.30 hrs, 13th May 13:00 and 14.30 hrs, 14th May 14.30 hrs, 15th May 10:00, 13:00 14:30 and 17.30 hrs, 16th May 13:00 and 17.30 hrs, 17th May 13:00 hrs, 18th May 10:00, 13:00 and 14.30 hrs, 19th May at 13:00 hrs, in cooperation with Liberation Garden Museum |
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Nine Elms British Cemetery Guided Tours of Cemetery, 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th May at 10:30 hrs, 14th, 16th May at 17:00 hrs |
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Ploegsteert Memorial, Berks Cemetery Extension & Hyde Park Corner Cemetery Guided Tours 17 May & 18 May, at 13:00 and 15:00 hrs |
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Ploegsteert Memorial, Berks Cemetery Extension & Hyde Park Corner Cemetery French Language Guided Tours - Saturday 18 May at 10:00 hrs |
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Ypres Menin Gate Tour of restoration works and Menin Gate Moments exhibition, 11th May at 10:00 and 11:00 hrs |
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CANADA |
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Ottawa Tulip Festival, 10th-11th May and 18th-19th May |
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ICELAND |
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Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery |
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ITALY |
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Cassino War Cemetery Photographic Exhibition "Here they fought! Remembering the Commonwealth Fallen", 13th-28th May |
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Florence War Cemetery AIAPP landscape day, 18th May, 10:00 to 13:00 hrs |
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Moro River and Sangro River War Cemeteries Art Bike Run initiative, 18th May, Depart 9:30 for reception event at 11:30 hrs On the morning of 18 May 2024, Parco Nazionale della Maiella, Gal Costa dei Trabocchi, Gal Maiella Verde, Camera di Commercio Industria e Artigianato Chieti Pescara, partners in the Le Vie della Linea Gustav project, invite you to join them for a symbolic bike ride opening the first section of a 200km cycle circuit and 70km footpath based around the River Sangro. The bike ride is part of the Art Bike & Run + Wine event and covers two stretches of the Gustav Line, in the province of Chieti, departing simultaneously at 9:30 am from the Moro River War Cemetery (Ortona) heading south, and the Sangro River War Cemetery (Torino di Sangro) heading north. The ride ends at the Fossacesia Via Verde Village, on Abruzzo’s Costa dei Trabocchi, with greetings from the organizers and a reception. The bike ride commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Cassino and capture of Rome, following the many terrible months of death and destrution experienced in Italy before the Second World War came to an end. Students of L’Aquila’s Accademia di Belle Arti will produce a short film to document the event, which will include a poetic narrative performed at the Village where the two groups will arrive. The performance is intended to tell the story of the Gustav Line and its new life in time of peace. So, no longer a battlefield but a way of peace that prevails, where nature is valued and humanity is respected. Where the message of harmony can echo for all peoples. Bring your own bicycle to take part, and the organizers are happy to provide bicycles for guests who require them and who advise in advance with an RSVP (click RSVP button opposite), specifying if they are interested in starting from Moro River or Sangro River. This will also ensure they are added to the official guest list for the reception at 11:30 am. |
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Cassino War Cemetery 80th Anniversary Commemoration Service, 19th May, 11:00 hrs |
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Cassino War Cemetery New Zealand 80th Anniversary of the battles of Monte Cassino National Commemoration Service, 19th May, 15:00 hrs |
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MALTA |
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Pembroke Military Cemetery Guided Tours, 11th - 19th May at 10:00 and 11.15 hrs (private tours on demand) |
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NETHERLANDS |
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Aardenburg General Cemetery Faces to Graves Exhibition and Personal Stories explained, in cooperation with “Stichting Operation Switchback” 13th-17th May from 10.00 to 15.00 hrs |
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Bergen Op Zoom Canadian War Cemetery & Bergen Op Zoom War Cemetery Tours in cooperation with Stichting Bevrijding Brabantse Wal |
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Groesbeek Canadian Cemetery & Memorial Kindercollege Tours in cooperation with Faces To Groesbeek and De Bibliotheek Gelderland Zuid, 15 May 15:15 and 16:45 hrs |
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Groesbeek Canadian Cemetery & Memorial Tours in cooperation with Faces To Groesbeek, 11 May 13:00 to 16:30 hrs, 12 to 19 May 10:00 to 16:30 hrs |
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Holten Canadian War Cemetery in cooperation with “Informatiecentrum Canadese Begraafplaats Holten” |
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Holten Canadian War Cemetery in cooperation with “Informatiecentrum Canadese Begraafplaats Holten” |
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Holten Canadian War Cemetery in cooperation with “Informatiecentrum Canadese Begraafplaats Holten” |
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Noorderbegraafplaats Vlissingen Tours in cooperation with Wings to Victory |
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Overloon War Cemetery Guided Tours in cooperation with Overloon War Chronicles 11 May 12:30 hrs, 15 May 20:00 hrs |
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Venray War Cemetery Tours in cooperation with Adoptiegravenstichting Venray War Cemetery, on 14 May at 19.00 hrs and 16 May at 19.00 hrs |
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TURKEY |
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Chanak Consular Cemetery Open to Visitors, 13th to 19th May, 09:00 to 15:00 hrs |
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Çanakkale City Museum Exhibition, 10th May to 9th June |
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