CWGC - UK leaflet - 2023 - Southern England

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SOUTHERN
ENGLAND
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of remembrance near you. Available on
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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. Funded by six Member Governments,
our work began with building, and now maintaining,
cemeteries and memorials at over 23,000 locations
all over the world.
Access our records and archives online
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/
See our specialist
teams at work by
visiting the CWGC
Visitors Centre near
Arras, France
Find out more about
our charity.
Visit:
foundation.cwgc.org
DISCOVER OUR RICH
HERITAGE
Across the United Kingdom there are war
graves and memorials at over 12,000 locations.
From towering and dramatic memorials
which bear the names of tens of thousands of
missing personnel, to small and intimate local
churchyards where perhaps only one service
person is commemorated, there is so much to
discover.
Across Southern England the Commonwealth
War Graves Commission (CWGC) commemorates
more than 161,000 service personnel at over
1,950 locations.
Access site tours, personal stories,
archive documents, and find out about
events near you by visiting
www.cwgc.org/our-war-graves-your-history
Speak to our
knowledgeable
guides at the Ieper
Information Centre,
Ieper, Belgium
To find out more visit www.cwgc.org
DISCOVER
WORLD WAR HERITAGE
IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
DISCOVER LEARN REMEMBER

VISIT OUR HISTORIC SITES OF REMEMBRANCE
DISCOVER CEMETERIES
AND MEMORIALS ACROSS
SOUTHERN ENGLAND
HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL
SOUTHERN
ENGLAND
The Hollybrook Memorial commemorates almost
1,000 servicemen of the army and air forces who
died at sea around the United Kingdom during
the First World War (1914-18) and have no known
grave. Amongst the names are hundreds of South
African Native Labour Corps volunteers and Field
Marshal Lord Kitchener, Secretary of State for War.
Southampton, SO16 6HW
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
This magnificent memorial commemorates
more than 20,000 service men and women
of the Commonwealth air forces who died
during operations from bases in the United
Kingdom and Northern and Western Europe,
and who have no known grave.
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TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
The men and women of the Merchant Navy
sailed on hostile seas during the World Wars to
keep Britain fed and supplied. This memorial,
overlooking the Tower of London in the heart
of the city, commemorates more than 36,000
personnel of the Merchant Navy who have no
grave but the sea.
Tower Hill, St Katharine’s & Wapping, London,
EC3N 4DH
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Cooper’s Hill Lane, Englefield Green, Egham, TW20 0LB
BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
With over 5,000 service personnel commemorated
here, Brookwood is the largest CWGC cemetery in
United Kingdom. You can find the graves of men
and women from across the Commonwealth,
as well as American, Belgian, Czechoslovakian,
French, Italian, and Polish war graves.
Brookwood, Woking, GU24 0JD
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CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL
This is one of three great naval memorials
built by the CWGC in the United Kingdom
to commemorate the missing of the
Royal Navy of the two World Wars. Here
at Chatham, more than 18,500 service
personnel who have no grave but the sea
are named.
61 King’s Bastion, Gillingham, ME7 5DQ