CWGC - UK leaflet - 2023 - Southern England

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