Themes

Each of the 1.7 million men and women we commemorate have a story to tell. Some had battlefield heroics, others were writers or sportsmen. We’ve grouped some of these stories by theme. Discover more about those we commemorate. Tell us their stories.

Private William Henry Wyatt, 1/7th Middlesex Regiment – one of at least 4 brothers to serve

First World War Army United Kingdom ARRAS MEMORIAL

United Kingdom

Voluntary Aid Detachment (V.A.D.) Lady Beatrice Hilda Levy / Lever

First World War Miscellaneous United Kingdom Women at war GOLDERS GREEN JEWISH CEMETERY

By Jacky Cooper

United Kingdom

Nurse (Voluntary Aid Detachment) Hermione Agneta Lediard

First World War Miscellaneous United Kingdom Women at war CROSTHWAITE (ST. KENTIGERN) CHURCHYARD

By Jacky Cooper

United Kingdom

Second Lieutenant ALBERT CHARLES CRANWELL DAVIS Royal Air Force

First World War Air Force United Kingdom Remembrance CROYDON (QUEEN'S ROAD) CEMETERY

By Maurice Weight

United Kingdom

Rifleman Hugh MacDonald, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade – The bible of a lost soldier.

First World War Army United Kingdom Battles of the Somme CATERPILLAR VALLEY (NEW ZEALAND) MEMORIAL

By Michelle Steele

New Zealand

Private Ronald George Lorraine Jones, 1st Battalion Kings Own Shropshire Light Infantry ~ he fell at Anzio

Second World War Army United Kingdom BEACH HEAD WAR CEMETERY, ANZIO

United Kingdom

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