Find French War Memorials and Cemeteries

How to search for War Memorials Online

Our database contains information on about 23,000 cemeteries and memorials worldwide where Commonwealth casualties from the two world wars are commemorated.

It is possible to search for our World War cemeteries and memorials by name, location, war, and even size.

Country, location and war are drop down lists from which you can select the desired country, location or war you wish to search by.

If you know the name of the CWGC location you wish to visit, you can enter it into the location field. An exact match is not required as if you do not enter an exact name, you will be presented with a list of possible matches.

The number of casualties field can be used in combination with the above or on its own to search for and find locations both large and small.

Cemeteries and War Memorials List

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission remembers and honours the men and women who lost their lives during the World Wars by maintaining cemeteries, graves and memorials across the world. 

From national war memorials to armed forces memorials and cemeteries, explore some of the different types of war memorials and commemorative sites that we preserve.

WW1 Cemeteries & war memorials

Find a list of some of the WWI memorials and military cemeteries to visit…

• Thiepval Memorial
• Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
• Helles Memorial
• WW1 battlefields

WW2 Memorials & Cemeteries

Discover a selection of World War II memorials and cemeteries…

• Bayeux War Cemetery
• El Alamein War Cemetery
• Rangoon Memorial

Famous War Memorials & Cemeteries

Here are some of the most famous memorials and cemeteries around the world...

• Singapore Memorial
• Tyne Cot Memorial
• Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery

War Memorials in the UK

Explore key war memorials and cemeteries across the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales)…

• Brookwood Military Cemetery
• Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery
• Portsmouth Naval Memorial

Find out how you can explore more war memorials in London using the CWGC app.

Famous French Battles

Many significant battles took place in France during the world wars, leading to many casualties for the French army and British armies. Learn about some of the battles and memorial sites remembering the fallen. 

Battle of the Somme

Fought between July and November 1916, the Battle of the Somme was one of the defining events of the Great War. An estimated 3.5 million men took part in the battle in 1916. By its end, well over one million had become casualties.

Somme war memorials in France include;

• Thiepval Anglo-French Cemetery
• Thiepval Memorial
• Caterpillar Valley Cemetery
• Serre Road Cemetery No.2

D-Day and the Battle of Normandy

6 June 1944 saw one of the key moments of World War Two. It was on this day that the Allies launched their invasion of mainland Europe: Operation Overlord. That day, and the days that followed, saw intense fighting on the beaches and then through the Normandy countryside where over 200,000 Allied soldiers lost their lives. 

Cemeteries include:

• Bayeux War Cemetery
• Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery
• Ranville War Cemetery
• St. Manvieu War Cemetery

Evacuation of Dunkirk

The evacuation of Dunkirk is one of the most well known operations of World War Two. Known officially as Operation Dynamo, the mass evacuation of Allied forces from the port of Dunkirk carried out by military vessels and a flotilla of ‘Little Ships’ - a mixture of fishing boats, merchant vessels and privately owned ships - rescued more than 300,000 soldiers from beaches of France. 

Memorials and cemeteries include: 

• Dunkirk Memorial
• Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery
• Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension

Trips to war memorials in France

The CWGC Visitor Centre provides a great starting point for visiting some of the most recognisable memorials on the Western Front, thanks to its location in the heart of the battlefields of the First World War.

The CWGC Visitor Centre is a unique visitor attraction in Beaurains, near Arras in France that shines a light on the work of the remarkable organisation at the heart of remembrance of the war dead.

Find more war graves, war memorials and cemeteries around the world through our database.