Commonwealth War Graves

Today, on Remembrance Sunday, the UK's National Day of Remembrance, we pause to pay tribute to all those who gave their lives in service.

Commemorating the world war dead is part of our ongoing commitment to ensure their sacrifice is never forgotten.

Remembrance is the perfect time to start exploring your family history.

The World Wars touched millions of families across the Commonwealth. Seemingly every family has a story to tell.

If you want to start researching your relatives commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, it’s never been easier. Visit our website to discover more.

Remembrance Day and Armistice Day are important moments of Commonwealth commemoration.

But for us, commemoration is not limited to just one time of the year. It’s an eternal commitment.

Remembrance is a time when we come together to reflect on loss and those lost in conflicts worldwide – but for us, remembrance goes far beyond one day in November.

Commemoration of the world war dead is our ongoing commitment, held in trust, to pass along to future generations.

Our work extends beyond Remembrance Day.

In 2026 alone, we have unveiled new memorials to the missing, began regeneration and upgrade works at sites around the world, presented new digital solutions for missing servicemen, added thousands of names to our database for commemoration, and more.