Commonwealth War Graves

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Commonwealth War Graves are memorials dedicated to soldiers from Britain and its former colonies who died in both World Wars. Managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, these sites are located worldwide, with notable cemeteries in Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific, honoring the sacrifices of soldiers from diverse nations.

Memorial and Commonwealth War Graves – Glencoe, Scotland

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Posted May 16, 2016 (updated March 3, 2025) by Patrick

The Fifty – The Great Escape – Zagan, Poland

The Great Escape took place on the night of 24 March 1943 when 76 prisoners escaped through a …

Posted May 8, 2016 (updated February 16, 2025) by Patrick

Commonwealth War Graves: Canadian War Cemetery Adegem, Belgium

The majority of the 1100 soldiers buried at the Canadian War Cemetery in Adegem Belgium are Canadian, but …

Posted November 26, 2015 (updated February 15, 2025) by Pascal

Commonwealth War Graves, RAF 626 Squadron - Theillay, France

Commonwealth War Graves, RAF 626 Squadron Lancaster ND952 – Theillay, France

Lancaster ND952 of RAF 626 Squadron was shot down during an air raid on railway yards near Vierzon, …

Posted July 21, 2015 (updated February 15, 2025) by Pascal

Commonwealth War Graves, RAF 90 Sqdn – General Cemetery Montfoort, Utrecht, the Netherlands

On the general cemetery at the village of Montfoort, Utrecht, the Netherlands lie the Commonwealth War Graves of …

Posted July 14, 2015 (updated May 5, 2025) by Pascal

Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery

Canadian War Cemetery Bretteville-Sur-Laize, Normandy – France

Most of the fallen soldiers on this field of honour fell during later stages of the Battle for …

Posted August 17, 2014 (updated May 5, 2025) by Patrick

Commonwealth Cemetery Arnhem , Operation Market Garden in Oosterbeek – The Netherlands

In Arnhem, close to the Hartenstein Airborne Museum, is a Commonwealth Cemetery with fallen soldiers from operation Market …

Posted July 7, 2014 (updated May 6, 2025) by Patrick

Lancaster Mk.1 W4960 in the Battle for the Ruhr – Sluipwijk, the Netherlands

From the Royal Air Force Station Binbrook in 1943, near Brokenby in England, exactly 13 minutes before 10 …

Posted January 9, 2014 (updated May 5, 2025) by Patrick

Russian War Cemetery Amersfoort – Leusden, The Netherlands

At the cemtery in Amersfoort is a special field of honor, it's dedicated to Russian victims of the …

Posted June 29, 2012 (updated May 5, 2025) by Patrick

Overloon War Cemetery – Netherlands

This British Commonwealth War Cemetery holds the graves of 265 British soldiers, 14 RAF airmen and 1 Dutch …

Posted December 6, 2011 (updated February 13, 2025) by Pascal