Who Do You Think You Are?

SHARING STORIES OF THE FALLEN

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC; cwgc.org) is encouraging everyone to dig out and dust off their old shoeboxes, bags in the attic and forgotten keepsakes to rediscover stories of loved ones who fought and died in the world wars.

As we move further away from the centenaries of the First World War and with the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings rapidly approaching, we want to bring stories of the fallen into the light – before they are lost forever.

And to gather all of those important stories yet to be told, the CWGC has created the website For Evermore: Stories of the).

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