CommonWealth Day

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Happy CommonWealth Day to all our dedicated team members and members of the Commonwealth. This year's theme 'forging a sustainable and peaceful common future' ties in closely with everything that is at the heart of our organisation.

We commemorate the 1.7 million Commonwealth war dead from the First and Second World Wars in 23,000 locations across the world through the work of our dedicated teams and funded by 6 Commonwealth member states.

Our work continues, not just looking after the existing cemeteries, monuments and graves, but in the ongoing recovery and identification of the Commonwealth fallen and ensuring they are not forgotten.

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Royal British Legion



At the Memorial Gates in central London earlier today, the annual wreath laying ceremony took place to remember the men and women from the Commonwealth who served with the British Armed Forces during the First and Second World Wars.

We are proud to support this ceremony and pay tribute to the five million men and women from the Indian sub-continent, Africa and the Caribbean who volunteered to serve, helping to protect the freedoms we enjoy today.

Journalist Clive Myrie was amonst those who attended and said:

"Today we remember the commitment and bravery of those for whom the Memorial Gates were inaugurated. It’s particularly poignant for me to speak at the Gates in the year we mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush.
"These Gates are a lasting memorial to those five million men and women, not only from the Caribbean, but also the Indian subcontinent and Africa, who volunteered to serve during the First and Second World Wars."