Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) was first formed on 21st My 1917 by Sir Fabian Arthur Goulstone Ware.
He was born 17th June 1869 Clifton in Bristol & died 29th April 1949.
"Neither a soldier nor a politician, Fabian Ware was nevertheless well placed to respond to the public's reaction to the enormous losses in the war. At 45 he was too old to fight but he became the commander of a mobile unit of the British Red Cross. Saddened by the sheer number of casualties, he felt driven to find a way to ensure the final resting places of the dead would not be lost forever. His vision chimed with the times. Under his dynamic leadership, his unit began recording and caring for all the graves they could find. By 1915, their work was given official recognition by the war office and incorporated into the British army as the graves registration commission"
The I.M.W.C. was formed by royal charter. The imperial war commission is made up of six member states: Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa & the United Kingdom. The current president of the ommonwealth war graves commission is prince Edward, the duke of Kent . The commission is now responsible for the care of nearly 1.8 million graves. Some of the duties include marking and maintaining the graves of members of the forces of commonwealth countries who died in both world war one and two and looking after some 200 memorials worldwide.
Qualifications For A Commonwealth War Grave
To be considered by the C.W.G.C the person must fall in to these qualifying dates :
4th August 1914 to 31st August 1921 for the First World & 3rd September 1939 to 31st December 1947 for the Second World War
He was born 17th June 1869 Clifton in Bristol & died 29th April 1949.
"Neither a soldier nor a politician, Fabian Ware was nevertheless well placed to respond to the public's reaction to the enormous losses in the war. At 45 he was too old to fight but he became the commander of a mobile unit of the British Red Cross. Saddened by the sheer number of casualties, he felt driven to find a way to ensure the final resting places of the dead would not be lost forever. His vision chimed with the times. Under his dynamic leadership, his unit began recording and caring for all the graves they could find. By 1915, their work was given official recognition by the war office and incorporated into the British army as the graves registration commission"
The I.M.W.C. was formed by royal charter. The imperial war commission is made up of six member states: Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa & the United Kingdom. The current president of the ommonwealth war graves commission is prince Edward, the duke of Kent . The commission is now responsible for the care of nearly 1.8 million graves. Some of the duties include marking and maintaining the graves of members of the forces of commonwealth countries who died in both world war one and two and looking after some 200 memorials worldwide.
Qualifications For A Commonwealth War Grave
To be considered by the C.W.G.C the person must fall in to these qualifying dates :
4th August 1914 to 31st August 1921 for the First World & 3rd September 1939 to 31st December 1947 for the Second World War
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