War Graves Week 2024 is coming!

Many free events are taking place at our cemeteries and monuments during between 11-19 May throughout the world, please visit our website for information.

#LegacyofLiberation #WarGravesWeek

Well done to our 16, volunteers, young and old who picked 17 bags of rubbish from the streets of the Admirals estate. We also managed to clean up some graffiti that has appeared on a telecoms box (thank you to Thetford Council for the wipes).
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#keepbritaintidy

Our fantastic volunteers had their full dose of vitamin D and achieved their 10 thousand steps as well as picking a lot of wind blown litter.
A collosal 20 bags and 2 large plastic tubs! 😳
Next pick, 10am Sat 3 Feb 24 at the Admirals shops.
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Remembrance Day Thetford. What a great turnout.

Mill Road Cemetery, Cambridge. We remember all our casualties, this year Margaret conducted the service at the grave of Lieutenant Frank Leslie Treweeke RE, Died 7 Nov 1916.
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Second Lieutenant Mark AP Noble, died 1 July 1917 aged 20, he is commemorated by the CWGC at Ferme-Olivier Cemetery in Belgium.
His wooden cross was bought back to St Ethelbert Church, East Wretham.
Friend and Architect, Edward lutchens, designed the memorial inside the church.

King George V unveils the Cenotaph before laying a wreath. He is joined by Prime Minister Lloyd George. Armistice Day, 1920.

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'For Evermore' is our new web portal dedicated to the memories of those who have fallen in the World Wars.

Help us honour them by sharing family stories and personal connections of those we commemorate.

Share your stories:
cwgc.org/stories/

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Fantastic to host my fellow commanders from UK Commando Force Operations 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team British Army 🇬🇧 Royal Navy UK Joint Force Headquarters UK’s Standing Joint Force HQ this week RAF Honington!

A really beneficial day where we got to work through planning and experiences on Defence Crisis activity & operations.

#WeEnable

I have always admired the NHS, but after speaking to the Norwich NHS federation I am in awe of this fabulous bunch of people.
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Plenty of local stories - CWGC Tours 2023 - Norwich City Cemetery (Earlham Road)
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Fabulous afternoon at LCR FM 103.6 talking things Commonwealth War Graves with Mac MacDonald MBE. Huge thank you to Graham and the team for having us back on the show!

5 miles by the river today, beautiful. That takes me to 25 miles out of the 60 target, and I managed to overtake a swan………… Chuffed to bits!

Thank You to those of you who have donated. Your support will make a massive difference to beat motor neurone disease!
#mndrun60

Per Ardua, what great news.🦍

Per Ardua🦍

In my capacity as Commandant General of the RAF Regiment, it is an honour & a privilege to announce that His Majesty The King will adopt the role of Air Commodore-in-Chief of the RAF Regiment. Per Ardua.
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Sometimes the opportunity to attend a leaving do turns into an epic caper. Pete Mcgowran with the old and bold of the RAF Regiment, we were very privileged 😉🦍
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The teenage history group from the Ancient House Museum researched several casualty stories and did a marvellous job of presenting them at Thetford Cemetery this weekend. Supported brilliantly by CWGC volunteers Nick & Nik.
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