CofE: Church Heritage Records

The Commonwealth War Graves commission was established by Royal Charter as the sole organisation charged with the care and commemoration of those Commonwealth Armed Forces who died during the two World Wars. They are responsible for 1.7 million graves and commemorations of service men and women in 154 countries. In the UK, they have war graves at over 12,500 churchyards, burial grounds and cemeteries. Their responsibility extends to war graves of casualties who died between 1914-1921 and 1939-1947 inclusive. Some war graves are not immediately recognisable as they have private family memorials rather than the easily recognisable standard pattern Commission headstone. There are also sites where it is no longer possible to commemorate the casualty at that location. The CWGC would therefore commemorate the casualty at the nearest cemetery as possible to the burial.

Author: CWGC

Bibliography: Published references including web sites

Data: Measurements or factual information which may occur in a manual catalogue system or a database.

Year/date of creation: 2016

Source Location

Where can the source be accessed?: http://www.cwgc.org/

Is this a web URL?: No

When was the source last accessed at this location?: 2016-07-13

For physical archive, please describe the format and extent:
The Historic Archive contains records concerning the formation of the Commission and its growth and development. The majority of the records date from the period 1917-1967, although the archive continues to grow as new material is added in order to continue to document the on-going work of the organisation. Mainly consisting of administrative files, correspondence, minutes and reports, the collection also contains a small amount of other material, such as objects and minor effects found on the battlefields, maps and cemetery plans, and photographs of various sites. The Casualty and Cemetery Archive is made up of documents which record the details and commemoration location of each casualty the Commission is responsible for. After the end of the First World War the Commission began work on the construction of cemeteries as we know them today. Small cemeteries were concentrated into larger ones, and the battlefields were searched for human remains. Some existing cemeteries were re-ordered. Records were kept for each casualty and headstones were ordered for those with known graves. The records were also used to produce the lists of those with no known grave, which were later added to the memorials to the missing. The records themselves include grave registration documents, casualty registers and headstone schedules. In many cases these represent the earliest recorded information that the Commission was able to gather about those who came under its care. These records also acted as working documents for the Commission, and over the years have been amended on a number of occasions as inaccuracies were discovered or new evidence came to light.

Rights

Copyright Notes: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Associated Churches

Brampton Abbotts: St Michael

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 7658

Number of War Graves: 4

Burstall: St Mary the Virgin

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 4461

Number of War Graves: 3

Congleton: St John the Evangelist

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 06968

Number of War Graves: 4

Groton: St Bartholomew

Orrell: St Luke

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 1795

Number of War Graves: 4

Pemberton: St John

Number of War Graves: 1

Warham: St Mary Magdalene

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 3843

Number of War Graves: 5

Whissendine: St Andrew

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 3835

Number of War Graves: 3

Wing: St Peter & St Paul

Number of War Graves: 1

Durley: Holy Cross

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11851

Number of War Graves: 3

Exton: St Peter & St Paul

Number of War Graves: 2

Hambledon: St Peter & St Paul

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11911

Number of War Graves: 3

Meonstoke: St Andrew

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11844

Number of War Graves: 5

Shedfield: St John the Baptist

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11847

Number of War Graves: 7

Soberton: St Peter

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11912

Number of War Graves: 3

Swanmore: St Barnabas

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11848

Number of War Graves: 9

Upham: Blessed Mary of Upham

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11850

Number of War Graves: 2

Wickham: St Nicholas

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11846

Number of War Graves: 3

Bedhampton: St Thomas

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11892

Number of War Graves: 6

Blendworth: Holy Trinity

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11907

Number of War Graves: 1

Catherington: All Saints

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11908

Number of War Graves: 5

Chalton: St Michael & All Angels

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11907A

Number of War Graves: 1

Clanfield: St James

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11909

Number of War Graves: 2

Denmead: All Saints

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11910

Number of War Graves: 4

Farlington: St Andrew

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11891

Number of War Graves: 12

North Hayling: St Peter

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11904

Number of War Graves: 1

South Hayling: St Mary

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11905

Number of War Graves: 14

Portsdown: Christ Church

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11890 & 11899

Number of War Graves: 184

Purbrook: St John the Baptist

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11893

Number of War Graves: 3

Rowlands Castle: St John the Baptist

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11906

Number of War Graves: 4

Waterlooville: St George the Martyr

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11901

Number of War Graves: 1

Wymering: St Peter & St Paul

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11888

Number of War Graves: 15

Blackmoor: St Matthew

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11921

Number of War Graves: 5

Bramshott & Liphook: St Mary the Virgin

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11937

Number of War Graves: 350

Buriton: St Mary the Virgin

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11914

Number of War Graves: 3

East Meon: All Saints

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11913

Number of War Graves: 4

Empshott: Holy Rood

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11919

Number of War Graves: 1

Greatham: St John the Baptist

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11920

Number of War Graves: 4

Hawkley: St Peter & St Paul

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11918

Number of War Graves: 1

Liss: St Mary

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11917

Number of War Graves: 13

Petersfield: St Peter

Number of War Graves: 1

Southwell: Holy Trinity

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 6154

Number of War Graves: 1

Thurgarton: St Peter

Number of War Graves: 1

Seaton Ross: St Edmund

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 2597

Number of War Graves: 1

Douglas-in-Parbold: Christ Church

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 1804

Number of War Graves: 2

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 9687

Number of War Graves: 31

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 5583

Number of War Graves: 2

Foulness: St Mary Virgin

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 5409

Number of War Graves: 3

Ince: St James

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 07063A

Number of War Graves: 1

Congleton: St Stephen

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 06970

Number of War Graves: 10

Mossley: Holy Trinity

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 06971

Number of War Graves: 4

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 9993

Number of War Graves: 4

Kedleston: All Saints

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 5818

Number of War Graves: 2

Hamsteels: St John Baptist

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 3511

Number of War Graves: 9

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 03472A

Number of War Graves: 7

Deaf Hill-cum-Langdale: St Paul

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 3450

Number of War Graves: 8

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 3603

Number of War Graves: 5

March: St Mary

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 6277

Number of War Graves: 2

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 10349

Number of War Graves: 2

Dulas: St Michael

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 7687

Number of War Graves: 2

Callow: St Mary

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 7677

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 4058

Number of War Graves: 1

South Thoresby Wold Marsh: St Andrew

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 4067

Number of War Graves: 1

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 10621

Number of War Graves: 1

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 3685

Number of War Graves: 12

Heckingham: St Gregory

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 6616

Number of War Graves: 1

Shirburn: All Saints

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 4614

Number of War Graves: 1

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 4690

Number of War Graves: 2

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 10752

Number of War Graves: 1

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 10741

Number of War Graves: 3

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 10818

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 3776

Number of War Graves: 26

Kirk Jurby (St Patrick)

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 3777

Number of War Graves: 43

Kirk Maughold (St Maughold)

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 3781

Number of War Graves: 15

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11824

Number of War Graves: 2

New Mill: Christ Church

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 3290

Number of War Graves: 3

Roecliffe: Church School

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 2765

Number of War Graves: 2

Oakwood

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 2897

Number of War Graves: 23

Kirk Sandall: St Oswald

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 3109

Number of War Graves: 3

West Rudham: St Peter

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 6426

Number of War Graves: 1

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 10619

Number of War Graves: 1

Brinsworth: St George

CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 3220

Number of War Graves: 6