The Commonwealth War Graves Commisson (CWGC), an organisation that looks after the graves of UK and Commonwealth war dead, is appealing for relatives to come forward for 11 deceased service personnel.  Could you be connected to any of these individuals? Many of the individuals are buried in sites across the UK and the CWGC is planning restoration work on the memorials.

Can you help?

SurnameForename (s)Date of Death TextRegiment
COOKARTHUR7469OXFORD AND BUCKS LIGHT INFANTRY
COOKTHOMAS6424ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY
EDWARDSARTHUR16377ROYAL NAVY
HEMANSA H6925ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS
JAMESGEORGE6875ARMY SERVICE CORPS
MADDOXG7421MACHINE GUN CORPS (INFANTRY)
OWENGRIFFITH EVAN16326ROYAL AIR FORCE VOLUNTEER RESERVE
PURDIEFRANK PHILIP7019ESSEX REGIMENT
RATEWILLIAM ROBERT7041ROYAL NAVY
WARBURTONJOHN THOMAS6619CHESHIRE REGIMENT
WILLIAMSIVAN COOPER15962ROYAL NAVY

Additional details can be found in the pdf here: Next of Kin Appeal PDF – January 2023

CWGC wish to make contact with direct blood relations of the casualties concerned.

If you are related to one of the above casualties and can provide us with the documentation, please contact the Enquiries Team.

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  • WW1 hospital with wounded soldiers and nurses: picryl