Welcome to this special Remembrance Edition

Welcome to this special edition.

Remembrance is always a busy time for us at the Commission, and to ensure we can keep you informed about some of the many activities taking place , we have produced a special edition in addition to our regular monthly newsletter.

Please note, for a pdf version of this newsletter, see RELATED LINKS>>>

(Photo of  Sunday's remembrance ceremony at Evere Belgium for the fallen pilots of the RAF and Belgian AF courtesy Willy Horemans)

In the news!

Manchester - Philips Park Cemetery

Last November, thieves ripped six bronze name panels from our memorial there, causing considerable anger and distress to us and the relatives of those commemorated. We have worked very hard to ensure replacement plaques were manufactured and fitted in time for this year's Remembrance Day.

A video report on the rededication ceremony which took place at the Cemetery on 31st October, can be seen here

Cleaning the Menin Gate

Commission staff in Ieper, in Belgium, have been busy cleaning The Menin Gate - the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's most-visited memorial on the Western Front.

Unveiled in 1927, the Menin Gate is a hugely important structure, which pays tribute to The Missing - those soldiers whose bodies were never recovered or identified.  Almost 55,000 names are inscribed on this imposing memorial. 

Have a look at a video report on the recent work

Remembrance for the next generation

With the recent deaths of Britain's two remaining veterans from the First World War - Harry Patch and Henry Allingham - we have lost our last living link with those servicemen and women who gave their lives during the Great War.

For this year's Remembrance Day, we are asking today's young people to take a moment and think about the sacrifice of their forebears in a number of ways.

Glory Days - Football in Times of War  is a short film aimed at engaging teachers, students and football fans of all ages with the website of the same name

Made with the support of the Daily Mirror newspaper and introduced by David Beckham and enthusiastic football manager Boyce Dungood, Glory Days tells the stories of some of the footballers who gave their lives for their countries and how they are remembered. It explores how the two world wars affected football teams and how football played a part in times of war as entertainment, for boosting morale and for propaganda.

What does Remembrance mean? We asked one secondary school pupil to explain what Remembrance means to him. Crawford McInally-Kier from Hutchesons' Grammar School in Glasgow can be seen at the Commission's recently-launched education resource centre, the Learning Zone.

The Children Who Fought Hitler: A  fascinating story, which examines the history of the Commission's own staff during the Second World War, has just been published in a book entitled "The Children Who Fought Hitler." It centres on the evacuation of the British Memorial School in Ieper, Belgium in 1940 and the brave youngsters who vowed to fight back against the Nazis.

• An accompanying film has also been produced, which will be shown on BBC4 on Sunday, 8  November at 9.00 pm.
• A video report by the Commission on "The Children Who Fought Hitler" can be seen here

Fromelles Update

If you have not already done so, do check out the Fromelles website which is regularly updated.

The cemetery construction

The Fromelles website also has its own newsletter, and contains very interesting background information. In particular, work has been underway building the cemetery and the terrace for the Cross of Sacrifice, and some information about this, and the cemetery construction, can be found on the Fromelles website.

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Monday 19 July 2010: Commemorative Ceremony

Before you make any arrangements to attend this ceremony, please read the information in this report. Further Details here>>>>>

A-Z of countries

We continue our monthly feature, working our way through the alphabet, focussing on some of the more unusual places where we have a commitment

This Month.......Ghana

The other G's are: Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana

Don't forget, we publish numerous information leaflets and these are available as PDF downloads on our website. SEE RELATED LINKS>>>

And finally...

Annual Report: Our 2008-09 Annual Report will be available from 11 November.  It will be available both as a PDF version on our website, or as a hard copy.  Further details in our next newsletter.

Facebook: We now have our own facebook page! 

Keep in touch and do let us know if you have any comments about the Commission's work, cemeteries, service or even this newsletter! Your comments are always welcome: Mail your comments here 

Don't forget to watch: The Children Who Fought Hitler on BBC4 -          This Sunday 8 November at 9.00 pm.

Remembrance Newsletter

In this Issue

	Welcome to this special Remembrance Edition
	In the news!
	Remembrance for the next generation
	Fromelles Update
	A-Z of countries
	And finally...

Useful Links

PDF of newsletter

*Manchester Philip's Park Cemetery

 *BBC 4: Children Who Fought Hitler

 CWGC Learning Zone

CWGC website

CWGC Fromelles website

*Commission on Facebook

*The CWGC is not responsible for the content of these outside links

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