#CWGC

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HIS MAJESTY THE KING BECOMES FIRST PATRON OF THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION

His Majesty The King has today become Patron of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), the first in its history. His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent, who has been President of the CWGC since 1970, has today officially passed the Presidency of the organisation over to Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal.

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is a global organisation, caring for war graves at 23,000 locations in more than 150 countries and territories. The CWGC ensures that more than 1.7 million Commonwealth men and women who died during both World Wars are honoured. Since its establishment by Royal Charter, the CWGC has constructed 2,500 war cemeteries and plots, erected headstones over graves and where remains are missing inscribed the names of the dead on permanent memorials.

On a recent State Visit to Kenya, The King and Queen visited the Commonwealth War Graves' Kariokor Cemetery in Nairobi. Their Majesties joined British and Kenyan military personnel in an act of remembrance, before hearing about the Commission's recent work to ensure all those who supported Britain's efforts in both World Wars are commemorated.

As the new President of the CWGC, The Princess Royal said:

"In recording and maintaining the graves of the men and women from across the Commonwealth who died during both World Wars, the CWGC plays a significant role in commemorating those who sacrificed so much for our future. Their cemeteries, large or small, always have an impact.

"I am honoured to become President of this organisation and know that I have a challenge in continuing the dedicated work of His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent for over 50 years.

Preserving the legacy of those from across the Commonwealth who gave their future in order to preserve ours is a privilege. We will remember them"

His Royal Highness The Duke Of Kent was appointed President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on 27 February 1970. As President, The Duke of Kent has supported the work of the CWGC and travelled widely to visit their sites including in Australia, France, Belgium, Ireland and Bulgaria.

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Railway Dugouts Cemetery is 2 Kms west of Zillebeke village, where the railway runs on an embankment overlooking a small farmstead known to the troops as Transport Farm. The site of the cemetery was screened by slightly rising ground to the east, and burials began there in April 1915. They continued until the Armistice, especially in 1916 and 1917, when Advanced Dressing Stations were placed in the dugouts and the farm. They were made in small groups, without any definite arrangement and in the summer of 1917, a considerable number were obliterated by shell fire before they could be marked.

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Just give us a VIDEO of that day!!!

[grandmaster-anne]

"Visit their graves and memorials if you can, for they, too, deserved to be remembered."

Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, visits the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Chatham Naval Memorial to mark the centenary of the Battle of Jutland.

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Here's a quick story behind a Commonwealth War Grave at Carlton Cemetery in Nottinghamshire.

There are more.

Tell us about them if you know of any others.

Every story needs telling.

https://www.mapperleypeople.co.uk/lance-corporal-terry-mapperleys-commando/

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Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery & Australian National Memorial

The focus of my latest article is a memorial that commemorates the role of Australian soldiers in the First World War

In the summer before the Covid-19 pandemic struck I was fortunate to visit this fabulous cemetery and memorial which is found approximately 12 miles east of Amiens, on the road between the towns of Fouilloy and Villers-Bretonneux in the Somme department. The site holds great significance for Australians, acknowledging the role that they played when the Australian divisions retook the village…

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The churchyard at Scampton, Lincs, contains approximately 100 military graves, of which 68 are of aircrew lost in World War Two. In addition there are the graves of four German aircrew killed when attacking RAF Scampton in May 1941, all of whom were buried with full military honours by the British.

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Princess Anne visiting the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in Jawatte Cemetery in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 12 January 2024 🇱🇰

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The King has today become patron of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (@CWGC), the first in its history.

The Duke of Kent, President of the CWGC since 1970, has today officially passed the presidency of the organisation over to the Princess Royal.

via Majesty Magazine on X

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On 10 February 1973, Princess Anne visited Asmara War Cemetery, Eritrea, during a two-week tour of what was then Ethiopia and The Sudan. 

In 2004, Princess Anne visited Malta to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the island’s independence. During her trip, she visited the CWGC’s Malta Memorial, Floriana, where she laid a wreath and paid tribute to the nearly 2,300 airmen who lost their lives during the Second World War. 

The Princess Royal was the guest of honour as they opened The CWGC Visitor Centre in France. The princess took a tour of their new site, seeing the hard work of their teams and meeting some of the key staff involved in bringing the visitors centre to life, in 2019.

Princess Anne visited Etaples Military Cemetery in celebration of the 100-year anniversary of King George V’s ‘King’s Pilgrimage’, in 2022.

Madra's War Cemetery, India, 1985.

Khartoum War Cemetery, Sudan, 1985.

Fajara War Cemetery, Gambia, 1990.

Sai Wan War Cemetery, 1997.

Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery and Memorial, Papua New Guinea, 2005.

Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore, 2005.

Simon's town (Dido Valley) Cemetery, South Africa, 2012.

Jawatte Cemetery, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2024.

The Commission’s Headquarters, Berkshire, 2024.

Princess Anne, President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission ✨

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Women's Graphics Collective, Abortion is a personal decision not a legal debate, Chicago, IL, 1969-1970s [Center for the Study of Political Graphics (CSPG), Culver City, CA]. Plus: Posters designed by the Chicago Women's Graphics Collective at the Center for the Study of Political Graphics (CSPG) / at the Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA. Plus: Chicago Women's Graphics Collective by Estelle Carol, Chicago Women's Liberation Union (CWLU) Herstory Project. Plus: The Chicago Women’s Graphics Collective: A Memoir by Estelle Carol, «Feminist Studies», Vol. 44, No. 1 (2018), pp. 104-124. Plus: Interview with Estelle Carol, co-founder of the Chicago Women’s Graphics Collective, Never The Same, 2012

(Near complete) list of CWGC members reconstructed by the Chicago Women's Liberation Union (CWLU) Herstory Project:

First group (1970-1975)

Estelle Carol Leslie Nevraumont Barbara Carrillo Barbara Morgan Shirley Blumenthal Barbara Bejna Tibby Lerner Wendy Garber Jeanne (Susan Galatzer) Galatzer-Levy Nancy Boothe Cynthia Staples Elena

Second Group (1975-1979)

Jane Trish Merri Furlong Cedar (Janet) Kindy Karen Dodson Helen Factor Julie Zolot

Third Group (1978-1983)

Jan Contento Cathy Joritz Marcia Grubb Jan Wills

– (source: Never The Same)

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Yüz yıllık dram.. Gurbetteki 56 şehit

İTİLAF devletlerinin Çanakkale Savaşı’ndan önce coğrafi konumu nedeniyle lojistik merkez olarak seçtikleri ve savaş hazırlıklarını yaptıkları Ege’deki Limni (Limnos) Adası yaklaşık 100 yıldır bilinmeyen bir sır gizliyor.

Çanakkale Savaşı sırasında hayatını kaybeden 56 Türk askeri Limni’de yatıyor. Türk askerleri için bir anıt da dikilmiş. Limni Adası’nda Çanakkale Savaşı’nda ölenler için 3 ayrı mezarlık bulunuyor. İlki 1’inci Dünya Savaşı’nın sonunda Osmanlı ile İtilaf Devletleri arasında mütarekenin imzalandığı (5 Ekim 1918) Mondros Limanı’nda.

“Mondros İttifak Mezarlığı”nda 148 Avustralyalı ve 76 Yeni Zellandalı asker yatıyor. Winston Churcill’in karargâhını kurduğu ve 2 ay kaldığı adanın Portianu sahil köyünde ise Çanakkale Savaşı’nda hayatlarını kaybedenler için iki ayrı mezarlık var.

İlki 352 müttefik kuvvetler askerinin yattığı mezarlık, ikincisi de Müslüman mezarlığı. İngiliz Ulusal Topluluğu Savaş Mezarlıkları Komisyonu’nca (CWGC) yapılan Müslüman mezarlığında granitten bir anıt da dikili. Anıtın üzerinde üç levha var. Biri Arapça harfler ile yazılı. Ada’nın kuzeyine bakan ikinci levhada İngilizce “170 Mısırlı asker bu noktaya yakın yerde gömülüdür”, güneye bakan ��çüncü levhada ise yine İngilizce “56 Türk askeri bu noktaya yakın yerde gömülüdür” yazıyor.

Bir tarafı denize bakan mezarlığın etrafı kısa bir duvar ve küçük taşlarla çevrili. Burada yatan Türk askerlerinin kimlikleri bilinmiyor. Türk askerlerinin Çanakkale Savaşı sırasında esir düşerek Ada’ya getirildikleri ve 1917-1919 yılları arasında öldükleri tahmin ediliyor.

YERİNİ BÜYÜKELÇİ KEŞFETTİ

Limni’de Türk askerlerinin yattığı mezarlığı, yaklaşık 100 yıl sonra adayı ziyaret eden ilk Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Büyükelçisi Kerim Uras tespit etti.

Mondros Antlaşması’nı Agamemnon adlı Yunan zırhlı gemisinde imzalayan Hüseyin Rauf Orbay’dan sonra Ada’yı ziyaret eden ilk Türk diplomatı olan Uras, yerel yetkililerin, “Burada sizin askerler de gömülü” demesi üzerine mezarlığı görmek istedi.

Büyükelçi Uras, Ada’nın devlet ve yerel yetkilileri ile temaslarında “Türk askerlerinin yattıkları mezarlığın elden geçirilmesi, kimliklerin tespit edilmesi ve mezarlığın şehitlik statüsüne dönüştürülmesi” talebini iletti. Edinilen bilgilere göre, TC Atina Büyükelçiliği Askeri Ataşeliği vasıtasıyla, Limni’de yatan Türk askerleri ile ilgili Genelkurmay arşivlerinde inceleme başlatıldı. Milli Savunma Bakanlığı sitesinde “Yurtdışı şehitliklerimiz” bölümünde, Yunanistan için Pire şehri yanı sıra, Rodos ve Korfu (Kerkira) adalarındaki Türk şehitlikleri ile Sakız (Hios) Adası’ndaki Kara Ali Şehitliği hakkında bilgiler yer alıyor.

Kaynak: Hürriyet

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Then Vs Now The grave of Australian Gunner, Francis Joshua Provis, killed in action October 1919. From his biography: Francis, Service No:2410 enlisted at Melbourne in the Australian Army on the 5th of May, 1915, at which time he was a Clerk. He had applied to join up a few days earlier, but because of his age (18 years and 8 months) he needed to obtain a letter from his mother, Helena, giving her consent for him to enlist for service abroad. He arrived in France at the end of March 1916, and in August was transferred from the infantry to the Artillery - 6th Battery in the 2nd Australian Brigade. Only two months later, at the age of 19 he was killed, dying from shrapnel wounds in his back.

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We have the new president and former vice chairman of CWGC! Aka Mr and Mrs Laurence

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✨ 15 days of Princess Anne ✨

August is Princess Anne’s birth month and her 73rd birthday is on the 15th so until then we will look at her fascinating life, one photo for every year!

The 2010s

2010 Princess Anne taking the Newcastle Metro train from Jesmond to Haymarket in March 2010. (I’ve been on this metro route 😂)

2011 Grandma Anne and Grandpa Tim pushing their firstborn granddaughter Savannah Phillips in her pushchair at Gatcombe Horse Trials, on 26th March 2011.

2012 Zara Phillips presented with a silver medal by her mother, Princess Anne, after the Eventing Team Jumping Final Equestrian event on Day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Greenwich Park, on 31st July 2012.

2013 Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Anne at the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in November 2013.

2014 Princess Anne and her husband Tim Laurence, looking ever so bored, at the Short Track on day 3 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on 10th February 2014 in Sochi, Russia.

2015 Princess Anne and King Constantine II at the Beat the Retreat ceremony in Cowes, Isle of Wight on 5th June 2015.

2016 Princess Anne at the annual Founder's Day Parade at The Royal Hospital Chelsea on 9th June 2016.

2017 Princess Anne attending the London Lord Mayor's Banquet at the Guildhall during a State visit by the King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain on 13th July 2017.

2018 Princess Anne and Sir Tim Laurence attending the World War I commemorations on the Isle of Islay in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland on 4th May 2018.

2019 Princess Anne with her husband Sir Tim opening the new Commonwealth War Graves Commission Visitor Centre, the CWGC Experience at Beaurains, France on 26th June 2019.