Of the three #WarCemeteries I’ve visited here in #Normandy, I would argue the #British (actually #Commonwealth) is the most beautiful.

The smallest of the three, with 4144 Commonwealth graves - and 505 war graves of other nationalities, the majority German - the planting that lines all of the ornate gravestones makes it a stunningly beautiful and humbling place to visit.

The #CWGC have done a sterling job.

#BayeuxCemetery

St Olaf’s Cemetery #CWGC

On a week commemorating the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) we take a tour of St. Olaf's Cemetery, Kirkwall. There are 32 locations in Orkney listed on the CWGC website where there are memorials to those who lost their lives in the two World Wars. As part of a week focussing on the work of the CWGC, local volunteer Brian Alexander took a group of people on a tour around one site - …

https://theorkneynews.scot/2024/05/16/st-olafs-cemetery-cwgc/

The Battle of Jutland Memorial contains all those that were killed in action or died of wounds at the battle (31 May to 1 June 1916). A total of 6109 names are included with 1071 photographs.
It is hoped that this will prove to be a useful resource for those with an interest in genealogy generally or who are specifically researching their family trees.

#familyhistory #greatwar #ancestorian #genealogy #royalnavy #ww1 #battleofjutland #CWGC

https://battleofjutlandcrewlists.miraheze.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jutland_Memorial