Non-World War Graves (NWG)
The Joint Casualty & Compassionate Centre Memorials & Graves Department is the section within the Ministry of Defence with responsibility for the provision of military headstones for the graves of recently deceased soldiers.
Maintenance of all Overseas Non World War Graves (NWG), as they are know from 1948 onwards, and many others from earlier dates is now the responsibility of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Although there are currently no plans to release a list of NWG on the Internet the Memorials & Graves Department will answer any questions you may have about the grave locations of individual soldiers.
If you are searching for the grave of a relation, ex-comrade, or friend who died in service, please contact the Department by writing or by telephone.
Contact Address
SPVA JCCC
Building 182
RAF Innsworth
Gloucester GL3 1HW
Contact telephone
Civil exchange (0044) 01452 712612 or (0044) 01452 519951 ext 6304 or 6063.
WW1 and WW2
Joint Casualty & Compassionate Centre (JCCC) is also responsible for identifying the remains of World War 1 and 2 soldiers, as well as those from other past conflicts, that are discovered. This aspect of our work is carried out in conjunction with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Once a soldier has been identified, the Memorial & Graves Dept is then responsible for tracing the most closely related surviving family member, or descendant and for arranging a military funeral in the country in which the remains have been found.
War Graves in Britain
Unfortunately, there are some war graves which lie forgotten and overgrown in neglected corners of graveyards in towns and villages across the country. "War Graves in Britain" is a voluntary campaign run to try to persuade local people to keep these graves tidy. Click here to go to the War Graves in Britain website.
The Armed Forces Memorial
Will provide the first national memorial dedicated to the men and women of the United Kingdom Armed Forces (Regular and Reserve) killed on duty or as a result of terrorist action since the Second World War.
Expected date of completion is October 2007.
Ceremony to Dedicate the Armed Forces Memorial
To be held at The National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire DE13 7AR on Friday 12 October 2007 at 11.30am. The dedication of the Armed Forces Memorial will be an historic event. Their priority is to ensure that as many families and friends of those killed on duty, who's names are engraved on the memorial, can be represented. To achieve this, tickets will be allocated proportionately across each decade with a maximum of two per application. Tickets are limited so you are advised to apply without delay using the form found on the forces memorial website.
Contact Us
To contact the Armed Forces Memorial Project Team by email please complete the fields below or write to us at:
The Armed Forces Memorial Trust,
First Floor,
Zone A,
St Georges Court,
2-12 Bloomsbury Way,
London WC1A 2 SH
Tel: 020 7218 2020
Fax: 020 7305 3031
Registered Charity No: 1100521
Email: www.forcesmemorial.org.uk
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