Imperial War Graves Commission
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The Imperial War Graves Commission was the British organization responsible for commemorating Commonwealth military personnel who died in the World Wars through the design, construction, and maintenance of their graves and memorials worldwide.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Imperial War Graves Commission Context triple: [Edwin Lutyens, employer, Imperial War Graves Commission]
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British War Memorials Committee
The British War Memorials Committee was a World War I–era British government body that commissioned artists to create official artworks commemorating the war and its impact.
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B.
Air Forces Memorial
The Air Forces Memorial is a British war memorial at Runnymede commemorating members of the Allied air forces who were lost in World War II and have no known grave.
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C.
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is a solemn war memorial in Westminster Abbey honoring an unidentified British soldier who died in World War I, symbolizing all those who fell without a known grave.
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D.
Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme
The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme is a major Commonwealth war memorial in France commemorating over 72,000 British and South African soldiers who died in the Battle of the Somme and have no known grave.
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E.
Royal Naval Division War Memorial
The Royal Naval Division War Memorial is a monument in London commemorating the officers and men of the Royal Naval Division who died in World War I and subsequent conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Imperial War Graves Commission Target entity description: The Imperial War Graves Commission was the British organization responsible for commemorating Commonwealth military personnel who died in the World Wars through the design, construction, and maintenance of their graves and memorials worldwide.
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A.
British War Memorials Committee
The British War Memorials Committee was a World War I–era British government body that commissioned artists to create official artworks commemorating the war and its impact.
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B.
Air Forces Memorial
The Air Forces Memorial is a British war memorial at Runnymede commemorating members of the Allied air forces who were lost in World War II and have no known grave.
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C.
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is a solemn war memorial in Westminster Abbey honoring an unidentified British soldier who died in World War I, symbolizing all those who fell without a known grave.
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D.
Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme
The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme is a major Commonwealth war memorial in France commemorating over 72,000 British and South African soldiers who died in the Battle of the Somme and have no known grave.
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E.
Royal Naval Division War Memorial
The Royal Naval Division War Memorial is a monument in London commemorating the officers and men of the Royal Naval Division who died in World War I and subsequent conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intergovernmental organization
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war graves commission ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British Empire
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Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Commonwealth military personnel who died in World War I
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Commonwealth military personnel who died in World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
UK government
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surface form:
British government
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| foundedDuring |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
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| fundedBy | member governments of the British Empire ⓘ |
| hasDesignElement |
Cross of Sacrifice
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Stone of Remembrance ⓘ |
| hasDesignPrinciple |
no mass graves for Commonwealth war dead
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permanent maintenance of cemeteries ⓘ uniform headstones regardless of rank ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| inception | 1917 ⓘ |
| legalStatus | permanent statutory body ⓘ |
| nameChangeDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| nameChangedTo |
Imperial War Graves Commission
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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| notableArchitect |
Edwin Lutyens
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Herbert Baker ⓘ Reginald Blomfield ⓘ |
| notableCemetery |
Brookwood Military Cemetery
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Etaples Military Cemetery ⓘ Tyne Cot Cemetery ⓘ |
| notableMemorial |
Menin Gate Memorial
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surface form:
Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing
Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme ⓘ New Zealand Memorial to the Missing at Tyne Cot ⓘ
surface form:
Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing
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| notablePrincipalArchitect |
Edwin Lutyens
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Herbert Baker ⓘ Reginald Blomfield ⓘ |
| notablePrincipalHorticulturalist | Gertrude Jekyll ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Africa
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Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Middle East ⓘ North America ⓘ worldwide ⓘ |
| purpose |
commemoration of Commonwealth war dead
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construction of war cemeteries and memorials ⓘ design of war cemeteries and memorials ⓘ maintenance of war cemeteries and memorials ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Imperial War Graves Commission
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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| responsibleFor |
erection of headstones
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erection of memorials to the missing ⓘ landscaping of war cemeteries ⓘ maintenance of war cemeteries in perpetuity ⓘ registration of graves of the war dead ⓘ standardization of Commonwealth war graves ⓘ |
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Subject: Imperial War Graves Commission Description of subject: The Imperial War Graves Commission was the British organization responsible for commemorating Commonwealth military personnel who died in the World Wars through the design, construction, and maintenance of their graves and memorials worldwide.
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