Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial
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A Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial is a monument established to commemorate military personnel from Commonwealth nations who died in the two World Wars and have no known grave.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves | 1 |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorials | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commemorative structure
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monument ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict |
First World War
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Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Commonwealth military personnel with no known grave
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military personnel who died in the First World War ⓘ military personnel who died in the Second World War ⓘ war dead of the British Empire and Commonwealth ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery
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individual military headstone ⓘ |
| hasBeneficiaryCommunity |
Commonwealth nations
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families of the missing ⓘ |
| hasCommemoratedGroup |
Commonwealth auxiliary services
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Commonwealth merchant seamen in some cases ⓘ Commonwealth nursing services ⓘ air force personnel ⓘ army personnel ⓘ naval personnel ⓘ |
| hasCommemorationType | names of the missing inscribed on panels or walls ⓘ |
| hasDesignElement |
commemorative inscriptions
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inscribed names of the missing ⓘ symbolic architectural features ⓘ |
| hasDesignPrinciple |
equality of treatment for the dead
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permanent commemoration ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | protected war memorial ⓘ |
| hasMaintainingOrganization | Commonwealth War Graves Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableExample |
Arras Memorial
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Chatham Naval Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ El Alamein Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ Kranji War Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing NERFINISHED ⓘ Plymouth Naval Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ Portsmouth Naval Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ Runnymede Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ Singapore Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme NERFINISHED ⓘ Tower Hill Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to commemorate Commonwealth war dead with no known grave
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to provide a place of remembrance for families and communities ⓘ to record names of the missing ⓘ |
| hasResponsibleBody | Commonwealth War Graves Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTemporalCoverage |
1914–1918
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1939–1945 ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction |
former territories of the British Empire
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member states of the Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ |
| mayIncludeLanguage | local languages of the host country ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Commonwealth War Graves
Cross of Sacrifice at Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial
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this entity surface form:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorials