The Commonwealth War Graves Commission ensures that 1.7 million people who died in the two world wars will never be forgotten We are proud of the work we carry out to commemorate the war dead, from building and maintaining our cemeteries and memorials to preservation of our records Our Register records details of Commonwealth war dead so that graves or names on memorials can be located We care for cemeteries and memorials at 23,000 locations, in 150 countries Find out more about the history and origins of our remarkable organisation