War Memorials Register
Discover your connection to the human stories of war and conflict.
IWM's War Memorials Register ensures that future generations continue to discover their connection to the people, places and events that war memorials commemorate.
War memorials are a vital part of the UK’s cultural heritage. They reveal changing forms of remembrance and offer insight into artistic, social, military and international history. Each memorial is unique, designed by the communities who created them and provides an irreplaceable record of the past.
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Explore our database of war memorials across the UK and uncover the history, places and communities behind them.
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Explore our database of names inscribed on war memorials and discover your connection to the human stories of war and conflict.
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Find out what we define as a war memorial and how these commemorations preserve the stories and heritage of conflict across the UK.
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Remembrance at IWM
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On Remembrance Sunday, 108 years after the First World War ended on 11 November 1918, we will observe a two-minute silence at 11am across the museum to commemorate the lives lost in both World Wars and subsequent conflicts.
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