Help searching for war memorials
How to find a memorial
- Start your search with a broad search for a keyword
- Narrow your search results by then using the filters supplied.
- In your search results, click on a record to open it and see whether it matches the information you are looking for
Advice
- Change how broad your search is. If your results don't seem relevant enough, use the filters to refine your search.
- Keyword searches will return matches across all fields of a memorial record. For example, a search for "Morley" will return instances where Morley is included in the record title and memorials located in Morley, Yorkshire.
- The filters will help to narrow down results to a specific location, memorial type or time period.
What to do if you can't find a memorial
Despite being the most comprehensive record of UK war memorials, the War Memorials Register is unfinished and there are gaps in the information available.
If you are unable to find the information you’re looking for, there’s a good chance no one has contributed information about it yet.
You can help us by sending information or photographs about your local war memorials.