The Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Remembering The Fallen
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission was established during the first world war to honour and’ manage the gravesites of Commonwealth Soldiers. It now maintains 23,000 sites in over 150 countries and commemorates 1.7 million Commonwealth men and women who lost their lives in both WWI and WWII. This session will provide an overview of the history and the future of the commission, the types of information and records for both the locations and the fallen soldiers commemorated by the commission, and the ongoing work to ensure that none of those who sacrificed their lives for the Commonwealth will be forgotten.
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Coral Harkies
Coral Harkies has been researching her family history for over 30 years with ancestors in Ontario, Quebec, New York, England and Ireland She completed her PLCGS on Canadian Research from the National Institute of Genealogical Studies in 2014. She is an active member of the Halton Peel Branch and serves on their council. She has also been a unit guider volunteer with Girl Guides of Canada for many years . Her interest in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission comes from researching what happened to her great uncle Joseph Vincent who was killed in action in World War I.
