{"id":292,"date":"2013-02-21T11:03:19","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T11:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.commonwealthofnations.org\/?page_id=292"},"modified":"2013-12-17T12:35:37","modified_gmt":"2013-12-17T12:35:37","slug":"veterans-and-war-graves","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.commonwealthofnations.org\/commonwealth-directory\/organisations-by-sector\/veterans-and-war-graves\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans & War Graves"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission<\/a> and the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League<\/a> are some of the oldest non-governmental organisations working in the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Commonwealth War Graves Commission\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

2 Marlow Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DX, UK<\/p>\n

Tel:<\/strong> +44 1628 634221 |\u00a0Fax:<\/strong> +44 1628 771208 | Email:\u00a0<\/strong>casualty.enq@cwgc.org<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 www.cwgc.org<\/a><\/p>\n

The Commission marks and maintains graves, builds memorials and keeps records of Commonwealth service men and women who died in the First and Second World Wars.<\/p>\n

Foundation: <\/b>1917 (as the Imperial War Graves Commission)<\/p>\n

Officers: <\/b>President: The Duke of Kent; Chair: The Secretary of State for Defence in the UK; Vice-Chair: Lieutenant-General Sir Alistair Irwin KCB CBE; Director-General and Secretary to the Commission: Alan Pateman-Jones<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League (RCEL)<\/h2>\n

Haig House, 199 Borough High Street, London SE1 1AA, UK<\/p>\n

Tel:<\/strong> +44 20 3207 2413 |\u00a0Email: <\/strong>mgordon-roe@commonwealthveterans.org.uk<\/a>\u00a0 www.commonwealthveterans.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

RCEL provides financial assistance to Commonwealth veterans in need who served the Crown and who are resident outside the UK. In 2003 it became the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League by order of Queen Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n

Foundation: <\/b>1921 (as the Empire Service League)<\/p>\n

Officers: <\/b>Grand President: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh KG KT; Deputy Grand President: General Sir Sam Cowan KCB CBE; Secretary-General: Colonel Paul Davis CBE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League are some of the oldest non-governmental organisations working in the Commonwealth. Commonwealth War Graves Commission 2 Marlow Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DX, UK Tel: +44 1628 634221 |\u00a0Fax: +44 … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":241,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n