The Memorials in France and Belgium

Tyne Cot (William Skinner and Harry Patch)British were here

Germans were here

All these fields were flooded because of the bombardment and a very wet August

This is what it looked like

These soldiers were found (12,000)

The soldiers recorded on these panels were ‘missing’ (34,000)

Menin Gate, Ypres (Frederick Fellows)

Also recording the names of almost 55,000 men ‘missing’ from Ypres.

Theipval (Bertram Glossop, Ernest Halsey, Ernest Waldock)

French soldiers who were found

The 72,000 missing from the Somme

The British Government made the relatives of the dead soldiers pay 1 penny per letter for a message on the gravestone. Therefore many do not have a message other than their name, or if their name is not known, then it only states ‘Known unto God’. Those who do not have a grave are only remembered

Your task is to create a memorial that is specific to your soldier, include their background and their family, and where they are remembered today and why.