Identification Request
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List of all cases
which have been investigated or are currently being reviewed
How to prepare an ID Case Guidance
- updated November 2024
Which CWGC grave do you believe can be identified?
Cemetery Name and Location
Grave Reference Plot, Row and Grave
What details are currently on the headstone?
Rank
Regiment
Unit
Date of Death
Which CWGC casualty do you believe is buried in the grave?
Candidate - please provide the URL of the CWGC casualty record on our website
Please tell us what documents you are submitting to support your request. We need official information from more than one source. Check our
guidance for the evidence
required to support different types of amendment - link
Service records
Your case file
War Diaries
Maps
Burial/cemetery records
Official histories
Memorial/obituary records
Personal correspondence/eyewitness accounts
Newspaper/published material
Other – please specify
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Please tell us about yourself so we can contact you about your submission
Your first name
Your last name
Your email
Confirm your email
Your phone number (optional)
Please tell us what your relationship is to the casualty
Next of Kin
Other Family Member
Researcher
Other – please specify
Please tell us more - if you are a researcher please
tell us if you are researching your local war memorial, a particular regiment, a ship or other specific aspect of First or Second World War history
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Please check
a. The details you have supplied are accurate
b. You have attached the necessary evidence
c. Once you are happy, please click SUBMIT
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