Polish War Graves in Britain

A Photographic Archive Remembering Polish WWII Sacrifice

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.

Verse from II Timothy, IV. 7 on Polish Memorial Cross, Polish war graves, Newark-on-Trent cemetery

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Remembrance

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) cares for the World War 2 graves of over 2,300 members of the Polish Armed Forces who are buried in Britain. These graves are in 268 different locations. Photographs of 1,118 of these Polish war graves are available on derekcrowe.com.

Polish War Graves - Corstorphine Hill, Edinburgh

Find a Polish War Grave

Enter a person's name (or partial name) to find casualty details and a headstone photograph.

Headstone

The CWGC provides headstones for those who died between 3 September 1939 and 31 December 1947. If a person died between these dates whilst in war service or of causes attributable to war service then they were classified as a war casualty and entitled to a CWGC headstone.

Polish War Graves - Mount Vernon, Edinburgh

Headstone Photographs

Select a location to see a list of Polish war graves with links to photographs.

The number is the total war graves photographed at that location.

Visit the Locations page for the full list of Polish war grave locations..