# THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1171947
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 8, 2017
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1171947


## Contact

- **Address:** Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 2 Marlow Road, MAIDENHEAD
- **Postcode:** SL6 7DX
- **Phone:** 01628 507278
- **Email:** supporters@cwgc.org
- **Website:** www.foundation.cwgc.org/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(A) TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF GRAVES, CEMETERIES, BUILDINGS AND MEMORIALS FOR THE BURIAL AND COMMEMORATION OF MEMBERS OF THE NAVAL, MILITARY AND ARMED FORCES FROM COUNTRIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH WHO WERE KILLED DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR OR THE SECOND WORLD WAR ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION), THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION; (B) TO ADVANCE CITIZENSHIP AMONG THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMONWEALTH THROUGH THE COMMEMORATION OF MEMBERS OF THE NAVAL, MILITARY AND ARMED FORCES FROM COUNTRIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH WHO WERE KILLED DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR; AND(C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION), THROUGH ADVANCING EDUCATION IN THE LIVES OF THOSE COMMEMORATED BY THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION AND IN THE HISTORY OF THE CEMETERIES, BUILDINGS AND MEMORIALS MAINTAINED BY THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION.

**Activities:** The CWGF is a charitable foundation highlighting the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). We engage young people from communities around the UK interested in the story of our common sacrifice and shared history.By supporting the CWGF, people will enable us to fund education and activities which will capture the public imagination, and highlight the work the CWGC does.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Economic/community Development/employment, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| BRIG ALASTAIR ANDREW BERNARD REIBEY BRUCE OF CRIONAICH |  | March 8, 2017 |
| Captain Jagjeet Singh-Sohal |  | July 25, 2017 |
| Christopher Walsh |  | Sept. 5, 2023 |
| DAME JUDITH MAYHEW JONAS DBE |  | Sept. 12, 2017 |
| Gerald Anthony Allison |  | Sept. 5, 2023 |
| Julian Ascott Evans |  | Sept. 8, 2022 |
| Sir Adrian Alastair Montague |  | May 16, 2017 |
| The Rt Hon Kevan Jones |  | Nov. 22, 2018 |
| The Rt Hon. Philip Martin Dunne |  | March 11, 2025 |




