The Air Force Memorial at Runnymede
Established by Royal Charter in 1917, and founded by Sir Fabian Ware, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission pays tribute to the 1,700,000 men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the two world wars. Since its inception, the Commission has constructed 2,500 war cemetaries and plots, erecting headstones over gravesand inscribing the names of the dead on permanent memorials.
The Tour
This audio tour will guide you through the CWGC memorial in Runnymede, UK, blending archive audio with contemporary information and is an excellent introduction to both the history of the CWGC and the site itself. Highlights include Edwin Lutyen's Stone of Remembrance, the Shrine sculpted by Vernon Hill and the Memorial architecture of Sir Edward Maufe.
