Every Name Finds the Light At the end of the Great War, the British Empire embarked on what was reputedly the largest building program since the Pharaohs built the pyramids, to commemorate its dead and missing. It produced an extraordinary legacy: miles of uniform headstones, acres of cemeteries, and endless memorials built of Portland stone. But the Great War did not become the ‘War to End All Wars.’ The carving of names into Portland stone never stopped. New conflicts have continued to claim l

83K views · 1.4K reactions | This weekend serving and veteran submariners and their families from across the UK gathered in London for the annual submariners memorial weekend. The Duke of Cambridge Prince William, Commodore in Chief of the Submarine Service, joined the annual remembrance service in Middle Temple Gardens before visiting the National Submarine War Memorial on the Victoria Embankment and meeting submariners, veterans and their families. | Royal Navy | Facebook