war grave
Fallen fighter's resting
A war grave is the burial site of someone who died in military service, especially during wartime.
War graves are often maintained by government agencies or international commissions, marked with uniform headstones in dedicated cemeteries: We visited the war graves at Normandy.
The term encompasses both individual graves and larger memorial sites honoring fallen soldiers.
Place for interring remains
- tombstoneMemorial stone at grave
- headstoneMemorial slab marking burial
- epitaphText honoring the deceased
- intermentPutting a body underground
graveyard · plot · coffin · casket · mausoleum · crypt · sepulcher · ossuary
Thing preserving remembrance
- cenotaphTomb without a body
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- wreathDecorative foliage circle
remembrance · tribute · dedication · homage · commemoration · eternal flame · poppy · unveiling
Made or regarded holy
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- solemnSerious and dignified
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
venerated · pilgrimage · shrine · respect · reverence · silence · vigil · ceremony
Northern Belgian region
- GallipoliWWI Turkish peninsula campaign
- NormandyNorthern French coastal region
- SommeFrench river, WWI battlefield
- VerdunWWI battleground city
Ypres · Arlington · Commonwealth · reburial · recovery · excavation · no-man's-land · trenches
cemetery
Place for interring remains
- tombstoneMemorial stone at grave
- headstoneMemorial slab marking burial
- epitaphText honoring the deceased
interment · graveyard · plot · coffin · casket · mausoleum · crypt · sepulcher · ossuary · columbarium
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
- cenotaphTomb without a body
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
wreath · remembrance · tribute · dedication · homage · commemoration · eternal flame · poppy · unveiling · anniversary
hallowed
Made or regarded holy
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- solemnSerious and dignified
sanctified · venerated · pilgrimage · shrine · respect · reverence · silence · vigil · ceremony · honor guard
Flanders
Northern Belgian region
- GallipoliWWI Turkish peninsula campaign
- NormandyNorthern French coastal region
- SommeFrench river, WWI battlefield
Verdun · Ypres · Arlington · Commonwealth · reburial · recovery · excavation · no-man's-land · trenches · frontline
soldier
Armed forces member
combatant · deceased · veteran · sacrifice · killed · perished · loss · dead · missing in action · repatriation
- war memorialsmilitary cemeteries, veterans memorials, memorial wall, veterans memorial, cenotaph
- War RemembranceCenotaph, Remembrance Day, poppies, poppy, poppy wreath