The
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (
CWGC) is an
intergovernmental organisation of six independent
member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of
Commonwealth of Nations military service members who died in the two World Wars. The Commission is also responsible for commemorating Commonwealth civilians who died as a result of enemy action during
World War II. The Commission was founded by
Fabian Ware and constituted through
Royal Charter in 1917 named the
Imperial War Graves Commission. The change to the present name took place in 1960.