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CWGC Digital Basra Memorial - Missing Names on Physical Panel at Basra

Steve Johnson
May 27
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Updated: 7 days ago

Using the CWGC Digital Basra Memorial database to recover names that have been obliterated on the physical Memorial Panels at Basra

CWGC Virtual Basra Memorial panel and the damaged panel at the real Basra Memorial in Iraq — CWGC Virtual Basra Memorial panel and the damaged panel at the real Basra Memorial in Iraq

With the aid of the new Digital Basra Memorial recently introduced by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on its website, I have been able to identify the missing names on Panel No 41 at the actual Basra Memorial in Iraq. In coming days I will investigate the other damaged panels and see if I can retrieve more names from the CWGC database. I will progressively add this information to the Basra Memorial page on my website and hope to complete the exercise by the end of June 2026.

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