BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH REMEMBRANCE PROJECT - USA
Remembering the service and sacrifice made by British and Commonwealth service personnel in times of war.
During the 2024 annual poppy drive volunteers from the project visted and placed poppies on over 900 British and Commonwealth graves across the whole of the United States.
The project which started in New England is now truly a nationwide effort.
Remembrance Day Annual Appeal
This appeal funds the annual Remembrance Day project where poppies are placed at graves across New England along with some of the other remembrance and recognition projects that we are currently undertaking.
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Locations are marked with the flags of the country of service.
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Locations with a green poppy marker have enhanced location information. Either the exact grave location or a close location.
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Our aim is to identify the exact locations of all of the grave making it easier for people to find them.
If you would like to assist with this please use the form linked from the button below to provide us with information on the lcoation of a grave or contact us at bcremembranceproject@gmail.com
ABOUT
The British and Commonwealth Remembrance Project was initiated in 2020 by James Normington, a former Royal Air Force Reserve officer who has lived in Massachusetts for the past 15 years. The project quickly grew from a personal commitment by James and his family into a community endeavor. British, Canadian, Australian and American volunteers aged from 3yrs to 80+ came forward to join in the project of remembrance. The opportunity to make the project into something lasting became apparent and a 501(c)(3) non profit was founded and a formal partnership with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission was established.
Our volunteers now fall into three groups: those who perform research untangling the histories of the fallen and were they lie, those who take on the hands on work of visit and tidy graves and our dedicated fundraisers who seek to raise the funds to keep the project viable.
We are entirely self funded by public donations and do not received grants from state or federal government. Our annual Poppy drive alone costs over $2,000 and every memorial we erect costs an average of $3,000.
The objectives of the project are as follows:
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to bring together the British and Commonwealth Community in New England around the concept of remembrance.
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to create lasting memorials to mark the sacrifice of British and Commonwealth servicemen and women.
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to educate future generations about the concepts of sacrifice, service and remembrances.
