Commonwealth War Graves Commission Commemoration APPG

First Registered: 02/01/2025 • Last updated on: 02/01/2025

To raise awareness of the CWGC's (Commonwealth War Graves Commission) work commemorating war casualties; learn of the scope and breadth of work undertaken by CWGC in fulfilling its mission; arrange site visits to CWGC cemeteries and memorials in the UK and internationally; raise awareness of other organisations' work relevant to the commemoration of war casualties.

Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
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4 Current APPG Officers
Rebecca Smith Portrait
Rebecca Smith
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - South West Devon
Joined: 2nd January 2025
Ben Obese-Jecty Portrait
Ben Obese-Jecty
Officer
Conservative - Huntingdon
Joined: 2nd January 2025
2 APPG Memberships
Armed Forces , Armed Forces Community
Lord Faulkner of Worcester Portrait
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 2nd January 2025
2 APPG Memberships
Channel Islands , Heritage Rail
Calvin Bailey Portrait
Calvin Bailey
Officer
Labour - Leyton and Wanstead
Joined: 2nd January 2025
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Rebecca Smith MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: rebecca.smith.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Lizzy Shipton, Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Tel: 07799 359 839

Email: lizzy.shipton@cwgc.org

Secretariat:

Commonwealth War Graves Commission acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.cwgc.org/

Date
3 Dec 2024
Source
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Description
Secretariat   From : 03/12/2024 To : 02/12/2025
Value
£4,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Commemoration APPG