The Memorial Gates are a lasting memorial to honour the five million men and women from Africa, the Caribbean and the Indian subcontinent (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) who volunteered to serve with the British Armed Forces during the First and Second World Wars.

The Gates also commemorate the contribution that their descendants and members of the Commonwealth family, continue to make to the rich diversity of British society. 

The memorial was officially inaugurated in 2002 by HM The Queen.

We have established an Educational committee. Please click here to read more about it.

Memorial Gates seeks new Chair Person

We are now seeking a new Chair to take lead responsibility of the Council and ensure that it fulfils its responsibilities for governance, galvanising a strong and capable council to deliver our exciting, newly-focused and impact driven strategy.  See the Information document (linked) in Menu   
 
The closing date for applications by CV and statement of interest is 5pm, Friday 27th September 2024. The governance subcommittee will shortlist the applications against the role profile and person specification after which we will arrange interviews and provide further details to those shortlisted. Interviews will take place in mid to late October.

Click here to see more information on Chair of Memorial Gates

Our future is greater than our past.
Sir Ben Okri 

The next COMMONWEALTH DAY ceremony will be on Monday, 10 March 2025

COMMONWEALTH DAY 2024
On Commonwealth Day, Monday, 11 March 2024 the special focus was on the
 80th anniversary of the famous Battles of Kohima and Imphal this year involving British combined forces and the Japanese in South Asia. We specifically remember those who served in the Fourteenth Army at Kohima and Imphal, and across South Asia.

​Donations towards the Memorial Gates charity.
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Your donations will support initiatives aimed at spreading the word about our work in memory of the 5 million Commonwealth servicemen and women involved in the two World Wars.

Gifts may now be made toward the work of The Memorial Gates by BACS. Bank Details are: 

The Memorial Gates 
Account no: 53645771 | Sort code: 23-05-80
(The Metro Bank, at 83-87 High Street, Sutton, SM1 1JF)

Click here for our Gift Aid form. Please note that you can boost your donation by 25p for every pound you donate by filling in and returning this form to [email protected] 
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