The Memorial Gates

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.
Our future is greater than our past. 
Sir Ben Okri 
The next COMMONWEALTH DAY ceremony will held on Monday, 09 March 2026 at the Memorial Gates.
A detailed press release about this event can be found here. ​
Some highlights of the Memorial Gates ceremovy 2025. More pictures of this ceremony can be found here. 
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The Chairman and Council  of the Memorial Gates much regret to report the death of one of our long standing Patrons, Field Marshal the Lord Guthrie.  He was a staunch supporter of The Memorial Gates and was a good friend to Baroness Flather our Founder.  We send deep condolences to his family.  Lady Guthrie died three years ago. 
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On 13 September, a Memorial Service to celebrate the life of Major (Retd) Mani Kumar Rai MBE DL, took place at the Royal Memorial Chapel, The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Click here to read more about his memorial service.
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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The Memorial Gates is a registered charity with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Charity Number 1203649. For more details, click here

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