After the Great War the public wanted to set up permanent memorials to those who had fallen during the conflict. 

In 1917 the Imperial War Graves Commission was formed to design the cemeteries and memorials to those who had been killed. 

A typical cemetery is surrounded by a masonry wall with wrought iron gates at the entrance. In larger sites a historical notice gives an account of the conflict in which those commemorated in the cemetery died and the history of the cemetery.  A register for the cemetery is also likely to be found within a bronze register box. 

The Historial de la Grande Guerre at Péronne opened to the public on 1 August 1992.  Its trilingual presentation compares the experiences of the major participants in the First World War. 

The impact of the fighting during the Great War has left many lasting impressions on our day-to-day life. 

Examples are some phrases still in common use today such as ‘over the top’, ‘no man’s land’, ‘up the line’, ‘war to end wars’ and ‘tanks’.