While services take place on Armistice Day, the government is also launching ‘The Living Memory Project’ to remind people of the UK's 300,000 war graves and memorials.
Many of these memorials lie in forgotten corners of graveyards; the Living Memory initiative is designed to aid their rediscovery.
Communities Secretary Greg Clark said: "This year, of course, we’ve continued to mark the First World War’s centenary with a focus on the battlefields of Northern France, Belgium and Turkey. But we should take time to remember the brave men buried and commemorated here in the UK too.
"We owe our gratitude to those men, from across the Commonwealth as well as from the British Isles, who made the ultimate sacrifice during the First and Second World Wars.
"Paying respects at the war graves of Belgium or France is a life-changing experience, but the final resting places and memorials of thousands of brave men can also be found, not far from your home, in 13,000 locations across the British Isles.
"The Living Memory Project is a fitting way to pay tribute to that sacrifice and to learn about our shared history. I’d encourage people to get involved, and discover how they can pay their own tribute."
The project, part-funded by the government, is working with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) and 36 local groups around the country to create remembrance events at local war memorials.
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