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Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Portland stone

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Difference between Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Portland stone

Commonwealth War Graves Commission vs. Portland stone

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations military service members who died in the two World Wars. Portland stone is a limestone from the Tithonian stage of the Jurassic period quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset.

Similarities between Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Portland stone

Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Portland stone have 8 things in common (in Unionpedia): BBC News, British Museum, Charles Holden, Edwin Lutyens, Headstone, Limestone, Sarcophagus, The Times.

BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs.

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British Museum

The British Museum, located in the Bloomsbury area of London, United Kingdom, is a public institution dedicated to human history, art and culture.

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Charles Holden

Charles Henry Holden Litt.D, FRIBA, MRTPI, RDI (12 May 1875 – 1 May 1960) was a Bolton-born English architect best known for designing many London Underground stations during the 1920s and 1930s, for Bristol Central Library, the Underground Electric Railways Company of London's headquarters at 55 Broadway and for the University of London's Senate House.

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Edwin Lutyens

Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, (29 March 1869 – 1 January 1944) was an English architect known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era.

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Headstone

A headstone, tombstone, or gravestone is a stele or marker, usually stone, that is placed over a grave.

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Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock, composed mainly of skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, forams and molluscs.

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Sarcophagus

A sarcophagus (plural, sarcophagi) is a box-like funeral receptacle for a corpse, most commonly carved in stone, and usually displayed above ground, though it may also be buried.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London, England.

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Portland stone Comparison

Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 245 relations, while Portland stone has 130. As they have in common 8, the Jaccard index is 2.13% = 8 / (245 + 130).

References

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