From The Hindu Archives, March 12, 1926: British war graves commission

London, March 10: The progress of caring for and the beautifying of war-cemeteries florally and architecturally in Europe, Asia and Africa is depicted in photographic supplement to annual report of the War Graves Commission, whose labours are illustrated by statistics as follows:— Cared 2,380 cemeteries comprising 5,42,498 graves, conducted seven nurseries, supplied nearly 7,000,000 plants, tress and shrubs, purchased 360,000 bulbs, planted 49 miles of hedges and fortyone acres of grass and chemically treated 97,000 headstones.

The report discloses that isolated British remains continue to be found, the number for last year being 4,100, which were mostly discovered by organised gangs digging the ground in search of shells and war material.

The Prince of Wales has sent message to the Commissioners expressing his gratification at Governments of Britain, Canada and Australia, agreeing to endow the commission and observing his satisfaction that other Governments are also considering a similar course.