Brendan, here's a link for you that might be interesting http://www.southafricawargraves.org/lists/unitedkingdom.htm Q Why do some memorials have the dates 1914 ? 1919 or 1921 inscribed upon them? A On November 11th 1918 the Armistice was signed and for many this signalled the end of four long years of conflict. However, the armistice only marked a temporary cessation of hostilities and people in many communities feared that fighting might break out again. Their minds were finally set to rest with the signing of the Peace Treaty of Versailles on 28th June 1919. They could now consider the war officially over and it is for this reason that they placed the date 1919 on the memorials. The date 1921 appears less often but it marked the official end of the war for the United States. Consequently, some communities chose to use this date as the end date on their war memorial. [lost the source website, sorry]