2 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁The ▁Commission ' s ▁founder ▁and ▁vice ▁chairman , ▁Sir ▁Fab ian ▁W are , ▁had ▁submitted ▁a ▁memor and um ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁Imperial ▁War ▁Conference ▁out lin ing ▁his ▁concern ▁for ▁the ▁up keep ▁of ▁gra ves ▁and ▁sites ▁of ▁comm em oration . ▁During ▁the ▁conflict , ▁W are ▁had ▁used ▁his ▁mobile ▁British ▁Red ▁Cross ▁Unit ▁to ▁register ▁and ▁care ▁for ▁gra ves , ▁and ▁had ▁received ▁count less ▁requests ▁from ▁bere aved ▁families ▁for ▁information ▁regarding ▁their ▁loved ▁ones . ▁ ▁Once ▁the ▁Commission ▁was ▁formed , ▁it ▁resolved ▁to ▁create ▁last ing ▁mem orial s ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁lost ▁their ▁lives ▁in ▁battle ▁and ▁those ▁families ▁who ▁had ▁lost ▁their ▁loved ▁ones . ▁ ▁To ▁ful fil ▁this ▁aim , ▁the ▁Commission ▁engaged ▁em inent ▁British ▁architect s ▁to ▁design ▁the ▁c em eter ies ▁and ▁mem orial s . ▁Sir ▁Ed win ▁L ut y ens , ▁Sir ▁Herbert ▁Baker ▁and ▁Sir ▁Regin ald ▁Bl om field ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁principal ▁architect s ▁of ▁the ▁Commission ▁and ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Museum , ▁Sir ▁Freder ic ▁Ken y on , ▁drew ▁their ▁recommend ations ▁into ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁key ▁principles ▁regarding ▁the ▁development ▁and ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁c em eter ies . ▁These ▁principles ▁determined ▁that ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁dead ▁should ▁be ▁comm emor ated ▁by ▁name ▁on ▁the ▁head stone ▁or ▁mem orial ; ▁head st ones ▁and ▁mem orial