Close to battlefields, those buried in improvised burial grounds were gradually moved to formal graveyards under the care of organisations such as the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the American Battle Monuments Commission, the German War Graves Commission, and Le Souvenir français.
Dekat dengan medan tempur, mereka yang dimakamkan di lahan pemakaman buatan perlahan dipindahkan ke pemakaman resmi yang dirawat oleh organisasi-organisasi seperti Commonwealth War Graves Commission, American Battle Monuments Commission, German War Graves Commission, dan Le Souvenir français.