Who commissioned and paid for the Thiepval Memorial?

The Thiepval Memorial was commissioned by the British government to honor the missing soldiers of the Battle of the Somme during World War I. It was designed by the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens and funded through the Imperial War Graves Commission (IWGC), which was established to manage the graves and memorials of the war. The memorial was officially unveiled in 1932 and serves as a poignant tribute to those who lost their lives and were never found.