They scoop up debris and wipe what they can, restoring graves covered in dirt, leaves and cracks. Remembrance Army CEO Simon Strombom says many graves are well overdue for a cleanup. "A lot of them in the 1920s or 1930s have no paint on them so they've never been touched in 100 years." Despite the work they do, getting into public cemeteries can be a challenge for the Remembrance Army. Some councils require permission from families of the dead before grave sites can be restored or cleaned. That permission is often hard to get - so they want a War Graves Commission established to make the estimated 200,000 graves more accessible.