 The Department of Works had managed war graves during previous British conflicts, and Mond wanted a share in managing graves from the First World War.Ware felt that the scale of the war was so unprecedented a new organisation was needed to care for the graves and wanted to keep Mond out of the work.Though the feud continued into the 1930s, Ware's Commission was ensured priority when the GRC was formally integrated into the Army in May 1916 as the Directorate of Graves Registration and Enquiries (DGRE).