salientguide Posted 26 December , 2011 Share Posted 26 December , 2011 Doing some research for hopefully a book on the military use of Cannock Chase Staffs in the Great War. One of the features there is the Cannock War cememtery containing both British Empire and German graves from the military and PoW camps there. It is a " complete" CWGC cemetery just as one would find in France and Flanders, and indeed elsewhere, formal rows of headstones and Cross of Sacrifice surrounded by beech hedge. It occured to me, - is this unique as complete CWGC cememtery in mainland UK as opposed to the many scattered individual burials or groups of burials found in many churchyards or civilian cemeteries? Any pal know of other locations? regards SG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spconnolly007 Posted 26 December , 2011 Share Posted 26 December , 2011 Hi SG, we must of been writing at the same time, ive just posted on the Netley Hospital war graveyard, thats one more for you!! Regards Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Majors Batman Posted 26 December , 2011 Share Posted 26 December , 2011 Hatfield Park War Cemetery, Herts, small but constructed by CWGC complete with engraved entrance gate pillars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Majors Batman Posted 26 December , 2011 Share Posted 26 December , 2011 Also has Cross of Scarifice there but it is only WW2 casualties with one civilian burial John H. F. Scrope Test Flight Observer died when flying in a De Havilland Mosquito Mk VI with John De Havilland on 23rd August 1943 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Tiger Posted 26 December , 2011 Share Posted 26 December , 2011 You can add Brookwood to your list Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pighills Posted 26 December , 2011 Share Posted 26 December , 2011 Another one to add to the list - Stonefall Cemetery in Harrogate: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin spof Posted 27 December , 2011 Admin Share Posted 27 December , 2011 Orpington (All Saints) Churchyard and Extension in SE London/Kent with an interesting addition to the Cross of Sacrifice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 27 December , 2011 Admin Share Posted 27 December , 2011 Shorncliffe Military Cemetery in Kent is another Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin spof Posted 27 December , 2011 Admin Share Posted 27 December , 2011 I've found this snippet from a 1926 letter in an AIF service record “….communication has now been received from the Chairman of the Epsom Urban District Council intimating that on Sunday, the 17th May, there will be unveiled and dedicated the Great War Cross erected by the Imperial War Graves Commission to the soldiers, sailors and airmen, who died in the service of their King and Country and who are buried in the Epsom Cemetery. The memorial will be unveiled by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Surrey and the ceremony of dedication performed by the Lord Bishop of Winchester.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hone Posted 27 December , 2011 Share Posted 27 December , 2011 I was going to mention Shorncliffe as well which I visited years ago when staying at the nearby barracks (in not very much comfort). Very atmospheric, including a Belgian memorial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purley Posted 28 December , 2011 Share Posted 28 December , 2011 Reading has an interesting variation as it has a CWGC enclosure dedicated to the men who are not buried there. The enclosure is at the far end of the cemetery junction cemetery but the CWGC graves are scattered around the actual cemetery. see http://www.pottsvctrust.org/WM5133.pdf John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesCroft Posted 3 January , 2012 Share Posted 3 January , 2012 I've recently taken photographs from Oban to Netley (mentioned above) and CWGC with Cross of Sacrifice are far too many to mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxi Posted 30 August , 2015 Share Posted 30 August , 2015 I couldn't find my photographs of the Hatfield Road Cemetery, St Albans so I have attached some information here:http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/39681/ST.%20ALBANS%20(HATFIELD%20ROAD)%20CEMETERY Maxi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 31 August , 2015 Share Posted 31 August , 2015 Harwell, Berkshire (well, it was!), is another. Mainly, IIRC, RAF and the like, all WW2. The WW1 graves (including a relative through marriage) are scattered throughout the remainder of the village graveyard, the CWGC part, with Cross of Sacrifice, occupying a discrete section within this. Incidentally, I only became aware recently that the US of A does not (apparently) have anything as well organised as our GWGC - see: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/thousands-american-military-graves-lie-forgotten-lost-abroad/ Trajan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 31 August , 2015 Admin Share Posted 31 August , 2015 There is a military cemetery with cross of sacrifice at Tidworth, and also a small plot with cross at Codford St Mary Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Wood Posted 31 August , 2015 Share Posted 31 August , 2015 Botley Road Cemetery, Oxford has a sizeable CWGC section with all the trimmings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hartley Posted 31 August , 2015 Share Posted 31 August , 2015 A logical way of researching this would be to use the CWGC search facility - download all the UK burial sites into a spreadsheet; sort by number of burials; eliminate those below the cross of sacrifice designated number (is that 50?) and then examine what's left. Of course, there will be a goodly number where there are large cemetaries with scattered burials but it should be possible to find the "proper plot" ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 31 August , 2015 Share Posted 31 August , 2015 Botley Road Cemetery, Oxford has a sizeable CWGC section with all the trimmings. Passed that one many a time but never visited, and so I although was aware of the single monuments scattered throughout the cemetery I never realised there was a dedicated CWGC area. Next time I'm in Oxford I'll have a gander. Trajan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted 31 August , 2015 Share Posted 31 August , 2015 Australian cemetery St Mary's Churchyard Harefield Middlesex - known locally as Anzac cemetery although those who are buried in the cemetery are Australian - note the unique headstones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Wood Posted 31 August , 2015 Share Posted 31 August , 2015 Passed that one many a time but never visited, and so I although was aware of the single monuments scattered throughout the cemetery I never realised there was a dedicated CWGC area. Next time I'm in Oxford I'll have a gander. Trajan It has a good number of German graves from WW2 and a number of 1914 graves of Belgians - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyboy1807 Posted 2 September , 2015 Share Posted 2 September , 2015 Botley is lovely and has Dutch, Italian, Polish, German graves as well. Over 700 in the cemetery. Croydon Mitcham road has an area right next to where the lanfranc boys plane disaster are buried, consists of mainly airmen. And I went to Southampton Hollybrook cemetery where i went last week has a section for WW1 and WW2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scorer Posted 3 September , 2015 Share Posted 3 September , 2015 Orpington (All Saints) Churchyard and Extension in SE London/Kent with an interesting addition to the Cross of Sacrifice Sorry, if the "interesting addition" you refer to above is the inscription, I can't read the words ... what does it say, please? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulkheader Posted 3 September , 2015 Share Posted 3 September , 2015 Parkhurst military cemetery, Isle of Wight. Served the extensive Albany barracks complex nearby. Tangent - it is in this area that General Wolfe is thought (local legend?) to have gathered his troops before sailing for Quebec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Majors Batman Posted 5 September , 2015 Share Posted 5 September , 2015 I wonder why the Cross of Sacrifice is at Hatfield Park Cemetery I understood it was erected when there was 40 CWGC burials only 21 at Hatfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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