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First World War graves
First World War graves
There are 179 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war in Fulham Cemetery, not arranged as usual in neat serried ranks within an enclosure, but scattered higgledy-piggledy throughout the cemetery.
This large number is due to the fact that the former Fulham Hospital just up the road, now the site of the Charing Cross Hospital, was used as a military hospital during WWI. The soldiers were buried before the War Graves Commission was set up. The Commission later opted to mark their graves in situ, and not to dig them up and move them to a formal setting (source).
A total of 64 regiments are represented; you can see the full list below.
Second World War graves
Second World War graves
There are 57 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war in Fulham Cemetery, of 24 regiments, all commemorated in the war plot at the center of the cemetery.
The Cross of Sacrifice war memorial is dedicated to the fallen of both world wars.
WW1 and WW2 articles on the website
WW1 and WW2 articles on the website
Captain John Henry McNeaney – Distinguished Flying Cross
Second Lieutenant William George John Parker – Distinguished Conduct Medal
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All the war graves can be looked up on the website of the War Graves Commission ↗️
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Also in this section
WWI war graves around the cemetery. Photo by Ian Wood
War plot
War plot
This enclosure at the center of the cemetery, near the Cross of Sacrifice war memorial, commemorates 57 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war. Those whose graves are not marked by headstones are named on a Screen Wall memorial.
There is also a single Special Memorial headstone here, commemorating 7 burials of the 1914-1918 war.
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The war plot and Commonwealth war graves in the cemetery are independently maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Headstones are replaced when they deteriorate, which is why many of them look quite new.
Other resources
Other resources
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission war records databases record the details and commemoration location of every Commonwealth casualty from the First and Second World Wars.
Whether you want to research a soldier who died in the great war or to find the military service records of a family member in the armed forces, our search tool allows you to discover a wealth of information.
You can also explore the CWGC War Archive, which holds over 60,000 items from the Commission's past including personal correspondence, maintenance and tour reports, staff records, photographs and press cuttings.
All the war graves in Fulham Cemetery can be looked up on the website of the War Graves Commission ↗️
A free, non-commercial online remembrance archive dedicated to preserving the stories of British and Commonwealth servicemen and women.
Each person can have their own memorial page bringing together photographs, service information, documents, family stories and other historical material in one place. Families, researchers, cemetery volunteers and remembrance communities can all contribute to help build a fuller picture of the person behind the service number.
If they have a name, they deserve to be remembered.
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