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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

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

Jane Bradley
Private John Coleman
Captain John Henry McNeaney – Distinguished Flying Cross
Second Lieutenant William George John Parker – Distinguished Conduct Medal
Able Seaman John Robert Raven
Lieutenant Sydney George Shead

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All the war graves can be looked up on the website of the War Graves Commission ↗️
Photo album: War graves & memorials

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WWI war graves around the cemetery. Photo by Ian Wood

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.