CWGC - UK leaflet - 2023 - South West England
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VISIT OUR HISTORIC SITES OF REMEMBRANCE<br />
DISCOVER CEMETERIES AND<br />
MEMORIALS ACROSS SOUTH<br />
WEST ENGLAND<br />
SOUTH WEST ENGLAND<br />
WILTSHIRE<br />
EXETER HIGHER CEMETERY<br />
FALMOUTH CEMETERY<br />
Located on the south-western tip of<br />
<strong>England</strong>, Falmouth was an important Royal<br />
Navy and Royal Naval Air Service base<br />
during both World Wars. During the Second<br />
World War, the famous Operation Chariot<br />
commando raid on the docks at St. Nazaire<br />
was launched from here. Today, Falmouth<br />
Cemetery is the final resting place of almost<br />
180 service personnel, including several<br />
who died during the St. Nazaire raid.<br />
1<br />
CORNWALL<br />
2<br />
3<br />
DEVON<br />
4<br />
SOMERSET<br />
5<br />
DORSET<br />
4<br />
During the World Wars, more than<br />
400 service personnel were buried<br />
here. Many had local connections<br />
to Exeter, while others died in one<br />
of the military hospitals established<br />
in the city. You will also find a small<br />
plot here that contains the graves<br />
of 30 German servicemen, almost<br />
all of whom were airmen who were<br />
shot down over Exeter during the<br />
Second World War (1939-45).<br />
St Marks Avenue, Exeter, EX1 2PX<br />
39 Ferndale Road, Falmouth, TR11 4HU<br />
1<br />
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL<br />
This is one of three great naval<br />
memorials built by the <strong>CWGC</strong> in the<br />
United Kingdom to commemorate the<br />
missing of the Royal Navy from the<br />
two World Wars. Over 23,000 service<br />
personnel who have no known grave<br />
but the sea are commemorated at<br />
Plymouth.<br />
Hoe Promenade, Plymouth, PL1 2PU<br />
2<br />
PLYMOUTH (EFFORD) CEMETERY<br />
Plymouth has been a major hub for the Royal Navy<br />
for hundreds of years. Opened in 1907, Efford<br />
Cemetery was used for service burials throughout<br />
both World Wars. Today, you will find 450 war<br />
graves here. Some casualties had loved ones who<br />
lived locally, while others lie far from their homes<br />
of Australia, Canada, <strong>South</strong> Africa and beyond.<br />
Efford Road, Plymouth, PL3 6NG<br />
3<br />
5<br />
SUTTON VENY (ST. JOHN)<br />
CHURCHYARD<br />
Located near Salisbury Plain (which was a<br />
key military training ground from the late<br />
1800s), Sutton Veny and the surrounding<br />
area housed several large military camps<br />
during the First World War (1914-18). This<br />
idyllic churchyard is the final resting place of<br />
over 160 service personnel, the majority of<br />
whom served with the Australian forces.<br />
11 Springhead, Sutton Veny, Warminster,<br />
BA12 7AG