Fort George Military Cemetery

Fort George was constructed as the island Garrison at the beginning of the 19th century. The cemetery was created as part of the complex and as a result contains the graves of many British soldiers and sailors from the 19th and 20th centuries. The Fort was decommissioned after the Second World War but the cemetery contains Commonwealth War Graves, 23 from WW1 and 113 from WW2 including 111 German graves.
After the 1914-1918 War, a Cross of Sacrifice and a memorial plaque were erected here in honour of all members of His Majesty's Forces buried in Guernsey, Alderney and Sark. These now serve to commemorate also those 1939-1945 War casualties who are buried on these islands. The Cross of Sacrifice is inscribed "Their glory shall not be blotted out"; on the memorial plaque are these words:- "The Cross of Sacrifice is erected to the honoured memory of those members of His Majesty's Forces who gave their lives during the wars of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 and are buried in the islands of Guernsey, Alderney and Sark"

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward