Commonwealth War Graves Woodlands Cemetery

There is a large naval section in Woodlands Cemetery in Gillingham which was reserved by the Admiralty and served the Royal Naval Hospital in Windmill Road. The cemetery contains 834 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 82 of the burials are unidentified and there are special memorials commemorating a number of casualties buried in other cemeteries in the area whose graves could not be maintained. Second World War burials number 385, 21 of these burials are unidentified. Most are in the naval section. There are 2 Foreign National war burials and 2 non war service burials.

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Source

• Text: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
• Photos: Commonwealth War Graves Commission