CWGC Tours 2024 - Falmouth Cemetery

Join us for a tour of Falmouth Cemetery.

Our tours are free to the public, but if you would like to support us then please consider donating to our charity The Commonwealth War Graves Foundation (CWGF).

https://foundation.cwgc.org/donate/

MEETING POINT is at the Chapels on Pennance Road, TR11 4ED (eastern side of Old Cemetery, not the entrance to the New Cemetery).

Falmouth became a drifter base in January 1915 and in 1918, a centre for ship repairs. It contains 87 First World War burials, including those of two unidentified firemen from the S.S. "Clan Cumming", attacked by German submarine in the English Channel on 5 November 1917, with the loss of 13 lives.

During the Second World War, Falmouth was a significant naval base and Royal Navy Air Station. There was also a military hospital in the town. A war graves plot contains 74 of the 111 Second World War burials within Falmouth Cemetery, the rest are scattered. Lying apart at the southernmost tip of the plot are five graves containing the remains of 26 unidentified sailors who died in the bombing of H.M.S. "Registan" on 26 May 1941. A further 4 are the graves of unidentified seamen of the Merchant Navy.

There are 4 burials of merchant seamen whose deaths were not due to war service and 13 war graves of other nationalities within the cemetery.

Suitable for wheelchair access, but there are some steep paths; no toilet facilities. Street parking available on Pennance Road, nearest car park is Swanpool Beach (500 yards south-west).

Please come dressed for the weather and in suitable footwear.

The Commonwealth War Graves Foundation (CWGF) aims to actively engage all communities with the work of the CWGC by telling the inspiring stories through education and outreach projects.

The CWGF is an independent charity registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales (1171947) and Scotland (SC051982).

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