Commonwealth War Graves closer than you think
But, in fact, many of the Commonwealth War Graves are far closer to home. Much closer to home than any of us may have realised, in fact!
Clydesdale’s main cemeteries and some of its remote churchyards house them and now the War Graves Commission is raising their profiles to bring home to new generations the sacrifices of the past.
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Hide AdAt Lanark Cemetery, where the green Commonwealth War Graves notice has recently gone up, no fewer than 32 servicemen lie buried, 15 from the First World War and 17 from the Second.
There are five in old St Kentigern’s and six in St Mary’s.
The Commonwealth Graves began in the First World War – before then ordinary servicemen were not commemorated.
In the UK now, the CWGC looks after the graves of 150,000 servicemen who lie in 13,000 places.