BURIAL GROUNDS UK DIRECTORY

Cannock Chase War Cemetery

Warwickshire

Location & Directions

Colin Lea Head Gardener German Military Cemetery Camp Road Cannock Chase Cannock Staffs WS12 4PT

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Contact & Burial Authority

Burial groundCannock Chase War Cemetery

Site addressColin Lea Head Gardener German Military Cemetery Camp Road Cannock Chase Cannock Staffs WS12 4PT

Operator addressDirector Commonwealth War Graves Commission UK Area Jenton Road Sydenham Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV31 1XS

County or regionWarwickshire

Managing authorityCommonwealth War Graves Commission

Call 01926 330137 Email Burial Authority

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Visiting, Burial Services & Facilities

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Additional notesFrom the M6, exit at Junction 11 and take the A460 towards Cannock town centre. From Cannock town centre take the A34, Cannock to Stafford road. Follow for approximately 3 miles to roundabout, following signs for Rugeley. Turn right after about 1 mile, then left at crossroads. Cannock Chase War Cemetery is signposted from the A34 when travelling from either Cannock or Stafford During the First World War when there was a large military camp at Cannock Chase which became the base for the New Zealand Rifle Brigade. There was also a prisoner-of-war hospital with 1,000 beds, and both camp and hospital used the burial ground. Cannock Chase War Cemetery contains 97 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, most of them New Zealanders, and 286 German burials. There are also three burials of the Second World War.

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