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Websites Featuring British Military

Cemeteries in Cyprus

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission commemorates the 1,700,000 men and women of the

Commonwealth forces who died in the two world wars. The cemeteries, burial plots and memorials
maintained by the CWGC are a lasting tribute to those who died in some 153 countries across the world.

The CWGC Register contains 379 casualty records of servicemen who were buried or cremated in
Cyprus during the two world wars. Website: www.cwgc.org/

Troodos
There are 6 cemeteries containing CWGC War Graves or memorials in Cyprus. They are Military
Cemetery (4 graves), Polemidia Military Cemetery Limassol (7 graves), Nicosia War Cemetery (213

graves, 73 names on the Nicosia Cremation Memorial and 58 names on the Cyprus (Nicosia) Memorial,
Nicosia British Cemetery (3 graves), Limassol Roman Catholic Cemetery (1 grave), and Famagusta

Military Cemetery (20 graves). The CWGC also maintains a number of non-War Graves in these and
other cemeteries by arrangement with the MOD.

Cemetery Or Memorial
Number Of Casualties

4
Troodos Military Cemetery

Polemidia Military Cemetery
7

213
Nicosia War Cemetery

73
Nicosia Cremation Memorial

3
Nicosia British Cemetery

Limassol Roman Catholic Cemetery
1

20
Famagusta Military Cemetery

58
Cyprus (Nicosia) Memorial

The 6 cemeteries in Cyprus containing CWGC graves

The War Graves Photographic Project is a joint venture with the Commonwealth War Graves

Commission. It aims to photograph every war grave, individual memorial, Ministry of Defence grave,
and family memorial of serving military personnel, covering all nationalities and military conflicts, and

make these available within a searchable database. TWGPP is also undergoing a process of digitally
mapping all the burial sites listed on the CWGC website to assist cemetery visitors and relatives to locate

them using Google Earth. A special link to Google Earth via a symbol of Cyprus shows the location of

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