Hundreds of military personnel who perished serving their country are buried at Ford Park Cemetery. The Trust considers it an honour and privilege to ensure that their sacrifice and memory is remembered.

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has awarded the Trust the maintenance contract for our own grounds staff to cut the grass for 799 war graves,
Of which 454 are the distinctive pale Portland Stone headstones. We have also on behalf of the Commission restored about 175 individual ones.

There are also 530 slate headstones on naval graves which are mainly in the care of the Ministry of Defence.

The Trust initiated action to restore the memorials on graves of A8 submariners who perished off Plymouth Sound on 8 June 1905.

In February 2008 a dedication ceremony was held when two previously unmarked graves of RAF airmen killed in a seaplane crash had headstones to honour them. (see News section)

Notable graves which are part of our heritage trail include:

• Admiral Sir John Kingcome KCB (1794-1871)
• HMS Rattlesnake Memorial to 14 men (1867-1871)
• Captain Andrew Henry VC (1823-1870)
• Lieutenant Reginald Eric Lucy (1893-1915)
• Major William Gammell (1789-1853)
• General Sir Charles Penrose KCB (1822-1902)
• Able Seaman George Hinkley VC (1819-1904)

Ford Park cemetery has a Cross of Sacrifice near the Lodge at the lower gate entrance. This iconic monument has the same simple elegant style all over the world where there are war graves in the care of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

 

To contact us call 01752 665442, Fax 01752 601177 or
e-mail at info@ford-park-cemetery.org