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FORT GEORGE MILITARY CEMETERY
St. Peter Port
Guernsey

Location Information

Fort George is a fortress on the east coast of Guernsey in the southern vicinity of St. Peter Port. GPS Co-ordinates: N 49. 26. 532 W 002. 32. 147. The military cemetery is to the south of Fort George.



History Information

The cemetery is War Department property and contains war graves of both world wars. After the 1914-1918 War, a Cross of Sacrifice and a memorial plaque were erected here in honour of all members of His Majesty's Forces buried in Guernsey, Alderney and Sark. These now serve to commemorate also those 1939-1945 War casualties who are buried on these islands. The Cross of Sacrifice is inscribed "Their glory shall not be blotted out"; on the memorial plaque are these words:- "The Cross of Sacrifice is erected to the honoured memory of those members of His Majesty's Forces who gave their lives during the wars of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 and are buried in the islands of Guernsey, Alderney and Sark"

There are 23 World War One Burials (UK) and 113 World War Two Burials (111 German, 1 Canadian and 1 UK)



Pictures © Nicholas Philpot except B & W from Ramsey, WG, The War in the Channel Islands; B & W with standing figure, from Nettles, J: Jewels & Jackboots.


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The casualty numbers for each cemetery are taken from the C. W. G. C. site. We are aware that there can be discrepancies in the numbers quoted.
(The G. P. S. Coordinates are also taken from the C. W. G. C. site)


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