Kent
Location Information:
The cemetery is in Manston Road.
Historical Information:
During the Second World War, Margate was just a few miles from the RAF aerodrome at Manston. Margate Cemetery contains 80 Second World War burials, 3 of which are unidentified. A number of these are casualties from the evacuation of Dunkirk. More than half of the graves form a war graves plot in Section 50, which also contains the graves of 18 German airmen, 2 of which are unidentified. The rest of the graves are scattered throughout the cemetery, as are the 51 burials from the First World War.
Cemetery Details
Cemetery name:
MARGATE CEMETERY, Kent
Cemetery Location:
United Kingdom
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NZ Casualties:
1
Total Known Casualties:
130
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