Brookwood Military Cemetery

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Brookwood Military Cemetery was originally established during WWI as a place to bury those who died from war wounds in hospitals in the London area. Being on a military trip we decided to incorporate it into our visits list, and I'm glad we did. The cemetery is very big...there are service personal from numerous nations burried there. Despite it's location near Brookwood, the grounds are quite tranquil. The landscaping alone would be worth the visit. Everything is so well kept. We only had fourty minutes to walk around, and I was not able to graze far from the Canadian graves. I intend to go back on my own before the trip is up to see the rest.

It was a moving experience to be at this cemetery. I've been told it is the biggest military cemetery in Europe...aside from the mass graves.

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Photos

Cemetery Entrance
A long road surrounded by huge trees seperates the semetary from the nearby town.

Memorial to the Missing
"This memorial bears the names of three thousand five hundred men and women of the forces of the British Commonwealth and Empire who gave their lives in their own country and in many foreign lands in home and distant waters in the campaign of 1940 in Norway and in later raids on the coasts of Europe and to whom the fortune of war denied a known and honored grave"

Canadian Memorial
In honor of the Canadians laying before the memorial

Gravesite
An example of one of the many tombstones

Who Dares, Wins
The Infantry moto seemed darkly ironic to me on this day

Canadian Memorial
Cross on the Canadian Memorial.

Memorial to the Missing
An example of the well-keptness

Comments

[Betty]

Restful
I visited Brookwood Memorial Cemetery Sep,2008 to see the final resting place of a cousin. Such a beautiful place and so well kept. If all these Canadians had to die at least they have a peaceful place to rest. Betty Cutler