Memorials

There are 179 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war scattered throughout Fulham Cemetery – owing to its proximity to Fulham Hospital and predating the establishment of the War Graves Commission. 

An enclosed war plot at the center of the cemetery commemorates 57 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war. Those whose graves are not marked by headstones are named on a screen wall memorial. There is also a single memorial headstone in the war plot commemorating 7 burials of the 1914-1918 war.

The war plot and Commonwealth war graves in the cemetery are independently maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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Cross of Sacrifice monument

Erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, it commemorates the dead of both world wars. 

Designed for the Imperial War Graves Commission in 1919 by Sir Reginald Blomfield, son of Sir Arthur, it takes the form of a Portland stone cross with bronze crusader sword pointing downwards; it is found in literally thousands of cemeteries and churchyards across the country and also in France.

WWII war plot and screen wall

A section of land was provided for WWII burials. There are 57 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war in the cemetery. Those whose graves are not marked by headstones are named on a screen wall memorial in the war plot.

An inscription on the screen wall reads: "The remains of those who are recorded here lie buried in Sections 2A • 2B • 6B • 11 of this cemetery" – see section map [PDF]

WWI memorial headstone

There are 179 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war in Fulham Cemetery. 7 of these whose graves are not marked by headstones are commemorated on a single Special Memorial headstone at the back of the WWII war plot.