Category Archives: Cornwall

A Cross of Sacrifice rises above a dedication to the First World War casualties buried in Falmouth Cemetery. The lone World War II grave in this part of the cemetery.           Four of the eight French sailors … Continue reading →

A fascinating place, Falmouth Cemetery, as you will see.  There are 197 First & Second World War burials here, some placed together in plots, some individually scattered throughout the cemetery.  Far too many to annotate, actually, so I shan’t be … Continue reading →

Remember them all.

The burial plot for men from R.N.A.S. Culdrose, just down the road; some of these burials are post-Second World War. The headstones to the right of the Culdrose Plot are all Second World War burials, including six Czechs who flew and … Continue reading →

On 7th July 1940 a lone Luftwaffe bomber flying at low altitude dropped its bombs on the nearby Penhale Army Camp at Perranporth, killing twenty two men, nineteen of whom are buried here.  To add to the tragedy, all had survived the evacuation at Dunkirk … Continue reading →

Early in World War II, the civilian airfield at St. Merryn was requisitioned by the Admiralty and became St. Merryn Fleet Air Arm Station.  The Fleet Air Arm operated from H.M.S. Vulture, as the Station was called, until 1952, when … Continue reading →