Great War Dead - Isle of Thanet

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Original Register published in 1931 and subsequent changes have been incorporated when it was reprinted in 1992.

Ramsgate & St Lawrence Cemetery - The cemetery is on the North side of the town and contains 103 War Graves, including those of six unidentified ratings of the Royal Navy and one Norwegian Merchant Seaman. The War Plot, with 45 graves, contains a War Cross and close to it are the graves of 13 men of H.M.T.B. "4". The Cemetery comprises the former Ramsgate Cemetery opened in 1871 and St Lawrence, opened in 1898, which transferred in 1935 from the Burial Boards of Ramsgate and St Lawrence to the Corporation. Ramsgate was the base of armed drifters; it held a Canadian Special Hospital; and it was bombed in March 1916.

Ramsgate (St Augustine) Roman Catholic Churchyard - This is at the South end of the town.

St Laurence in Thanet Churchyard

St Peter-in-Thanet Churchyard, Broadstairs & St Peters

The Cemetery contains 37 War Graves; these include the graves of an unidentified Naval rating buried in the new ground, and another unidentified Naval rating buried on the North side of the old yard. (The Row and Grave numbers refer to the new ground) Broadstairs was bombed in February 1916, and raided by destroyers in February and March 1917.

Birchington (All Saints) Churchyard, Margate

Has been extended to the South. It contains, nine War Graves, including those of three unidentified ratings of the Royal Navy (buried near the South-West corner of the Church)

Minster (Thanet) Cemetery.

Belongs to the Parish Council. It contains 70 War Graves (including 46 R.E. seven R.N.A.S. and 3 R.A.F.); 57 are in two War Plots. A War Cross is erected on the main path, facing the Chapel. The Richborough base for Inland Water Transport cross-Channel barges, and the Manston aerodrome and training station explain the presence of these War Graves.

Monkton (St Mary Magdalene) Churchyard

Margate Cemetery

In Manston Road, belongs (since 1935) to the Corporation. It contains 56 scattered War Graves, including those of two unidentified ratings of the Royal Navy and three of the crew of a Gotha shot down near Margate in August 1917. A War Cross is erected in the cemetery.

This page was last updated on 13-Mar-2010.