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    Memorial

    Cannock Chase German Cemetery

    Cemetry entrance

    Source: Copyright Simon Hill

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    Current Location

    Just off Camp Road., Cannock Chase, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, WS12 4PT, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SJ 98613 15759

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    Type of Memorial
    Other memorial
    WMR Reference Number
    2808
    Description
    Cemetery with various tablets and plaques, as well as headstones.
    Inscription
    DEUTSCHE SOLDATENFRIEDHOF ETC
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    2143
    Died
    2143
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    2796
    Died
    2796
    Sponsored By
    Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire, is cared for by the Commission on behalf of its sister organisation, the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge. Almost 5,000 German war graves from all around the United Kingdom were moved to the cemetery in 1959.

    Ceremonies

    Opened

    June1967

    UNKNOWN

    Dedicated

    June 1967

    UNKNOWN

    Custodian
    Cared for by CWGC on behalf of Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgraberfursorge

    Components

    Memorial

    Made from: Unknown


    Condition: Good