The CWGC in Yeovil Cemetery Preston Road

Link to Commonwealth War Graves Commission Organisation (cwgc.org)

There are some 77 CWG sites located around the Yeovil and District area, these include 303 Individual Graves in the Yeovil-Somerset and 91 in the Yeovil-Dorset Areas.

The largest of these site is the Royal Navy Cemetery with 105 and 16 in St Bartholomew Churchyard, Yeovilton. Yeovil Town Cemetery (Preston Rd) has some 61 Plots. St James Church, Preston Plunket also contains CWG Plots with the Preston Plunket War Memorial Situated Opposite the Bell Public House. There are 56 in Sherborne Town with 56 Plots in Crewkerne (Townsend) Cemeteries. Many of our Village Churchyards (no matter how small) may have 1 or more WW1 or WW2 (or both) War Graves aside from a local Cenotaph.

The CWGC, maintains these Graves on behalf of the Nation & Commonwealth, However, TRBL (via the Local Branch) has the "Role of Service" to lay wreaths on behalf of Overseas Requests of "Acts Of Remembrance" as well as local community Remembrance Events.

All are welcome to attend the Yeovil & District RBL Branch small Service of Remembrance at the Yeovil Cemetery CWG Plot shortly after the Main Yeovil Town Remembrance Sunday Service, Additionally, at the beginning of December the Yeovil & District RBL Branch along with support of the Yeovil Town Council, all bar one of the Wreaths Laid at the Town War Memorial are removed and re-laid at the Yeovil Cemetery CWG Plot, again all welcome to attends

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Picture? Yeovil CWG Plot

Xls Table of CWGC in South Somerset = Yeovil Somerset War Graves

Xls Table of CWGC in North Dorset = Yeovil Dorset War Graves