Pembroke Dock Military Cemetery
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| Pembroke Dock Military Cemetery | |
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 Gates at entrance to cemetery | |
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| Established | 1860 |
| Location | |
| Country | Wales, UK |
| Coordinates | 51°41′50″N 4°56′01″W / 51.6971°N 4.9336°W |
| Owned by | Ministry of Defence |
Pembroke Dock Military Cemetery is a burial ground for military personnel. It is located in Llanion, Pembroke Dock in Wales. It is the only dedicated military cemetery in Wales.[1]
The cemetery is believed to have opened around 1860, the date on its earliest graves.[2] Forty Commonwealth service personnel who participated in the First World War and 33 from the Second World War are buried here.[3] The most recent burial was in 1955. A Cross of Sacrifice within the cemetery grounds is used as a focal point for commemoration events.
The cemetery was forced to close to the public in 2013, when a 20-foot-deep sinkhole opened up around the grave of Private Francis Ryan. The incident was believed to have been caused by water erosion of the limestone beneath Ryan's grave.[4] The cemetery partially reopened in January 2014 with the affected area fenced off, before clay-cement grouting was used to fill in the sinkhole, allowing the cemetery to fully reopen in April 2014.[3]
The cemetery is owned by the Ministry of Defence and managed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation group.[5]
