Authority details
The National Archives, Military Burial Records
The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
The National Archives (TNA) is a government department and an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice. It incorporates the Office of Public Sector Information and HM Stationery and also performs the Historical Manuscripts Commission's functions in relation to private records.
As the government's national archive for England, Wales and the United Kingdom, it holds over 1,000 years of the nation's records for everyone to discover and use.
Deceased Online has undertaken various scanning and digitisation projects within TNA's offices at Kew in Southwest London and is adding them, over a period of time, to the website enabling far easier access for researchers.
The collection of Military Burial Records comprises various collections including those with the following TNA references: ADM 6, ADM 73, ADM 305 and WO 156.
The records comprise digital scans of burial registers which vary in their content
The cemeteries and burial grounds include the following:
| UK Sites | Burial Dates |
|---|---|
| Aldershot Military burial ground, Aldershot, Hampshire | 1856 - 1911 |
| Bordon Garrison Military Cemetery, Bordon, Hampshire | 1910 - 1985 |
| Camp at Colchester Cemetery, Colchester, Essex | 1857 - 1859 |
| Canterbury Garrison, Kent | 1808 - 1958 |
| Greenwich Royal Hospital and Chapel, Greenwich, London | 1844 - 1966 |
| Haslar and Clayhall Royal Navy cemeteries, Gosport, Hampshire | 1826 - 1911 |
| Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Gosport, Hampshire PO12 3NR | 1864 - 1975 |
| Royal Garrison Church of St George, Woolwich, Greenwich, London | 1937 - 1964 |
| Sandhurst Royal Military College Chapel, Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey GU15 4PQ | 1829 - 1978 |
| Sheerness Dockyard Church, Isle of Sheppey, Kent | 1756 - 1826 |
| Overseas Sites | Burial Dates |
|---|---|
| Cyprus: Polemedia Camp Military Cemetery | 1882 - 1984 |
| Egypt: Abbassieh Garrison, Helmich Garrison | 1927 - 1946 |
| Egypt: Ismailia Cemetery | 1929 - 1978 |
| Egypt: New British Cemetery, Cairo | 1897 - 1914 |
| Egypt: Port Said, Cairo | 1902 - 1918 |
| Malta: Misc. island-wide military burials | 1823 - 1946 |
| Malta: Garrison of Malta Burial Ground | 1891 - 1999 |
| Malta: Imtarfa Military Cemetery | 1899 - 1908 |
| Malta: Rinella Military Cemetery | 1890 - 1908 |
| Malta: The Quarantine Bastion Cemetery | 1939 |
| Singapore: W D Cemetery, Pasir Panjang | 1947 - 1959 |
