Bear Road Cemetery - Cemetery Visit Sheet

Cemetery: Bear Road Cemetery

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Description

The cemetery is on the Lewes road. It was opened in 1857, and now covers 44 acres. It climbs the hill Eastward, crossing a public road. A War Cross stands in the cemetery.

History

There are 275 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war and a further 102 of the 1939-1945 war commemorated in this site. The 1939-45 commemorations include 3 unidentified Merchant seamen and 1 unidentified British soldier.

There are also 40 Foreign National war burials here and 4 non-war service burials.

People in This Cemetery

Name	Plot	Date of Death	Age at Death
Durocher, Charles	ZIX. 30.	1917-03-20	18
Sparks, Etta		1917-08-20	38
Sparks, Letitia	ZIY. 95.	1917-08-20

Location

Location: Brighton, Sussex

Country: England

Long: -0.1116 Lat: 50.8367