There are five graves designated as war graves by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, with one the resting place of two brothers from the Hughes family. Due to the condition of the graveyard the deaths of these servicemen are also commemorated on a screen-wall in Cardiff Western Cemetery.
The picture above show these graves:
- Able Seaman J.H. Edwards of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve who died on 16th March 1920. The headstone has fallen, but is unbroken and its inscription is clear.
- Stoker Petty Officer Albert Edward Williams of the Royal Navy who died at the Haslar Naval Hospital Portsmouth on 13th March 1919.
- Trumpeter Edward Llewellyn Hughes of the 2nd 1st Welsh Howitzer Battery, Royal Field Artillery, who died 24th December 1916. Corporal Brinley Clement Hughes of the Royal Field Artillery who died 30th October 1918.
- Private Robert Dennis of the Welsh Regiment who died 16th March 1919.
- A temporary Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial was installed on 21st March 2019 marking the grave of Sapper William Jacobs of the Royal Engineers. The original wooden memorial lies on the grave.
The five graves above are recognised by the Commonwealth War Grave Commission, but there is one more grave that is being investigated as a probable war grave.
Private William Rees served in the South Lancashire Regiment and died on 17 July 1920 from malaria. He was stationed in Salonica for a period of his military service and it is likely that during this time he contracted malaria, which was very common in the region.
We are awaiting feedback from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on whether William's grave will be designated as a war grave.
William Rees' military pension record.
Unusual graves
Portion showing the age of the departed carefully removed from the grave monuments. Why?
There are several metal grave monuments.