Cullinan Military Cemetery
- Country South Africa
- Total identified casualties 102 Find these casualties
- Region Gauteng
- Identified casualties from Second World War
- GPS Coordinates Latitude: -25.66272, Longitude: 28.53586
Please note
There is the potential for attacks in the vicinity of the cemetery. All visitors are strongly advised to take care and not carry valuables or leave them on display in vehicles. The only parking available is on the side of the road.
Location information
From the Cullinan/Rayton/Bronkhorstspruit/Kwa Mahlangu intersection travel toward Kwa Mahlangu for 1 kilometre and the cemetery is on the left.
Visiting information
ARRIVAL
The route to the cemetery is signposted.
PARKING
Parking is available at the edge of the main road in a layby area, to the front of the cemetery, close to the main entrance.
The ground is sloped a mixture of grass and scrub and situated within 10 metres of the main entrance gate.
ACCESS, LAYOUT AND MAIN ENTRANCE
The cemetery is rectangular shaped.
The main gates are metal, tall (over 2 metres high) and approximately 3 metres wide. The latched gates open inwards into the cemetery.
The burial area is approximately 65 metres from the entrance gate.
The Cross of Sacrifice is on the far side of the cemetery from the main entrance, in a central position.
There are no seating areas in the cemetery.
There is no Register Box in the cemetery.
The internal paths are grass; the ground is flat.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The cemetery remains locked for security reasons. The code for access is (3103) on the combination lock on the main gate.
There is a potential danger of attacks on visitors in and around the cemetery.
All visitors are advised to take care and not to carry valuable items or leave them on display in vehicles.
This site also contains Anglo-Boer War graves, but their details do not appear on our web site. The CWGC is contracted to maintain the Anglo-Boer War graves here on behalf of the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence.
History information
The village of Cullinan serves the Premier Diamond mine. During the Second World War the Union Defence Force occupied virtually the whole village as the command structure for the adjoining Zonderwater troop concentration and training complex. Midway through the war the largest prisoner of war camp for Italians captured in East and North Africa was established at Zonderwater and this is the site of a large Italian war cemetery, now situated within the Zonderwater prison grounds.
Cullinan Military Cemetery contains 102 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.