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Bulawayo African Memorial

  • Country Zimbabwe
  • Total identified casualties 66 Find these casualties
  • Identified casualties from Second World War
  • GPS Coordinates Latitude: -20.12596, Longitude: 28.57959
BULAWAYO AFRICAN MEMORIAL - CWGC

Location information

The Bulawayo African Memorial, which commemorates servicemen who died in the Second World War, is situated within Bulawayo (Lady Stanley Avenue) Cemetery. This cemetery is situated by the hospital approach from Lady Stanley Avenue, close to the village of Mziligazi. Starting from Empire House (Branch and Headquarters of the Legion) on the corner of 6th Avenue and Main Street, drive north along Main Street for 1 kilometre to a large crossroads where it become Athelone Avenue. At the crossroads turn right into the Old Falls Road and drive for 2 kilometres. Turn right onto a dirt track and the cemetery will be found 600 metres down the track.

Visiting information

ARRIVAL

Bulawayo (Lady Stanley Avenue) Cemetery is in the centre of the top right-hand section of a large municipal cemetery in Bulawayo called West Park Cemetery.

The route to the CWGC (Commonwealth War Graves Commission) section is signposted at the main entrance of the municipal cemetery.

PARKING

It is possible to drive through the main cemetery to the location of the CWGC plot and park within 1 to 2 metres of the main entrance.

The route to the CWGC plot is a single track, the ground is firm and flat with a scrubland and earth surface.

ACCESS, LAYOUT AND MAIN ENTRANCE

The CWGC section in top right section of the large municipal cemetery.

The cemetery is rectangular shaped and surrounded by a brick wall.

There are no gates at the main entrance. There is a gap of approximately 3 metres between the two entrance columns, with a concrete bollard in the middle of the opening.

There is no seating or Register Box in the cemetery.

The internal paths are flat and firm with a fine compacted gravel surface.

There are low kerbstones (10 to 15 centimetres high) surrounding the headstone plots.

The Bulawayo African Memorial is located at the rear of the cemetery opposite the main entrance.

ALTERNATIVE ACCESS

There are no other entrances into the cemetery.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The cemetery is open every day from 0600 hrs to 1800 hrs.

History information

The memorial has 66 Commonwealth casualties of the 1939-1945 war commemorated.