Freetown (Lumley) Cemetery
- Country Sierra Leone
- Total identified casualties 67 Find these casualties
- Identified casualties from Second World War
- GPS Coordinates Latitude: 8.45189, Longitude: -13.26276
Please note
Please bear the following in mind when considering visiting this cemetery:
Avoid visiting during the rainy season, between June and November.
There are raised kerbs and tree roots.
There may be lizards present. It is important not to provoke or corner them, as they may bite
Location information
This commitment can be found within the Sierra Leone military cemetery, 500 metres from Lumley village centre. The site is signposted.
Visiting information
Freetown (Lumley) Cemetery is open every day between 06:00 and 18:00.
History information
During the Second World War the four territories in West Africa - including Sierra Leone - became bases for recruiting and training men for the armed forces and their ports and harbours were of great value to convoys bound for the Middle East, India, South Africa and South America. By the end of 1942, coastal defence artillery had been installed and manned in all the principal West African ports. Freetown became a naval base. Freetown (Lumley) Cemetery contains 74 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, seven of which are unidentified.