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Chester (Overleigh) Cemetery

  • Country United Kingdom
  • Total identified casualties 202 Find these casualties
  • Region Cheshire
  • Identified casualties from First & Second World War
  • GPS Coordinates Latitude: 53.18061, Longitude: -2.89385
CHESTER (OVERLEIGH) CEMETERY - CWGC
CHESTER (OVERLEIGH) CEMETERY - CWGC

History information

Chester (Overleigh) Cemetery contains 129 First World War burials, about half of them made from local hospitals including the Chester War hospital which was housed in the Infirmary building. Second World War burials number 69. The majority of the burials are scattered throughout the cemetery but there is a small war graves plot made up of 32 graves from both wars.