Liverpool (Walton Park) Cemetery

• Country United Kingdom
• Total identified casualties 35 Find these casualties
• Region Lancashire
• Identified casualties from First & Second World War
• GPS Coordinates Latitude: 53.4549, Longitude: -2.96807

History information

During the two world wars, the United Kingdom became an island fortress used for training troops and launching land, sea and air operations around the globe. There are more than 170,000 Commonwealth war graves in the United Kingdom, many being those of servicemen and women killed on active service, or who later succumbed to wounds. Others died in training accidents, or because of sickness or disease. The graves, many of them privately owned and marked by private memorials, will be found in more than 12,000 cemeteries and churchyards.

In December 1914, Liverpool became one of the 21 Auxiliary Patrol Bases and in February 1915, the base of the 10th Cruiser Squadron. During the Second World War, Liverpool was headquarters of Western Approaches Command and a manning depot for officers and men of the Merchant Navy who agreed to serve with the Royal Navy for the duration of the war.

Liverpool (Walton Park) Cemetery contains 18 First World War burials and six from the Second World War.