Entebbe European Cemetery

• Country Uganda
• Total identified casualties 4 Find these casualties
• Identified casualties from First World War
• GPS Coordinates Latitude: 0.05418, Longitude: 32.46078

Location information

The town of Entebbe is about 35 kilometres south of Kampala on the shore of Lake Victoria, and is the location of the International Airport. The cemetery is on the southern side of the town on the way to the airport, some 900 metres past the Lake Victoria Hotel. It will be found to the east of the airport road behind a low wall. A road direction sign has been provided as it is easy to miss the cemetery which is set somewhat lower than the road.

Visiting information

ARRIVAL

The route to the cemetery is signposted.

PARKING

There is no car park at the cemetery.

ACCESS, LAYOUT AND MAIN ENTRANCE

The main entrance to the cemetery is on the side of the main (Rampala) road.

There is no gate to the cemetery.

A simple sand, dust, and scrubland track leads to an open entrance, between 3 to 4 metres wide, between two pillars.

There are three CWGC headstones close to the main entrance in a row. A fourth headstone set away from the line of three headstones on the left of the main entrance.

There is no Register box.

Ther are no seating areas.

The internal paths are a mixture of grass and scrub, and the ground is undulating.

ALTERNATIVE ACCESS

There is no alternative access into the cemetery.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The cemetery is permanently open.

The ground level of the CWGC plot is lower than the surrounding land and the main road.

History information

Entebbe European Cemetery contains four Commonwealth burials of the First World War.