Most of these are the graves of German and Italian prisoners of war who never got to go home when the war had ended. The latest of these graves is dated 1948. Here's one with a photo of the deceased:
One of the graves is of a British soldier:
The most famous war grave in the cemetery is this one:
The inscription reads: "Pro Patria. Pilot Officer Lancelot Steele-Dixon RAF killed at Winforton 9th April 1940 in the 24th year of his age. Mater Luctuosa Fecit."
The sculpture was made by his mother, Christine Sabatini - she had married the novelist Rafael Sabatini.
And finally, there's this one, not from the Second World War, but of a member of the Land Army:
1 comment:
Please look at History Points website:
https://historypoints.org/index.php?page=german-and-other-war-graves-hay
https://historypoints.org/index.php?page=hay-on-wye-war-memorial
There are qr codes to be put on the Cemetary and War memorial, already ones on Butter Market, Cheese Market, Warren Gates and Old Fire Station.
Tim
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