Exeter Higher Cemetery

Exeter, Devon

The War Memorial within the cemetery

The plaque from the memorial states "City of Exeter" above the city coat of arms and inscription

Inscription reads:

In memory of the men who died in this city, from the effects of their service overseas in the Great War, 1914-1918

Two images of the main plots

The German plot ^

Scattered graves can be found throughout the cemetery

The cemetery is located in the Heavitree area of Exeter, off the Pinhoe Road.

Of the 217 First World War burials in Exeter Higher Cemetery, more than 180 form two war graves plots near the entrance. The Second World War plot contains most of the 121 Second World War burials. The rest of the graves are scattered throughout the cemetery. The Second World War plot also contains 62 war graves of other nationalities, most of them Polish and German.

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