The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) honours the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First and Second World Wars and ensures that they will never be forgotten.
Since its establishment by Royal Charter, it has constructed 2,500 war cemeteries and plots, erected headstones over graves and where the remains are missing, inscribed the names of the dead on permanent memorials. More than a million burials are now commemorated at military and civil sites in more than 150 countries and territories.
Cullompton Cemetery has 8 Commonwealth War Graves. They are maintained annually by the CWGC and a sign has been installed adjacent to the Cemetery gates indicating their presence. The website of the CWGC allows users to search for War Graves and where they are:
- 240495 Private W H Blackmore, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. Died 24 July 1918.
- 8501 Lance Corporal L R K Cox, Somerset Light Infantry. Died 17 April 1920.
- 366082 Private A Mitchell, Hampshire Regiment. Died 29 March 1920.
- 25242 Corporal C H Stone, Royal Engineers. Died 30 July 1919.
- 184450 Cadet H E Bowerman, Royal Air Force. Died 30 April 1920.
- 564185 Flight Sergeant W S Grant, Royal Air Force. Died 25 August 1945.
- 33209 Private F Parsons, Devonshire Regiment. Died 30 November 1916.
- D/K57744 Chief Petty Officer F White, Royal Navy. Died 2 August 1942.
