Pembroke Dock Military Cemetery

Pembroke Dock Military Cemetery is a burial ground for military personnel, or ex-military personnel. It is located in Llanion, Pembroke Dock in Wales. It holds the distinction of being the only dedicated military cemetery in Wales.The cemetery is believed to have opened around 1860, which is when the earliest graves in the cemetery date back to. 40 Commonwealth service personnel that participated in the First World War and 33 that participated in the Second World War are buried in the cemetery. The most recent burial was in 1955. A Cross of Sacrifice is present within the cemetery grounds, and this is used as a focal point for commemoration events.The cemetery was forced to close to the public in 2013, when a 20-foot-deep sinkhole opened up around the grave of Private Francis Ryan. The incident was believed to have been caused by water erosion of the limestone beneath Ryan's grave. The cemetery partially reopened in January 2014 with the affected area fenced off, before clay-cement grouting was used to fill in the sinkhole, allowing the cemetery to fully reopen in April 2014.The cemetery is owned by the Ministry of Defence and managed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation group.External SourcesPembroke Dock Military Cemetery page on Commonwealth War Graves Commission website

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