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Commonwealth War Graves

At St Lawrence Church, Stratford sub Castle, we are privileged to look after forty-seven World War One Commonwealth War Graves on behalf of the

War Graves Commission.

These graves are situated on the north side of the Church (see plan below)..

Most of the people buried in these graves died at the Salisbury Isolation Hospital which was situated on the Portway, close to what is now Old Sarum Airfield. At that time it was part of the Parish of Stratford sub Castle.

You can view a list of the names of the 47 serviceman and one nurse who were buried in these graves from WW1, in the document on the right:

There are also two World War Two graves - those of R.E. Ginder RAF and D.D. Rawlins RAF

War Graves Commission WW2 details here

In addition to the War Graves, the Church also records the deaths of nine soldiers who had connections with Stratford-sub-Castle and who were killed on active service overseas during World War One. All but two of these soldiers died in France or Belgium, with one dying in Greece and the other in Mesopotamia. The names of all these soldiers are recorded on the Wayside Cross, inside the Church on the South Wall adjacent to the Organ Gallery stairs and in the Wayside Cross booklet available in the Church, details on this webpage The Stratford Nine.