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South Africa: War Graves

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to help ensure the maintenance of the graves of British servicemen in Simon’s Town, South Africa.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 12 Sept 2024
Target answer date: 7 Oct 2024
Answer: 14 Oct 2024 · 32 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

12 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to help ensure the maintenance of the graves of British servicemen in Simon’s Town, South Africa.
7 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Oct 2024
Answer published
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) maintain 185 graves, mostly of the fallen from the two World Wars at Dido Valley Cemetery, and (on behalf of the Ministry of Defence) 41 graves from the Anglo-Boer War at the Seaforth Cemetery in Simon’s Town,...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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