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Kingston (May Pen) Memorial

  • Country Jamaica
  • Total identified casualties 42 Find these casualties
  • Identified casualties from First World War

Location information

The Kingston (May Pen) Memorial is a screen wall that stands in Kingston (Up Park Camp) Military Cemetery.

Visiting information

Please note, the cemetery is located within the Jamaica Defence Force Up-Park Camp. It is therefore recommended that anyone intending to visit this memorial should make arrangements well in advance with the officer in charge of Kingston (Up Park Camp) Cemetery from the Jamaica Defence Force:

Major Brown

1 Engineer Regiment

Up Park Camp

Kingston 5

Jamaica

Alternatively, visitors should contact the British High Commission in Kingston who could arrange access through the Jamaican Defence Force on their behalf.

History information

The Memorial commemorates 42 men of the Jamaica war contingent, British West Indies Regiment, who still lie buried in unmaintainable graves in Kingston (May Pen) Cemetery and Kingston (Bumper Hall) Cemetery.