Brighton City (Bear Road) Cemetery
- Country United Kingdom
- Total identified casualties 414 Find these casualties
- Region Sussex
- Identified casualties from First & Second World War
- GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.83668, Longitude: -0.1116
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Location information
The cemetery is on the Lewes road. It was opened in 1857, and now covers 44 acres. It climbs the hill Eastward, crossing a public road. A War Cross stands in the cemetery.
History information
There are 275 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war and a further 102 of the 1939-1945 war commemorated in this site. The 1939-45 commemorations include 3 unidentified Merchant seamen and 1 unidentified British soldier.
There are also 40 Foreign National war burials here and 4 non-war service burials.