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3 unusual facts about Royal Naval Cemetery


Royal Naval Cemetery

The majority of World War II (1939-1945) graves are together in the Church of England section, near the Cross of Sacrifice, which itself was erected after the first war to commemorate the men near the southern wall of the western part overlooking the harbour.

Seaman Jack Foreman Mantle who was killed on 4 July 1940 during a German air raid on Portland, was buried at the cemetery.

In addition, there is a First World War Special Memorial to a casualty buried in the churchyard of Portland's St. George's Church.



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