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Friday, 9 May

CWGC War Graves Week 2025 - Bootle Cemetery

Join us for a free tour of Bootle Cemetery.

By Commonwealth War Graves

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Fri, 9 May 2025 11:00 - 12:00 GMT+1

Location

Bootle cemetery

Linacre Lane Bootle L20 6ET United Kingdom

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

Event lasts 1 hour

Join us for a free tour of Bootle Cemetery.

Our tours are free to the public, but if you would like to support us then please consider donating to our charity The Commonwealth War Graves Foundation (CWGF).

https://foundation.cwgc.org/donate/

MEETING POINT is at the Cross of Sacrifice at the Linacre Lane entrance.

Bootle Cemetery was opened in 1913 and once had a Gothic Chapel which was demolished in 2013. There are 2 memorials to the civilians who died in the blitz in World War 2 and a mass grave for those reburied from St Mary's Church, which was bombed and destroyed in 1940. The cemetery contains 200 hundred war graves from both World Wars, including some private memorials, 2 blocks of CWGC headstones and 182 scattered headstones.

Parking nearby; level ground; wheelchair access.

Please dress for the weather and wear suitable footwear.

The Commonwealth War Graves Foundation (CWGF) aims to actively engage all communities with the work of the CWGC by telling the inspiring stories through education and outreach projects.

The CWGF is an independent charity registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales (1171947) and Scotland (SC051982).

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Commonwealth War Graves

Across Britain there are war graves and memorials at over 12,000 locations. From towering and dramatic memorials which bear the names of tens of thousands of missing personnel, to small and intimate local churchyards where perhaps only one service person is commemorated, there is so much to discover.