The cemetery is the resting place for many nationalities and the regimental badges of the fallen are to be noted on many of the gravestones.

The cemetery is maintained by the War Graves Commission, though many of the pre-WWI headstones were privately financed and many of these have fallen into disrepair.

It is in truth not a morbid place to visit but tranquil, poignant and moving location.

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Spike Island, a history of the Hospital with reference to the military cemetery, has been written by Phillip Hoare and is available from Amazon.

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