This small military cemetery lies withing the much larger civilian cemetery know of the London Necropolis Co. and occupies approximately 4 1/2 acres of ground. Here 486 graves are arranged on four groups around a central flagpole faced on the northwest side by the chapel, a classical white stone building with an interior of tan-hued stone. On the walls inside the chapel are carved the names of a further 563 service men classified as Missing and whoes graves are at the bottom of the sea. The plot is surrounded by other military cemeteries and monuments for the fallen of the British Commonwealth and other Allied nations. As a point of interest the victims of the E-Boat attack upon the LCT convoy forming part of Operation Tiger, the practice run for the invasion of Utah Beach on D-Day, were initially buried at Brookwood.

Brookwood is located in the county of Surrey, England and is 6 miles north of Guildford, and 9 miles northeast of Aldershot. The cemetery can be reached by rail from Waterloo Station, London, alighting at Brookwood Station which is approximately 300 yards from the cemetery enterance.Veterans Day 2004

Memorial Day 2004

Although Memorial day is a familiar date to US citizens, at the end of May each year. It is virtually unknown in the UK, outside of the U.S. Ex-patriot and Military community living and working in Great Britain. Memorial day represents a date and time in the year, when the President of the United States, calls upon all US citizens to spare a moment In quiet reflection and remembrance for the fallen heroes and veterans of past US military conflicts.Originally instigated after the American Civil War, Memorial Day itself took on a more poignant meaning after the Great War of 1914-18 and the Second World War of 1939-45. Once again with huge numbers of casualties, across an entire US generation, Americans observed Memorial Day as a time to remember their fallen military and pay respect for the sacrifices they made.

Recently the Memorial Day services in the UK have seen extra focus, as troops from Great Britain and the United States serve hand in hand in various operations around the world, in the fight against terrorism.

Memorial Day activities in the U.K, centre around the two main American military cemeteries. Brookwood, in Surrey, which is the resting place of over four hundred US servicemen from the 1914-18 conflict, and of course Madingley near Cambridge, which is home of the American fallen from the 1939-45 conflict.

The guest of honour for the Memorial Day 2004, was Brigadier General Richard M. Tabor , from the 7th Army ARCOM Reserve United States Army Europe Headquarters Heidelberg Germany. The general was accompanied by a US Army Official colour guard in formal Dress Blue uniforms, and sporting the US Army Colours, complete with every battle streamer of the Army, from the earliest days of the revolutionary war, right through to current 20th century conflicts.