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West Street Cemetery

Durban Central, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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    Durban Central, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa
    Coordinates: -29.85897, 31.01405
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This municipal cemetery is situated next to Theatre Street, a short street which runs parallel to and leads into West Street at its top end. To reach the cemetery travel along Smith Street away from the city center: turn right into Brook Street, cross West Street and then right into Theatre Street.

 

Durban became a considerable hospital center during the First World War; in May 1918, it contained No. 3 South African General Hospital, seven other hospitals and two convalescent camps, to which sick and wounded were brought from East African and other theatres of War. Some did not survive hospitalization and their graves can be found here, maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. 

 

During the Second World War, Durban was the embarkation and disembarkation port, first for the East African and Abyssinian campaigns and later for those in the Middle East and Italy. A large military hospital operated at Springfield and hospital ships plied between the port and the theatres of war in the north. Operational flights in protection of incoming and outgoing convoys and general anti-submarine patrols were conducted from the airfield to the south of Durban City.

 

Durban (West Street) Cemetery contains 12 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 11 from the Second World War.


Contact: Preggie

Office: (27) 0313012710

Entrance on Theatre Lane.

This municipal cemetery is situated next to Theatre Street, a short street which runs parallel to and leads into West Street at its top end. To reach the cemetery travel along Smith Street away from the city center: turn right into Brook Street, cross West Street and then right into Theatre Street.

 

Durban became a considerable hospital center during the First World War; in May 1918, it contained No. 3 South African General Hospital, seven other hospitals and two convalescent camps, to which sick and wounded were brought from East African and other theatres of War. Some did not survive hospitalization and their graves can be found here, maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. 

 

During the Second World War, Durban was the embarkation and disembarkation port, first for the East African and Abyssinian campaigns and later for those in the Middle East and Italy. A large military hospital operated at Springfield and hospital ships plied between the port and the theatres of war in the north. Operational flights in protection of incoming and outgoing convoys and general anti-submarine patrols were conducted from the airfield to the south of Durban City.

 

Durban (West Street) Cemetery contains 12 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 11 from the Second World War.


Contact: Preggie

Office: (27) 0313012710

Entrance on Theatre Lane.

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