Graves Veterans of St Dunstans Hospital

Brighton Bear Road Cemetery contains 3 distinctive war graves plots, WW1, WW2 and St Dunstan's Hospital.
St Dunstan's, Ovingdon, Brighton was the flagship training, convalescent, care and holiday centre for for blind and partially sighted ex-serviceman built in 1938. Originally formed in 1915, 'The Blinded Soldiers and Sailors Hostel' was in Bayswater London, but moved to St. Dunstan's Lodge in Regents Park and in 1923 the organisation adopted the name 'St. Dunstan's'. During WW2 the hospital began to accept those that had worked in the auxiliary services, women's services and munitions workers but was evacuated from Brighton for fear of German bombing. It returned in 1946.Those that died whilst at the hospital are buried at in the St Dunstan's plot in Bear Road cemetery or if cremated, commemorated on the monument. The monument bears the names of 350 veterans and the burial plot contains 230 graves.
In 2012 the organisation changed its name to 'Blind Veterans UK' and has cared for servicemen and women blinded in all conflicts since the Second World war.

"Garden of Remembrance
This memorial commemorates
St Dunstaners
whose cremated remains
are strewn in this garden"

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Source

• Text: Sharky Ward
• Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward