Petition · past parliament

Protect the Graves of 48 World War One Soldiers in Southwark.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Southwark Council wants to sell ‘new’ burial plots over the graves of forty-eight First World War soldiers.
Church of England has said the Commonwealth War Graves Commission do not need to mark the poor soldiers’ graves - to avoid making them seem special.
http://www.savesouthwarkwoods.org.uk/48-ww1-soldiers-graves/4593715253

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

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Timeline

12 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
20 Mar 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 20 Mar 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.