Ikoyi No.2 Cemetery
- Country Nigeria
- Total identified casualties 36 Find these casualties
- Identified casualties from First & Second World War
- GPS Coordinates Latitude: 6.45161, Longitude: 3.41194
Historical Note
Within this cemetery, 29 graves of the First World War were never individually marked. These casualties were instead commemorated by name on Ibadan, Lokoja & Calabar memorials. Work is now underway to see if any of these graves can be restored.
You can find more information about historical inequalities in commemoration in our Special Committee’s report.
Location information
This cemetery, which belongs to the Lagos Town Council, lies on Ikoyi Road near Broadcasting House, just over 3 kilometres from the town centre. Coming from the Obalende roundabout, the cemetery is on the right. From the main entrance proceed down the path until the first junction. Turn right and continue almost to the end of the path. The graves are scattered over an area on the left and right. The cemetery contains 27 war graves of the 1939-1945 War, scattered among the civilian graves in the cemetery, and 9 burials of the 1914-1918 War.
History information
This cemetery contains the graves of nine casualties of the First World War and 27 of the Second World War.