Damage at Amara War Cemetery

I am waiting on an update from the CWGC as to the current condition of the screen wall (4 large memorial sections of eight panels apiece on either side of a central Naming section) at the Amara War Cemetery in Iraq and hope to be able to update my website in a couple of weeks. In the meantime I have just come across these photos in my files, showing that in 2020 the overall condition of the panels was reasonable and that the damage appeared to be confined to the first two sections, viewed from the south. The screen wall was built along the whole of the eastern side of the cemetery in 1933 when the original headstones were removed because of severe erosion due to water and elements in the soil.

Update 26th September 2025

I have received an update from the the CWGC as to the current condition of the Screen Wall at Amara. Restoration has been carried out over the past couple of years and the whole of the Screen Wall Memorial is now in good condition. Visit the Amara section of this website or read this POST for photos that were taken a few days ago.

Central Panel of the Screen Wall at the Amara War Cemetery, Iraq

Screen Wall at the Amara War Cemetery

Damaged sections of the Screen Wall at the Amara War Cemetery, Iraq