The first to be buried locally were two Belgian soldiers. The funeral of Armand Braucard was an impressive event. Many of the wounded from the hospital followed the coffin, a bearer party was provided by the Royal Surrey Regiment, and the local Stoughton Band played. The Earl of Onslow walked at the end of the procession in his uniform as Deputy County Lieutenant. In addition to the two Belgian soldiers, eight British, one Canadian and one Australian, were buried in the local cemetery.
The hospital memorial
In June 1915 a Celtic cross given by Lord and Lady Onslow, was placed in the cemetery to record the names of those that died in the hospital. The individual graves are now marked by Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstones.