Hi Rosie & Listers ! A) Sorry to disappoint you, but HMS Victory and Pembroke are both the names of major shore-bases, not actual floating ships ! Victory is Nelson's old flagship in dry-dock at Portsmouth and its name was used for the Naval Barracks as well in those days (though nowadays the Barracks are known as HMS Nelson). HMS Pembroke was the name for the Naval base at Chatham on the River Medway. HMS Drake was used in a similar way at Plymouth. Every sailor who gets drafted off a ship goes into the Naval Base Barracks, and so gets one of these names on his papers, and is then sent on draft to a new ship. B) These graves and their surroundings will be well maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, but ....... C) the rest of the cemetery is almost certainly the responsibility of the local council ? Best Wishes ! Roger. -------------------- On 23 Jul 2011, at 17:11, xpn11 wrote: > I have found the headstone/grave of Tom A Bishop in Caister on Sea > cemetery and as soon as I down load the photos I will send them on to > Marilyn. There are well over a hundred graves (lost count) ranging > from > around 1909 to WW2. > > Some have service numbers, some have ships names (including > HMS Victory and Pembroke I > noticed)....................................................(A) > > These graves are well > cared for, lovely cut grass and flower beds. I assume the interred > came > from the Naval > Hospital.............................................................. > ...............(B) > The rest of the cemetery I am afraid for those > who might have Yarmouth relatives is not so well cared > for..............(C) <snipped>