Nairobi War Cemetery is on the south-western outskirts of the city, about 10 kilometers from the city centre, on Ngong Road. The cemetery is adjacent to Nairobi racecourse and is included within the Ngong Forest Reserve. It is reached by way of a long driveway off Ngong Road, which is indicated by a CWGC direction sign

the Second World War, Nairobi was the headquarters of the East African Force and the base for the conquest of Juba land and Italian Somaliland, the liberation of British Somaliland and the sweep north-westwards to open Addis Ababa for the return of the Emperor. It was also a hospital centre; No.87 British General Hospital arrived in June 1943 and was still there in December 1945, while No.150 British General Hospital was there for a period in 1943

The cemetery is located in City Park and is accessed from the Limuru Road just opposite the Aga Khan Hospital. Other Notes: The first burial recorded in the cemetery was that of Minnie Banbury who died on 18th October 1943. This cemetery contains many of the European casualties, both civilian and military, from the time of the Emergency. Ownership: Nairobi City Council

This cemetery is located 3 kilometers south-east of the city centre on Uhuru Highway leading from the airport to Nairobi town centre. Coming from the airport the cemetery is situated directly beside the road on the left, adjacent to the Banyala roundabout. This is the first roundabout after the Nyayo National Stadium. During the First World War, Nairobi was the headquarters of the King’s African Rifles and became the main hospital centre for the East African campaign.

Nairobi South Cemetery contains 155 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, mostly in one section, interspersed by civilian graves. There are also two burials of the Second World War. The cemetery also contains the Nairobi British and Indian Memorial, a screen wall which commemorates British and Indian officers and men who lost their lives in the East African campaign before the advance to the Rufiji in January 1917.

Finch hatton’s grave – a memorial to Karen Blixen’s lover, Denys Finch Hatton.  Denys George Finch Hatton (1887 – 1931) – Find A Grave Memorial

Visit Visit to Denys George Finch Hatton’s Grave – Ngong Hills .

Close to Pt Lamwia, the summit of the range, is the grave of Denys Finch Hatton, the famous playboy and lover of Karen Blixen. The site is now almost completely overgrown and is difficult to find 4km up the hill from Kiserian; ask someone to show you the way from Kiserian

Denys’ brother erected a tall headstone obelisk at the gravesite. The obelisk plaque epitaph reads: “Denys George Finch Hatton”