Cemetery #284010
Imtarfa Military Cemetery
Local name: Ċimiterju Militari tal-Imtarfa
Also known as Mtarfa Military Cemetery
14
documented records
≈ 130–260
approx. capacity (graves)
6,540 m²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Imtarfa Military Cemetery, also called Ħemsija Military Cemetery, stands on Triq Buqana in Mtarfa, about a kilometre north-east of Mdina. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Gibraltar on 2 January 1900. It contains over 1,400 interments and commemorations, including 254 graves of military personnel killed in Malta in the two World Wars, many marked with Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstones. The cemetery can be found online through cwgc.org.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 35.890785° N, 14.409904° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
14 memorials, A–Z by surname.
Joseph Amaira 1946 – 1947 - Joseph Busuttil 1944 – 1949
Dannia Carpenter 1974 – 1974 
Robert Fiddaman ? – 1970 
Brenda Havill 1923 – 1923 - Philip Holden 1968 – 1968
- Harold James 1895 – 1969
Diane Mackie 1939 – 1999 - Hugh Mackie 1935 – 2002
- Robert Mackie Laird 1958 – 1971
Jan Mitchell 1951 – 1957 - Patrick Murdock 1947 – 1948
William Whitlock 1905 – 1912 - Barbara Wilson ? – 1923
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Santa Margerita Cemetery, Mdina 1.1 km away · Mdina · 6 records
- Mosta Cemetery 1.9 km away · Mosta
- Zebbug Cemetery 2.4 km away · Żebbuġ
- Ħ'Attard Cemetery 3.3 km away · Attard
- Żebbuġ Central Cemetery 3.4 km away · Ħaż-Żebbuġ
- Ħal Lija Cemetery 3.8 km away · Balzan
- Ta' Brija Cemetery 3.9 km away · Siġġiewi
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel 4.2 km away · Siġġiewi
- Balzan Cemetery 4.2 km away · Birkirkara
- Saint George Cemetery 4.3 km away · In-Naxxar
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Common questions
How big is Imtarfa Military Cemetery?
Imtarfa Military Cemetery covers about 6,540 m² (1.6 acres), about the size of a soccer field. It is the largest of the 2 cemeteries we list in Ħ'Attard.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Imtarfa Military Cemetery is that of William Whitlock, who died on May 5, 1912 at the age of 7.