[2] In the Second World War, air raids damaged Cathays Cemetery with a number of bombs and an aerial mine.

[1] The two chapels, the cemetery house, and the gateway and forecourt walls, are Grade II listed buildings.

[4][5][6] The cemetery itself is listed at Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.

The cemetery has a Commonwealth War Graves (CWGC) section, marked by a Cross of Sacrifice made to the standard design devised by Reginald Blomfield.

Also present is the grave of Jacques Vaillant de Guélis, a Special Operations Executive agent.