Non-Muslim Cemetery

[5] Cyril Ousman, the British Vice-consul of Jeddah who was shot and killed by Prince Mishari bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in 1951 is also buried here.

[2] The walls of the cemetery may have been built by Muhammad Ali of Egypt in the aftermath of the Ottoman-Saudi wars of the 1810s.

The walls protected against vandalism, local dogs, and the occasional flooding by the nearby Red Sea.

[2] In 2018, the centenary of the end of the First World War was commemorated at the cemetery by representatives of foreign consulates in Jeddah who laid wreaths on the tombs of Hogan and Lapadu-Hargues.

[5] An attack on the cemetery using an Improvised explosive device injured several people during the annual Armistice Day commemorations on 11 November 2020.

The renovations cost 350,000 riyals and were funded by the local consulate and donations from companies and individuals.

Gravemarkers of historic significance were moved against the western wall of the cemetery to maximise space.