Woolwich Cemetery is a cemetery in southeast London, situated south-east of Woolwich, in Kings Highway, Plumstead,[2] on land that was formerly part of Plumstead Common.

The first cemetery, which is sometimes referred to as the Woolwich Old Cemetery, was opened in 1856 by the Woolwich Burial Board and the 12-acre site was almost full within 30 years; in 1885, a new cemetery was established on adjacent land to the east.

[3][4] The cemetery has been used as a film location for The Krays (1990) and Harry Brown (2009).

[5] Woolwich Old Cemetery was the burial place for 120 people lost in the Princess Alice disaster on the River Thames on 3 September 1878 when the pleasure steamer was struck by the collier steamer Bywell Castle.

A commemorative cross was erected by a national sixpenny subscription to which over 23,000 people contributed.