The Jhansi Cantonment Cemetery is one of the best-preserved colonial burial grounds in Uttar Pradesh. It sits in the cantonment area south of the old city, and contains graves of British soldiers and civilians spanning from the early 19th century through the colonial period. Many of the older stones date to the 1857 uprising and its immediate aftermath.
The cemetery is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and local authorities. It is quieter and less visited than the main monuments, which makes it more affecting. The inscriptions range from the formal military epitaphs of 1857 to the Victorian sentimental — young children and wives who died of cholera and fever far from home. The contrast with the memorials to Lakshmibai a few kilometres away is sharp and worth sitting with. The site is open and you can walk freely among the graves.