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Thank you everyone, when doing a search the Defence Animal Centre is for current animals so I will write to them and to the Imperial War Museum. The more information the better. I did write to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission but they deal with soldiers' graves only. The city library may also be able to help. Apparently war horses were left to pasture at Bowring Park, Liverpool but it seems only Blackie has a grave and headstone.

Thank you for replying so quickly Ainslie. Hopefully Ryan will see my post. I made enquiries about the pet cemetery because it is under threat from house building under Knowsley's Local Plan and the proposed building on green belt land. The RSPCA owns the land on which the animal centre and the pet cemetery are located and Knowsley's Local Plan is an opportunity for the Liverpool branch of the RSPCA to secure its future. The RSPCA is exploring its options. Some residents are forming a group to try and prevent the loss of green belt land and to encourage more responsible urban development. The loss of Blackie's grave and the pet cemetery would not be of benefit. PCD