ised ▁a ▁grid ▁of ▁three ▁equal ▁s ized ▁plots ▁A , ▁B ▁C ▁in ▁an ▁east - west ▁orientation ▁with ▁ 1 1 ▁even ly ▁spac ed ▁rows ▁containing ▁ 1 0 ▁rows ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁and ▁one ▁row ▁of ▁four ▁head st ones . ▁The ▁plots ▁were ▁separated ▁by ▁gra vel ▁paths . ▁To ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁plots ▁an ▁exp anse ▁of ▁la wn ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁with ▁gra vel ▁paths , ▁contained ▁a ▁Cross ▁of ▁Sac rifice ▁at ▁its ▁centre . ▁The ▁whole ▁was ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁gra vel ▁road way ▁with ▁gard ens / la wn ▁between ▁it ▁and ▁the ▁per imeter ▁f encing . ▁The ▁bur ial s ▁were ▁arranged ▁chron olog ically ▁with ▁ 1 9 4 3 - 1 9 4 4 ▁bur ial s ▁occurr ing ▁in ▁Plot ▁A , ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁bur ial s ▁in ▁Plot ▁B ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 5 - 4 6 ▁bur ial s ▁in ▁Plot ▁C . ▁Gra ves ▁in ▁the ▁A ther ton ▁War ▁C emetery ▁were ▁initially ▁marked ▁by ▁white ▁wooden ▁tim ber ▁cross es ▁and ▁later ▁replaced ▁with ▁the ▁mar ble ▁head st ones ▁although ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁document ary ▁records ▁that ▁specifically ▁state ▁when ▁this ▁occurred . ▁Phot ographic ▁records ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁War ▁Memorial ▁indicate ▁the ▁change ▁occurred ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁three ▁bur ial s ▁arose ▁from ▁an ▁explos ion ▁of ▁cord ite ▁on ▁