Bournemouth North Cemetery and Bournemouth Crematorium
Historic cemetery in Dorset, England
50°44′47″N 1°51′20″W / 50.74639°N 1.85556°W / 50.74639; -1.85556
Bournemouth North Cemetery and Bournemouth Crematorium is a municipal cemetery in Bournemouth, England.[1] The cemetery is located between the suburbs of Charminster, Strouden Park and Queen's Park and is owned by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.[2]
The cemetery has 110 war grave burials from World War II, 75 of whom are buried in a section maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, with one burial unidentified and one Dutch war burial.[3] In addition, the CWGC maintain a screen wall memorial to 35 Commonwealth service personnel who were cremated at Bournemouth Crematorium during the same war.[4]
Notable burials and cremations
- Captain Frederick Barter (1891–1952), World War I British Army VC recipient (cremated).[5]
- Staff-Sergeant Joseph John Davies (1889–1976), World War I British Army VC recipient (cremated).[5]
- Field Marshal Sir Cyril Deverell (1874–1947), World War I British Army commander and Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1936–37 (cremated).[6]
- Captain Henry James Knight (1878–1953), Boer War British Army VC recipient (cremated).[5]
- Sergeant Frederick McNess (1892–1958), World War I British Army VC recipient (cremated).[5]
- Second-Lieutenant Alfred Oliver Pollard (1893–1960), World War I British Army VC recipient and author (cremated).[5]
- Sergeant James Welch (1889–1978), World War I British Army VC recipient.[5]
Gallery
- War graves section,
- Gravestones dating from the 1940s.
References
- ^ "Cemeteries in Bournemouth". www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Funerals to be limited to maximum of 10 people – and they must all be immediate family members". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ CWGC. "Bournemouth North Cemetery | Cemetery Details". CWGC. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ CWGC. "Bournemouth Crematorium | Cemetery Details". CWGC. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Known Graves of Holders of the Victoria Cross in: Dorset. Archived copy". www.victoriacross.org. Archived from the original on 27 October 2004. Retrieved 28 November 2004.
- ^ "CWGC Casualty Record". Retrieved 27 December 2013.
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