Twickenham Cemetery
| Twickenham Cemetery | |
|---|---|
 Cross of Sacrifice in Twickenham Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1868[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°26′46″N 0°21′50″W / 51.446°N 0.364°W |
| Type | Active |
| Owned by | Richmond upon Thames Council |
| Find a Grave | Twickenham Cemetery |
Twickenham Cemetery is a cemetery at Hospital Bridge Road, Whitton[2] in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It was established in 1868[1] and was expanded in the 1880s when the local parish churchyards were closed to new burials.[3]
Notable burials
- Hylda Baker (d. 1986), comedienne, actress and music hall performer[citation needed]
- Herbert Mills Birdwood (d. 1907), British Indian judge and civil servant, naturalist and botanist[citation needed]
- William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood (d. 1951), who commanded the ANZAC forces during the Gallipoli Campaign in 1915 and became Commander-in-Chief, India in 1925[4]
- Frederick James Camm (d. 1959), technical author and magazine editor[citation needed]
- "Fast Eddie" Clarke (d. 2018), rock musician[citation needed]
- Leonard N. Fowles (d. 1939), organist, choirmaster and composer, best remembered for his hymn tunes "Golders Green" and "Phoenix"[citation needed]
- Francis Francis (d. 1886), angler and novelist[4]
- Edward Stanley Gibbons (d. 1913), stamp dealer and founder of Stanley Gibbons Ltd, publishers of the Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogue[4]
- Joseph Jackson Howard (d. 1902), genealogist, and Maltravers Herald of Arms Extraordinary 1887–1902[citation needed]
- Norman Cyril Jackson (d. 1994), recipient of the Victoria Cross[citation needed]
- Leonard Jack Lewis (d. 2005), television director[citation needed]
- Laurence Oliphant (d. 1888), author, traveller, diplomat and Christian mystic[5]
- Jonathan Peel (d. 1879), Secretary of State for War[5]
- Ernst Roth (d. 1971), music publisher[5]
- Elizabeth Twining (d. 1889), English painter, author, and botanical illustrator[citation needed]
- Herbert Edgar Weston (d. 1961), stamp dealer[6]
Gallery
Graves at Twickenham Cemetery
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References
- ^ a b "Twickenham Cemetery". London Gardens Trust. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Twickenham Cemetery". Cemeteries. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Family History in Twickenham and Whitton". Research. Twickenham Museum. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "People of historical note buried in the borough A to L". Local Studies Library. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "People of historical note buried in the borough M to Z". Local Studies Library. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ Baker, Colin. "The man who never was", The Postal Stationery Society Journal, 19 No 3, August 2011, pp. 18–20
