Bournemouth North Cemetery and Bournemouth Crematorium

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Bournemouth North Cemetery
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Bournemouth Crematorium
Bournemouth North Cemetery and Bournemouth Crematorium
Details
Established1931
Location
Strouden Avenue, Bournemouth
CountryUK
Coordinates 50°44′47″N1°51′20″W / 50.74639°N 1.85556°W / 50.74639; -1.85556
TypeCemetery
Owned by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
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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]

Contents

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

• Anthony Richard Dawson (1969-2001) victim of the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks

References

  1. "Cemeteries in Bournemouth". www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. "Funerals to be limited to maximum of 10 people – and they must all be immediate family members". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  3. CWGC. "Bournemouth North Cemetery | Cemetery Details". CWGC. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  4. CWGC. "Bournemouth Crematorium | Cemetery Details". CWGC. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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.
  6. "CWGC Casualty Record" . Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  7. "McDonald-Hobley". The Daily Telegraph . 4 August 1987. p. 15. Retrieved 18 November 2024 via Newspapers.com.