Bournemouth North Cemetery and Bournemouth Crematorium

Bournemouth North Cemetery
Bournemouth Crematorium
Details
Established	1931
Location	Strouden Avenue, Bournemouth
Country	UK
Coordinates	50°44′47″N1°51′20″W / 50.74639°N 1.85556°W / 50.74639; -1.85556
Type	Cemetery
Owned by	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Find a Grave	Bournemouth North Cemetery

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]
• McDonald Hobley (1917-1987), actor and broadcaster (cremated). ^[7]

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

Gallery

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  War graves section,
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  Gravestones dating from the 1940s.

References

1. "Cemeteries and crematoriums". Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
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. "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.