Hampton Cemetery, London

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Hampton Cemetery
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Established1879
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Country England
Owned by Richmond upon Thames Borough Council
Website Official website
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Hampton Cemetery is a cemetery on Hollybush Lane in Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It was opened in 1879 [1] and is now managed by Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council. [2] Fourteen Commonwealth servicemembers of World War I and seven of World War II are buried in the cemetery. [3]

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Notable burials and memorials

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References

  1. "Hampton Cemetery". Parks and Gardens . Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. "Hampton Cemetery". Cemetery and chapel locations. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames . Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. "Hampton Cemetery". Cemetery Details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission . Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. "Deceased details: Sir Francis Mark Farmer". Cemeteries. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames . Retrieved 11 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Parker, Sarah (2005). Grace & Favour. A handbook of who lived where in Hampton Court Palace 1750 to 1950 (PDF). Historic Royal Palaces. p. 39.
  6. "Death of Mr E L Sheldon". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 30 June 1892. p. 2. A wide circle of friends will hear with deep regret of the sudden death Sunday last, at Riverdale, Hampton, of Mr L. Sheldon, editor of "Everybody's Pocket Cyclopaedia," the "Writing Desk Book," and other useful reference handbooks. The deceased was in the prime life, having been born in Michigan in 1848. He was a highly-esteemed authority on American finance, and was regular writer upon economic and statistical subjects. Sheldon was personally beloved for rare sweetness of disposition. He had only a few days returned from America, where his wife, Mrs French Sheldon, is seeing through the press the book of travels descriptive of her recent adventurous journey in the interior of Africa. The sad news was cabled to her at Boston. Mr Sheldon caught cold while is the States, and death was due to heart failure, following upon attack of pleurisy.
  7. "Mr Eli Lemon Sheldon". Times. 30 June 1892. p. 5 via The Times Digital Archive.

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