Twickenham Cemetery

Twickenham Cemetery
Cross of Sacrifice in Twickenham Cemetery
Interactive map of Twickenham Cemetery
Details
Established	1868;158 years ago (1868) [1]
Location	Whitton, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Country	England
Coordinates	51°26′46″N0°21′50″W / 51.446°N 0.364°W / 51.446; -0.364
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" ^[5]
• 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 ^[6]
• Leonard Jack Lewis (d. 2005), television director^{[ citation needed ]}
• Laurence Oliphant (d. 1888), author, traveller, diplomat and Christian mystic ^[7]
• Jonathan Peel (d. 1879), Secretary of State for War ^[7]
• Erich Redman (d. 2025), actor ^[8]
• Ernst Roth (d. 1971), music publisher ^[7]
• Elizabeth Twining (d. 1889), English painter, author, and botanical illustrator^{[ citation needed ]}
• Herbert Edgar Weston (d. 1961), stamp dealer ^[9]

Gallery

Graves at Twickenham Cemetery

• 
  William Birdwood and family
• 
  Frederick James Camm
• 
  Leonard N. Fowles
• 
  Francis Francis
• 
  Edward Stanley Gibbons
• 
  Joseph Jackson Howard
• 
  Laurence Oliphant
• 
  Ernst Roth
• 
  Herbert Edgar Weston and his wife

References

1. "Twickenham Cemetery". London Gardens Trust . Retrieved 20 January 2021.
2. "Twickenham Cemetery". Cemeteries. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames . Retrieved 9 August 2015.
3. "Family History in Twickenham and Whitton". Research. Twickenham Museum . Retrieved 10 August 2015.
4. "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.
5. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames ^{[ dead link ]}
6. "Norman Cyril Jackson". Victoria Cross holders buried in the borough. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 3 August 2009. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
7. "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.
8. Mr Erich Redekopp
9. Baker, Colin. "The man who never was", The Postal Stationery Society Journal , 19 No 3, August 2011, pp. 18–20

External links

• Official website: Twickenham Cemetery
• Twickenham Cemetery map
• Twickenham Cemetery at Find a Grave