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]
 Cross of Sacrifice in Twickenham Cemetery | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1868[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51.446°N 0.364°W |
| Type | Active |
| Owned by | Richmond upon Thames Council |
| Find a Grave | Twickenham Cemetery |
Notable burials
- Herbert Mills Birdwood (d.1907), British Indian judge and civil servant
- 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
- Leonard N. Fowles (d.1939), organist, choirmaster and composer
- 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
- 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]
- Herbert Edgar Weston (d.1961), stamp dealer[6]
- Philip Crookes (d.2017), Cemetery Officer who worked for the cemetery service for 28 years and lived in the cemetery lodge with his wife Yvonne and two sons Paul and Stephen. Phil retired in December 2012 and sadly died in February 2017. Phil was cremated at Mortlake Crematorium and his cremated remains are interred opposite the cemetery lodge as he had requested. RIP lovely man.
Gallery
Graves at Twickenham Cemetery
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References
- "Twickenham Cemetery". London Gardens Online. London Parks & Gardens Trust. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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
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