| Bournemouth North Cemetery | |
|---|---|
 Bournemouth Crematorium | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1931 |
| Location | Strouden Avenue, Bournemouth |
| Country | UK |
| Coordinates | 50°44′47″N 1°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. The cemetery is located between the suburbs of Charminster, Strouden Park and Queen's Park and is owned by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
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. In addition, the CWGC maintain a screen wall memorial to 35 Commonwealth service personnel who were cremated at Bournemouth Crematorium during the same war.
Notable burials and cremations
- Captain Frederick Barter (1891–1952), World War I British Army VC recipient (cremated).
- Staff-Sergeant Joseph John Davies (1889–1976), World War I British Army VC recipient (cremated).
- Field Marshal Sir Cyril Deverell (1874–1947), World War I British Army commander and Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1936–37 (cremated).
- Captain Henry James Knight (1878–1953), Boer War British Army VC recipient (cremated).
- Sergeant Frederick McNess (1892–1958), World War I British Army VC recipient (cremated).
- Second-Lieutenant Alfred Oliver Pollard (1893–1960), World War I British Army VC recipient and author (cremated).
- Sergeant James Welch (1889–1978), World War I British Army VC recipient.
Gallery
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War graves section,
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Gravestones dating from the 1940s.
References
- "Cemeteries in Bournemouth". www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- "Funerals to be limited to maximum of 10 people – and they must all be immediate family members". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- CWGC. "Bournemouth North Cemetery | Cemetery Details". CWGC. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- CWGC. "Bournemouth Crematorium | Cemetery Details". CWGC. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "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.
- "CWGC Casualty Record". Retrieved 27 December 2013.
