| Twickenham Cemetery | |
|---|---|
Cross of Sacrifice in Twickenham Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1868 |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°26′46″N 0°21′50″W / 51.446°N 0.364°W |
| Type | Active |
| Owned by | Richmond upon Thames Council |
| Find a Grave | Twickenham Cemetery |
Twickenham Cemetery is a cemetery at Hospital Bridge Road, Whitton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It was established in 1868 and was expanded in the 1880s, when the local parish churchyards were closed to new burials.
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
- 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"[citation needed]
- Francis Francis (d. 1886), angler and novelist
- Edward Stanley Gibbons (d. 1913), stamp dealer and founder of Stanley Gibbons Ltd, publishers of the Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogue
- 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[citation needed]
- Leonard Jack Lewis (d. 2005), television director[citation needed]
- Laurence Oliphant (d. 1888), author, traveller, diplomat and Christian mystic
- Jonathan Peel (d. 1879), Secretary of State for War
- Ernst Roth (d. 1971), music publisher
- Elizabeth Twining (d. 1889), English painter, author, and botanical illustrator[citation needed]
- Herbert Edgar Weston (d. 1961), stamp dealer
Gallery
Graves at Twickenham Cemetery
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References
- ^ a b "Twickenham Cemetery". London Gardens Trust. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c "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
