Wimborne Road Cemetery, Bournemouth
 Wimborne Road Cemetery | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1878 |
| Location | Wimborne Road, Bournemouth |
| Country | UK |
| Coordinates | 50°44′03.2″N 1°52′23.3″W / 50.734222°N 1.873139°WCoordinates: 50°44′03.2″N 1°52′23.3″W / 50.734222°N 1.873139°W |
| Type | Cemetery |
The Wimborne Road Cemetery is located at Wimborne Road, Bournemouth.[1] It is grade II listed with Historic England. The cemetery was opened in 1878 and laid out by the architect Christopher Crabb Creeke.[2]
The cemetery contains the war graves of 48 Commonwealth service personnel of World War I and 38 of World War II.[3]
Notable Interments
- Sir Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841-1917), statesman.[4]
- Staff Surgeon RN William Job Maillard (1863-1903), VC recipient in 1898 Occupation of Crete.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/BirthsDeathsMarriages/CemeteriesCrematoriums/BournemouthCemeteriesAndBurials.aspx
- ↑ https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000726
- ↑ {{http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/39202/bournemouth-(wimborne-road)-cemetery}}CWGC Cemetery Report.
- ↑ "Evelyn Baring, First Earl of Cromer". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ {{https://web.archive.org/web/20041027213327/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/dorset.htm Location of grave and VC medal}} (Dorset)
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