Witham's Cemetery

Witham's Cemetery is a cemetery in Gibraltar.

Description

Captain Witham and Roger Curtis in The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789 by John Trumball

The cemetery takes its name from Captain Witham, a British officer of the 18th century involved in the sieges of Gibraltar, said to be "a rather spirited gentleman, who enjoyed himself by digging up a garden over the night."^[1] The Gibraltar Naval Memorial notes that the U.S. Navy, in cooperation with the British, once moved graves from the Witham's Road Cemetery to the North Front Cemetery.^[2]

References

↑ Hassan, Isaac (2005). Gibraltar Heritage Journal: special edition to commemorate the Gibraltar Exhibition at the Jewish Museum, London, 2004. Friends of Gibraltar Heritage Society. ISBN 978-0-9550255-0-1. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
↑ American Battle Monuments Commission (1977). Annual Report of the American Battle Monuments Commission. U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 18 February 2013.

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[Hassan2005-1] Hassan, Isaac (2005). Gibraltar Heritage Journal: special edition to commemorate the Gibraltar Exhibition at the Jewish Museum, London, 2004. Friends of Gibraltar Heritage Society. ISBN 978-0-9550255-0-1. Retrieved 18 February 2013.

[Commission1977-2] American Battle Monuments Commission (1977). Annual Report of the American Battle Monuments Commission. U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 18 February 2013.