Bournemouth North Cemetery and Bournemouth Crematorium is a municipal cemetery in

Bournemouth Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...

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. The cemetery is located between the suburbs of Charminster,

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and Queen's Park and is owned by

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is a unitary local authority for the district of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in England that came into being on 1 April 2019. It was created from the areas that were previously administered by ...

. The cemetery has 110 war grave burials from

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, 75 of whom are buried in a section maintained by the

Commonwealth War Graves Commission The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations mil ...

, 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),

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British Army VC recipient (cremated). * Staff-Sergeant Joseph John Davies (1889–1976), World War I British Army VC recipient (cremated). *

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Sir

Cyril Deverell Field Marshal Sir Cyril John Deverell (9 November 1874 – 12 May 1947) was a British Army officer who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS), the professional head of the British Army, from 1936 to 1937. Prior to his becoming CIGS, ...

(1874–1947), World War I British Army commander and Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1936–37 (cremated). * Captain

Henry James Knight Henry James Knight Victoria Cross, VC (5 November 1878 – 24 November 1955) was an England, English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to Unite ...

(1878–1953),

Boer War The Second Boer War ( af, Tweede Vryheidsoorlog, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, the Anglo–Boer War, or the South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer Republics (the Sou ...

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

File:Bournemouth North Cemetery, war graves. - geograph.org.uk - 1187651.jpg, War graves section, File:Bournemouth North Cemetery - geograph.org.uk - 1187681.jpg, Gravestones dating from the 1940s.

References

{{Cemeteries in England Cemeteries in Dorset Bournemouth Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in England 1931 establishments in England Crematoria in England