Walton-on-Thames Cemetery is the municipal part of

Walton-on-Thames Walton-on-Thames, locally known as Walton, is a market town on the south bank of the Thames in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey, England. Walton forms part of the Greater London built-up area, within the KT postcode and is served by a wide ran ...

's main cemeteries next to the (

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

) parish church and facing the Methodist Church. Among the 229 graves are 33 for casualties from

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

and

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. Near the entrance is a memorial wall listing 19 men who served with the

New Zealand Expeditionary Force The New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) was the title of the military forces sent from New Zealand to fight alongside other British Empire and Dominion troops during World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945). Ultimately, the NZE ...

in the former. Some or all of these were patients at the

No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital The No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital was a World War I military hospital in Walton-on-Thames, England. The hospital opened in 1915 by Compulsory purchase in England and Wales, requisitioning the essentially 15th century Mount Felix estate, a gra ...

nearby.

Notable burials

George Virtue George C. Virtue (1794 – 8 December 1868) was a 19th-century London-based publisher. His publishing house was located at 26 Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row. Pictorial publisher Virtue selected accomplished artists, employed the best engravers, and ...

(1794–1868); 19th-century London publisher, notably of engravings; has a surmounting sculpture by Joseph Edwards. *

Fred Atkins Fred Atkinson (1910 – May 14, 1988), better known by his ring name Fred Atkins, was a New Zealand-born Canadian professional wrestler, trainer, referee, manager, and announcer, best known for his time with Maple Leaf Wrestling. Early life Atkin ...

(1859–1881); police constable whose murder on Kingston Hill remains unsolved.

Gallery

File:Walton-on-Thames, Cemetery, ANZAC memorial 1.jpg, ANZAC memorial File:Walton-on-Thames, statue on the grave of George Virtue.jpg, George Virtue grave

References

External links

Official website

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Walton-on-Thames, Cemetery Cemeteries in Surrey Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in England Borough of Elmbridge