West Derby Cemetery, Lower House Lane,
Croxteth
Croxteth is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, and a Liverpool City Council Ward. Although housing in the area is predominantly modern, the suburb has some notable history. At the United Kingdom 2011 Census it had a population of 14,561.
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. Opened in January 1884 it has been used for
Church of England
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,
Roman Catholic
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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and
Jewish
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burials. Various buildings at the cemetery are Grade II
listed building
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s.
The cemetery contains 108 Commonwealth service war graves of
World War I
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and 129 of
World War II
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, scattered in the different denominational plots. Marked war graves from the latter war include Czech
Battle of Britain
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veteran
Jindrich Bartos (within Roman Catholic section).
CWGC Casualty Record, Jindrich Bartos Casualties whose graves could not be marked by Commonwealth War Graves Commission, CWGC headstones are listed on the two denominational Screen Wall memorials. The CWGC also care for 2 foreign nationals' war graves.
CWGC Cemetery report.
Notable burials
* Hugh Stowell Brown
Hugh Stowell Brown (10 August 1823 – 24 February 1886) was a Manx Christian minister and renowned preacher.
Hugh Stowell Brown was a preacher, pastor and social reformer in Liverpool in the nineteenth century. His public lectures and work am ...
* Peter Craven
Peter Theodore Craven
, fansite biography by Jim Blanchard. (accessed 12 July 2006).
* Entrance to West Derby Cemetery
See also
* Burial Act 1857
References
External links
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Grade II listed buildings in Liverpool
Cemeteries in Liverpool
Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in England
1884 establishments in England
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