Hampton Cemetery is a

cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite, graveyard, or a green space called a memorial park or memorial garden, is a place where the remains of many death, dead people are burial, buried or otherwise entombed. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek ...

on Hollybush Lane in

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in the

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames () in south-west Greater London, London, England, forms part of Outer London and is the only London boroughs, London borough on both sides of the River Thames. It was created in 1965 when three smaller ...

. It was opened in 1879 and is now managed by

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. Fourteen

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servicemembers of

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

and seven of

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are buried in the cemetery.

Notable burials and memorials

* Sir Francis Mark Farmer (1866–1922) was a dental surgeon and lecturer on dental surgery and pathology at the

London Hospital The Royal London Hospital is a large teaching hospital in Whitechapel in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is part of Barts Health NHS Trust. It provides district general hospital services for the City of London and London Borough of Tow ...

who made contributions on facial restoration. * There is a memorial to William Hodson (1821–1858) who was a British leader of irregular light cavalry during the

Indian Mutiny The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the form ...

; he is buried in

Lucknow Lucknow () is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the largest city of the List of state and union territory capitals in India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is the administrative headquarters of the epon ...

. His widow, Susan Annette Hodson (died 4 November 1884), who had a

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apartment at

Hampton Court Palace Hampton Court Palace is a Listed building, Grade I listed royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, southwest and upstream of central London on the River Thames. Opened to the public, the palace is managed by Historic Royal ...

, is buried here. * Eli Lemon Sheldon (1848–1892), a banker and author, husband of

May French Sheldon Mary French Sheldon (10 May 1847 – 10 February 1936), as author May French Sheldon, was an American author and explorer. Early years and education Mary French was born May 10, 1847, at Bridgewater, Pennsylvania. Her father was Joseph French, ...

, who died at Canister House, Hampton. File:Hampton Cemetery, grave of Sir Francis Mark Farmer (1).jpg, Grave of Sir Francis Mark Farmer File:Hampton Cemetery, memorial to William Hodson (1).jpg, Memorial to William Hodson

References

External links

Official website
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