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GLASGOW (EASTWOOD) CEMETERY

1. Country: United Kingdom
2. Locality: Glasgow
3. Historical Information: During the two world wars, the United Kingdom became an island fortress used for training troops and launching land, sea and air operations around the globe. There are more than 170,000 Commonwealth war graves in the United Kingdom, many being those of servicemen and women killed on active service, or who later succumbed to wounds. Others died in training accidents, or because of sickness or disease. The graves, many of them privately owned and marked by private memorials, will be found in more than 12,000 cemeteries and churchyards. Glasgow was one of the ports of embarkation for the British Expeditionary Force in 1914 and several military hospitals opened in the city during the First World War, including the 3rd and 4th Scottish General (1,200 beds each), and the Merryflats War Hospital (500 beds). Battalions of a number of Scottish regiments had their headquarters at Glasgow during both wars, most notably the Highland Light Infantry. The Clydeside shipyards were targeted by German bombers during the Blitz, and Glasgow suffered a particularly ferocious attack on the night of 13/14 March 1941 when many civilians and servicemen were killed. Glasgow (Eastwood) Cemetery contains 47 scattered burials of the First World War and 100 from the Second World War. In addition there is a small garden of remembrance where servicemen from both wars buried in Glasgow's Sighthill and Southern Necropolis Cemeteries are commemorated. The memorial consists of headstones removed from the actual graves, which could no longer be properly maintained when the cemeteries closed in March 1954. There are now 153 servicemen and women of the First World War and 121 from the Second World War buried or commemorated in this cemetery.
4. No. of Identified Casualties: 272

1. MACMINN, ALEXANDER CUNNINGHAM A C GUARDSMAN - Scots Guards 2699807 08.12.1946
2. MCKEE, JOHN J GUARDSMAN - Scots Guards 2696536 03.09.1940

 

GLASGOW (LAMBHILL) CEMETERY

• Country: United Kingdom
• Locality: Glasgow
• Location Information: This cemetery is part of the Western Necropolis. Entry is through the main gate on Tresta Road in the north of Glasgow.
• Historical Information: During the two world wars, the United Kingdom became an island fortress used for training troops and launching land, sea and air operations around the globe. There are more than 170,000 Commonwealth war graves in the United Kingdom, many being those of servicemen and women killed on active service, or who later succumbed to wounds. Others died in training accidents, or because of sickness or disease. The graves, many of them privately owned and marked by private memorials, will be found in more than 12,000 cemeteries and churchyards. Glasgow was one of the ports of embarkation for the British Expeditionary Force in 1914 and several military hospitals opened in the city during the First World War, including the 3rd and 4th Scottish General (1,200 beds each), and the Merryflats War Hospital (500 beds). Battalions of a number of Scottish regiments had their headquarters at Glasgow during both wars, most notably the Highland Light Infantry. The Clydeside shipyards were targeted by German bombers during the Blitz, and Glasgow suffered a particularly ferocious attack on the night of 13/14 March 1941 when many civilians and servicemen were killed. Glasgow (Lambhill) Cemetery contains 109 scattered burials of the First World War, 123 from the Second World War and one Norwegian war grave.
• No. of Identified Casualties: 234

1. NAPIER, DUNCAN GRAHAM D G GUARDSMAN - Scots Guards 2698996 20.04.1946
2. WILSON, ROBERT R GUARDSMAN - Scots Guards 2701785 05.04.1945

 

GLASGOW (RIDDRIE PARK) CEMETERY

• Country: United Kingdom
• Locality: Glasgow
• Visiting Information: Glasgow City Council have closed an area within section A of this cemetery due to subsidence and it is likely to remain closed for the forseeable future. For safety reasons, public access is therefore no longer possible. The Commission are planning to build a memorial, to be erected close to the Cross of Sacrifice, to commemorate the 21 war casualties buried in the closed section.
• Historical Information: Glasgow was one of the ports of embarkation for the British Expeditionary Force in 1914 and several military hospitals opened in the city during the First World War, including the 3rd and 4th Scottish General (1,200 beds each), and the Merryflats War Hospital (500 beds). Battalions of a number of Scottish regiments had their headquarters at Glasgow during both wars, most notably the Highland Light Infantry. The Clydeside shipyards were targeted by German bombers during the Blitz, and Glasgow suffered a particularly ferocious attack on the night of 13/14 March 1941 when many civilians and servicemen were killed. Glasgow (Riddrie Park) Cemetery contains100 scattered burials of the First World War and 248 of the Second World War.
• No. of Identified Casualties: 350

1. MATHER, WILLIAM W GUARDSMAN - Scots Guards 2701271 24.01.1947
2. SHEARER, WILLIAM W GUARDSMAN - Scots Guards 2696398 07.12.1945
3. TADDEI-HURST, FRANCIS F SERJEANT - Scots Guards 2693335 31.05.1945

 

GLASGOW (SANDYMOUNT) CEMETERY

• Country: United Kingdom
• Locality: Glasgow
• Historical Information: During the two world wars, the United Kingdom became an island fortress used for training troops and launching land, sea and air operations around the globe. There are more than 170,000 Commonwealth war graves in the United Kingdom, many being those of servicemen and women killed on active service, or who later succumbed to wounds. Others died in training accidents, or because of sickness or disease. The graves, many of them privately owned and marked by private memorials, will be found in more than 12,000 cemeteries and churchyards. Glasgow was one of the ports of embarkation for the British Expeditionary Force in 1914 and several military hospitals opened in the city during the First World War, including the 3rd and 4th Scottish General (1,200 beds each), and the Merryflats War Hospital (500 beds). Battalions of a number of Scottish regiments had their headquarters at Glasgow during both wars, most notably the Highland Light Infantry. The Clydeside shipyards were targeted by German bombers during the Blitz, and Glasgow suffered a particularly ferocious attack on the night of 13/14 March 1941 when many civilians and servicemen were killed. Glasgow (Sandymount) Cemetery contains 67 scattered burials of the First World War, 110 from the Second World War and one French war grave.
• No. of Identified Casualties: 179

1. MCDONALD, JAMES J GUARDSMAN - Scots Guards 2696577 28.06.1947

 

GLASGOW (ST. KENTIGERN'S) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY

• Country: United Kingdom
• Locality: Glasgow
• Historical Information: During the two world wars, the United Kingdom became an island fortress used for training troops and launching land, sea and air operations around the globe. There are more than 170,000 Commonwealth war graves in the United Kingdom, many being those of servicemen and women killed on active service, or who later succumbed to wounds. Others died in training accidents, or because of sickness or disease. The graves, many of them privately owned and marked by private memorials, will be found in more than 12,000 cemeteries and churchyards. Glasgow was one of the ports of embarkation for the British Expeditionary Force in 1914 and several military hospitals opened in the city during the First World War, including the 3rd and 4th Scottish General (1,200 beds each), and the Merryflats War Hospital (500 beds). Battalions of a number of Scottish regiments had their headquarters at Glasgow during both wars, most notably the Highland Light Infantry. The Clydeside shipyards were targeted by German bombers during the Blitz, and Glasgow suffered a particularly ferocious attack on the night of 13/14 March 1941 when many civilians and servicemen were killed. Glasgow (St Kentigern's) Roman Catholic Cemetery contains 134 scattered burials of the First World War; a small screen wall commemorates those servicemen buried in graves that are not marked by headstones. Most of the 186 Second World War burials are also scattered, but there is a small service group in the centre of the cemetery. The cemetery also contains 11 war graves of other nationalities and one non-war service burial, that of a New Zealand veteran.
• No. of Identified Casualties: 333

1. OAKLEY, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER M C GUARDSMAN - Coldstream Guards 2667729 10.11.1946

 

GLASGOW (ST. PETER'S) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY

• Country: United Kingdom
• Locality: Glasgow
• Historical Information: During the two world wars, the United Kingdom became an island fortress used for training troops and launching land, sea and air operations around the globe. There are more than 170,000 Commonwealth war graves in the United Kingdom, many being those of servicemen and women killed on active service, or who later succumbed to wounds. Others died in training accidents, or because of sickness or disease. The graves, many of them privately owned and marked by private memorials, will be found in more than 12,000 cemeteries and churchyards. Glasgow was one of the ports of embarkation for the British Expeditionary Force in 1914 and several military hospitals opened in the city during the First World War, including the 3rd and 4th Scottish General (1,200 beds each), and the Merryflats War Hospital (500 beds). Battalions of a number of Scottish regiments had their headquarters at Glasgow during both wars, most notably the Highland Light Infantry. The Clydeside shipyards were targeted by German bombers during the Blitz, and Glasgow suffered a particularly ferocious attack on the night of 13/14 March 1941 when many civilians and servicemen were killed. Glasgow (St Peter's) Roman Catholic Cemetery contains 111 scattered burials of the First World War and 151 of the Second World War; a screen wall commemorates those whose graves are not marked individually by headstones.
• No. of Identified Casualties: 265

1. MCNALLY, CHARLES C LANCE CORPORAL - Scots Guards 2702421 26.06.1946
2. MURRAY, JOHN J GUARDSMAN - Scots Guards 2699476 23.07.1946

 

GLASGOW WESTERN NECROPOLIS

• Country: United Kingdom
• Locality: Glasgow
• Historical Information: During the two world wars, the United Kingdom became an island fortress used for training troops and launching land, sea and air operations around the globe. There are more than 170,000 Commonwealth war graves in the United Kingdom, many being those of servicemen and women killed on active service, or who later succumbed to wounds. Others died in training accidents, or because of sickness or disease. The graves, many of them privately owned and marked by private memorials, will be found in more than 12,000 cemeteries and churchyards. Glasgow was one of the ports of embarkation for the British Expeditionary Force in 1914 and several military hospitals opened in the city during the First World War, including the 3rd and 4th Scottish General (1,200 beds each), and the Merryflats War Hospital (500 beds). Battalions of a number of Scottish regiments had their headquarters at Glasgow during both wars, most notably the Highland Light Infantry. The Clydeside shipyards were targeted by German bombers during the Blitz, and Glasgow suffered a particularly ferocious attack on the night of 13/14 March 1941 when many civilians and servicemen were killed. GLASGOW WESTERN NECROPOLIS contains 355 First World War burials, many of them grouped together in Section P, with a small group of Australian graves in Section N. A screen wall near the main entrance carries the badges of the regiments represented in Sections P and H. The 124 Second World War burials are scattered throughout the cemetery, although there are two among the earlier war graves in Section P. Also in this group are two inter-war service burials and two German war graves. GLASGOW CREMATORIUM stands within the Western Necropolis and a memorial in the garden of rest commemorates one servicemen of the First World War and 72 of the Second World War whose remains were cremated there.
• No. of Identified Casualties: 484

1. CLARKE, SAMUEL S GUARDSMAN 1ST BN. Scots Guards 2694147 17.03.1941

 

GLASSFORD OLD CHURCHYARD

• Country: United Kingdom
• Locality: Lanarkshire
• No. of Identified Casualties: 4

1. ROBERTSON, DAVID D GUARDSMAN - Scots Guards 2693592 BETWEEN 11.05.1941 AND 21.05.1941

 

GLYNCORRWG (CYMMER) CEMETERY

• Country: United Kingdom
• Locality: Glamorganshire
• Location Information: This is on the North side of the Avon valley.
• No. of Identified Casualties: 12

1. 2734544 David Ernest JONES, 1 Welsh Guards

 

GOLDERS GREEN CREMATORIUM

• Country: United Kingdom
• Locality: Middlesex
• Location Information: GOLDERS GREEN is a large residential area about five miles north of London, in the municipal borough of Hendon. The Crematorium is situated on the northern border of Hampstead Heath, the entrance being in Hoop Lane leading off Finchley Road on the northern side of Golders Green Underground station.
• Historical Information: It is only since the beginning of the 20th century that the ancient custom of cremation instead of burial has been followed to any extent in the United Kingdom, and soon after the turn of the century the Cremation Society of England felt the need for the establishment of a crematorium in the vicinity of London to serve the requirements of the Metropolis. The London Cremation Company Limited was formed for this purpose, and the Crematorium was opened in 1902. Men and women who died in the service of their country during both world wars were cremated here. After the Second World War a site was selected and made available to the Commission, through the generosity of the London Cremation Company Limited, for the erection of a memorial to the men and women who died in the two world wars and were cremated here. The Memorial, which is situated at the end of the long terrace in front of the memorial cloisters, immediately behind the ornamental lily pool, was designed by the Commission's Chief Architect and Artistic Adviser, Sir Edward Maufe, R.A., to harmonise with the adjacent buildings. It consists of a small Portland stone colonnade protecting and enshrining three bronze panels bearing the names. Inside the curved pediment are the dates 1914-1918 and 1939-1945, and carved on the frieze beneath are the words "PRO PATRIA". The columns are linked at the base by wrought iron balustrades, and a sea shell, representing immortality, is engraved on the capital of each column. The memorial, which was unveiled by Lord Wigram and dedicated by the Bishop of Willesden in May 1952, is approached on either side by a curved flight of steps, and is set against a background of trees.
• No. of Identified Casualties: 486

1. 312981 (14426235) George Alan Hill BAKER, Welsh Guards
2. BOLDERO, JOHN JULIAN J J GUARDSMAN - Grenadier Guards 2626020 08.12.1944
3. 110300 John Murray (Ivan) COBBOLD, Scots Guards
   
4. MCCRACKEN, CHARLES ALLAN C A GUARDSMAN - Coldstream Guards 2653992 08.02.1942
5. MITCHELL, MICHAEL BRADSTOCK ALEXANDER M B A LIEUTENANT 3RD BN. Coldstream Guards 186914 18.06.1944
6. STANLEY, HARRY MICHAEL H M LIEUTENANT 4TH BN. Coldstream Guards 357033 25.05.1946
7. THORNTON, DICK HENRY BREWSTER D H B MAJOR - Grenadier Guards 100546 18.06.1944
8. URQUHART, ERNEST RALPH E R SERJEANT - Scots Guards 2692276 02.03.1942

 

GREAT BURSTEAD (ST. MARY MAGDALENE) CHURCHYARD

• Country: United Kingdom
• Locality: Essex
• No. of Identified Casualties: 12

1. PEASE, THOMAS EDWARD T E GUARDSMAN 4TH BN. Coldstream Guards 2657533 08.12.1944

 

GREAT CROSBY (SS. PETER AND PAUL) ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHYARD

• Country: United Kingdom
• Locality: Lancashire
• No. of Identified Casualties: 25

1. 2721750 Richard SPENCER, Irish Guards 31/12/1943

 

GREAT STAUGHTON (ST. ANDREW) CHURCHYARD

• Country: United Kingdom
• Locality: Huntingdonshire
• No. of Identified Casualties: 1

1. 320937 (2702098) James Arthur Grey DUBERLY, Scots Guards 18.06.1944

 

GREENFIELD CEMETERY, HOLYWELL

• Country: United Kingdom
• Locality: Flintshire
• No. of Identified Casualties: 5

1. 4191051 Thomas Clement REES, Irish Guards 06/11/1940

 

GREENOCK CEMETERY

• Country: United Kingdom
• Locality: Renfrewshire
• Historical Information: The War graves which are of both Wars are scattered and a Cross of Sacrifice erected beside the main cemetery road. There are 95 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-18 war, 1 being an unidentified British soldier. There are a further 169 of the 1939-45 war, 2 being unidentified seamen of the Merchant Navy and 2 being unidentified sailors of the Royal Navy. There are 5 Foreign National war burials here.
• No. of Identified Casualties: 263

1. FERGUSON, DONALD D GUARDSMAN - Scots Guards 2702202 12.05.1944

 

GRIMSBY (SCARTHO ROAD) CEMETERY

• Country: United Kingdom
• Locality: Lincolnshire
• Historical Information: Grimsby (Scartho Road) Cemetery contains 281 scattered burials of the First World War, many of them seamen who served with the Auxiliary Patrol which operated out of Grimsby. Included in the total are special memorials to three casualties buried in Grimsby Old Cemetery where their graves could no longer be maintained. During the Second World War, boats of the Grimsby fishing fleet were attacked at sea, and the town and port were bombed many times, incurring casualties among servicemen as well as civilians. The cemetery contains 258 Second World War burials, almost 200 of them forming a war graves plot. There are also 17 war burials of other nationalities, many of them German prisoners of war from the camp at nearby Weelsby.
• No. of Identified Casualties: 555

1. 2720001 Brian Peter QUINN, 2 Irish Guards 29/06/1942 Grave Ref. Sec. 60. Row C. Grave 16
2. SNAPE D GUARDSMAN - Grenadier Guards 2628091 10.07.1946
3. TURRELL, RAYMOND R GUARDSMAN 5TH BN. Coldstream Guards 2664340 19.11.1942

 

GUILDFORD CEMETERY

• Country: United Kingdom
• Locality: Surrey
• Location Information: The cemetery is on the old Farnham road over the Hog's Back. It belongs to the Corporation. The Guildford War Hospital, with 445 beds, was established in the Infirmary.
• No. of Identified Casualties: 32

1. PRESCOTT, ARTHUR GEOFFREY A G GUARDSMAN 7TH BN. Coldstream Guards 2659697 11.05.1946

 

HAMMERSMITH OLD CEMETERY

• Country: United Kingdom
• Locality: London
• Location Information: All burials in this cemetery are now commemorated on a Screen Wall Memorial in Section 31.
• No. of Identified Casualties: 191

1. BULL, GEOFFREY HOWARD G H LIEUTENANT COLONEL - Grenadier Guards 791 20.06.1940

 

HAMMERWICH (ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST) CHURCHYARD

• Country: United Kingdom
• Locality: Staffordshire
• No. of Identified Casualties: 3

1. 2739424 Alan Frederick STREET, Welsh Guards 30/06/1944 Grave Ref. Sec. A. New ground. Row I. Grave 6

 

HAMPTON CEMETERY

• Country: United Kingdom
• Locality: Middlesex
• No. of Identified Casualties: 22

1. 2737268 Cecil Frank BENNETT, Welsh Guards 11/09/1940 Grave Ref. Class C. East Cons. Grave 278