Walton-on-Thames Cemetery
Walton-on-Thames Cemetery is the municipal part of Walton-on-Thames's main cemeteries next to the (Anglican) parish church and facing the Methodist Church.[1][2]
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| Details | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51.3877°N 0.4172°W |
| Type | Active |
| Style | Laid to lawn, with low front wall, flowers and shrubberies |
| Owned by | Elmbridge Borough Council |
| Size | 5,700 square metres (1.4 acres) |
| No. of interments | 229 |
| Website | https://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/cemeteries-services/information/ |
| Find a Grave | Walton-on-Thames Cemetery |
Among the 229 graves are 33 for casualties from World War I and World War II. Near the entrance is a memorial wall listing 19 men who served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the former.[3][4] Some or all of these were patients at the No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital nearby.[2]
Notable burials
- George Virtue (1794–1868); 19th-century London publisher, notably of engravings; has a surmounting sculpture by Joseph Edwards.[5]
- Fred Atkins (1859–1881); police constable whose murder on Kingston Hill remains unsolved.
Gallery
ANZAC memorial
George Virtue grave
References
- "Cemeteries information". Elmbridge Borough Council.
- "WALTON-ON-THAMES CEMETERY". The Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- "Walton and Weybridge (Walton-On-Thames) Cemetery". New Zealand History.
- "Walton on Thames Cemetery". Surrey in the Great War: A County Remembers.
- "Monument to George Virtue (1794-1868)". The Victorian Web.
External links
- Official website
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- "Walton-on-Thames NZ General Hospital Roll of Honour". New Zealand History. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
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