Willesden New Cemetery

Willesden New Cemetery is a civic cemetery at Franklyn Road, Willesden, in the London Borough of Brent. It opened in 1891 and includes a memorial to local civilians who died in World War II.[2][3] It previously included chapels, now demolished, by Charles H Worley.[1][3]

Willesden New Cemetery
Details
Established1891
Location
CountryEngland
Coordinates51.545°N 0.243°W / 51.545; -0.243
TypeActive
Owned byLondon Borough of Brent
Size26 acres[1]
WebsiteWillesden New Cemetery
Find a GraveWillesden New Cemetery

The cemetery contains war graves of 130 Commonwealth service personnel who died in World War I and 121 who died in World War II. Most of these graves are scattered throughout the cemetery apart from 39 World War II graves forming an informal group, while a Screen Wall memorial lists personnel from both wars whose graves could not be individually marked by headstones.[4]

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References

  1. Meller, Hugh: Parsons, Brian (2011). London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer (Fifth ed.). Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press. p. 225. ISBN 978 0 7524 6183 0.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. "Willesden New Cemetery". Brent Council. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. "Willesden New Cemetery". London Gardens Online. London Parks and Gardens Trust. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  4. https://www.cwgc.org/visit-us/find-cemeteries-memorials/cemetery-details/42330/WILLESDEN%20NEW%20CEMETERY/
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