Willesden New Cemetery Explained

Willesden New Cemetery
Coordinates:51.545°N -0.243°W
Established:1891
Country:England
Location:Willesden, (London Borough of Brent), London NW10 9TE
Type:Active
Owner:London Borough of Brent
Size:26 acres
Website:Willesden New Cemetery
Findagraveid:2287996

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.[1] [2] It previously included chapels, now demolished, by Charles H Worley.[3] [2]

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]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Willesden New Cemetery . . 27 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Willesden New Cemetery . . London Parks and Gardens Trust. 28 May 2019.
  3. Book: London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer . Meller, Hugh . Parsons, Brian . . 2011 . 978-0-7524-6183-0 . Fifth . . 225.
  4. Web site: Cemetery Details | CWGC.