Willesden New Cemetery
Details
Established1891
Location
Willesden, (London Borough of Brent), London NW10 9TE
CountryEngland
Coordinates51°32′42″N 0°14′35″W / 51.545°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

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]

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. 1 2 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.
  2. ↑ "Willesden New Cemetery". Brent Council. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Willesden New Cemetery". London Gardens Online. London Parks and Gardens Trust. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Cemetery Details | CWGC".
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