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Fulham Cemetery

Coordinates: 51°28′49″N 0°13′00″W / 51.48028°N 0.21667°W / 51.48028; -0.21667
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Fulham Cemetery
Fulham Cemetery chapel doorway
Map
Details
Established1 August 1865 (date of consecration)[1]
Location
CountryEngland
Coordinates51°28′49″N 0°13′00″W / 51.48028°N 0.21667°W / 51.48028; -0.21667
Owned byHammersmith and Fulham Borough Council
Size13 acres[1]
WebsiteOfficial website
Find a GraveFulham Cemetery

Fulham Cemetery, also known as Fulham Old Cemetery[2] and as Fulham Palace Road Cemetery,[3] is in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, just off Fulham Palace Road. Designed by John Hall, it opened in 1865.[3] The closest London Underground station is Barons Court.

Notable burials

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The cemetery
Another view of the cemetery

The cemetery contains the war graves of 238 Commonwealth service personnel, 179 from World War I of whom seven are commemorated by a special memorial headstone, and 57 from World War II. Those whose graves have no headstones are listed by name on a screen wall memorial in the main war graves plot.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Meller, Hugh; Parsons, Brian (2011). London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer (Fifth ed.). Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press. p. 155. ISBN 978 0 7524 6183 0.
  2. ^ "Fulham and Margravine Cemeteries". Cemeteries in Hammersmith & Fulham. London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Fulham Palace Road Cemetery". London Gardens Online. London Parks & Gardens Trust. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  4. ^ Meller, Hugh; Parsons, Brian (2011). London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer (Fifth ed.). Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press. p. 156. ISBN 978 0 7524 6183 0.
  5. ^ "Fulham Palace Road Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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