Fulham Cemetery, also known as Fulham Old Cemetery
and as Fulham Palace Road Cemetery,
is in the
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham () is a London boroughs, London borough in West London and which also forms part of Inner London. The borough was formed in 1965 as the London Borough of Hammersmith from the merger of the former Metr ...
, just off
Fulham Palace
Fulham Palace lies on the north bank of the River Thames in Fulham, London, previously in the former English county of Middlesex. It is the site of the Manor of Fulham dating back to Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Saxon times and in the c ...
Road. Designed by John Hall, it opened in 1865.
The closest
London Underground
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The Undergro ...
station is
Barons Court.
Notable burials
* Lieutenant-General
Sir Burke Douglas Cuppage KCB (1794–1877),
Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey
The lieutenant governor of Jersey (Jèrriais:, "Governor of Jersey"), properly styled the lieutenant-governor of Jersey (), is the representative of the British monarch in the Bailiwick of Jersey, a dependency of the British Crown.
Presentl ...
1863–68.
[Meller, Hugh; Parsons, Brian (2011). ''London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer'' (Fifth ed.). ]Stroud, Gloucestershire
Stroud is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District. The town's population was 13,500 in 2021.
Sited below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills, at ...
: The History Press
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. p. 156. .
The cemetery contains the
war graves
A war grave is a burial place for members of the armed forces or civilians who died during military campaigns or operations.
Definition
The term "war grave" does not only apply to graves: ships sunk during wartime are often considered to b ...
of 238
Commonwealth
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service personnel, 179 from
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
of whom seven are commemorated by a special memorial headstone, and 57 from
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. Those whose graves have no headstones are listed by name on a screen wall memorial in the main war graves plot.
See also
*
Fulham Road Jewish Cemetery, Jewish cemetery on Fulham Road
*
North Sheen Cemetery, also known as Fulham New Cemetery, which is in
Kew
Kew () is a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its population at the 2011 census was 11,436. Kew is the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens ("Kew Gardens"), now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace. Kew is ...
in the
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames () in south-west Greater London, London, England, forms part of Outer London and is the only London boroughs, London borough on both sides of the River Thames. It was created in 1965 when three smaller ...
References
External links
Official website
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1865 establishments in England
Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in England
Fulham
Hammersmith and Fulham cemeteries
World War I memorials in London