Twickenham Cemetery is a cemetery at Hospital Bridge Road,
Whitton 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 ...
. It was established in 1868
and was expanded in the 1880s, when the local parish churchyards were closed to new burials.
Notable burials
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Hylda Baker
Hylda Baker (4 February 1905 – 1 May 1986) was an English comedian, actress and music hall performer. Born and brought up in Farnworth, Lancashire, she is perhaps best remembered for her role as Nellie Pledge in the Granada ITV sitcom ' ...
(d. 1986), comedienne, actress and music hall performer
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Herbert Mills Birdwood
Herbert Mills Birdwood (29 May 1837 – 21 February 1907) was an Anglo-Indian judge and administrator. He was the acting governor of Bombay from 16 February 1895 to 18 February 1895. He was also a naturalist and botanist who documented the fl ...
(d. 1907), British Indian judge and civil servant, naturalist and botanist
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William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood
Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood (13 September 1865 – 17 May 1951), was a British Army officer. He saw active service in the Second Boer War on the staff of Lord Kitchener. He saw action again in the First World War ...
(d. 1951), who commanded the
ANZAC
The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) was originally a First World War army corps of the British Empire under the command of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. It was formed in Egypt in December 1914, and operated during the ...
forces during the
Gallipoli Campaign in 1915 and became
Commander-in-Chief, India
During the period of the Company and Crown rule in India, the Commander-in-Chief, India (often "Commander-in-Chief ''in'' or ''of'' India") was the supreme commander of the Indian Army from 1833 to 1947. The Commander-in-Chief and most of his ...
in 1925
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Frederick James Camm
Frederick James "F.J." Camm (6 October 1895 – 18 February 1959) was an English technical author and magazine editor. He founded several radio and electronics titles, including '' Practical Mechanics'', '' Practical Motorist'', '' Practical Telev ...
(d. 1959), technical author and magazine editor
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"Fast Eddie" Clarke (d. 2018), rock musician
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Leonard N. Fowles (d. 1939), organist, choirmaster and composer, best remembered for his
hymn
A hymn is a type of song, and partially synonymous with devotional song, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. The word ''hymn'' d ...
tunes "Golders Green" and "Phoenix"
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Francis Francis (d. 1886), angler and novelist
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Edward Stanley Gibbons
Edward Stanley Gibbons (21 June 1840 – 17 February 1913) was an English stamp dealer and founder of Stanley Gibbons Ltd, publishers of the Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogue and other stamp-related books and magazines.
Early life
Edward St ...
(d. 1913), stamp dealer and founder of
Stanley Gibbons Ltd
The Stanley Gibbons Group plc is a company quoted on the London Stock Exchange specialising in the retailing of collectable postage stamps and similar products. The group is incorporated in London. The company is a major stamp dealer and phila ...
, publishers of the
Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogue
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Joseph Jackson Howard
Joseph Jackson Howard, LL.D., Society of Antiquaries of London, FSA (12 April 1827 – 18 April 1902) was an English genealogist who was Maltravers Herald Extraordinary, Maltravers Herald of Arms Extraordinary from 1887 to 1902.
Life
The only s ...
(d. 1902), genealogist, and
Maltravers Herald of Arms Extraordinary 1887–1902
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Norman Cyril Jackson
Norman Cyril Jackson VC (8 April 1919 – 26 March 1994) was a sergeant in the Royal Air Force (RAF) who earned the Victoria Cross during a Second World War bombing raid on Schweinfurt, Germany in April 1944.
Early life
Born in Ealing, Middle ...
(d. 1994), recipient of the
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom, British decorations system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British ...
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Leonard Jack Lewis (d. 2005), television director
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Laurence Oliphant (d. 1888), author, traveller, diplomat and Christian mystic
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Jonathan Peel
Jonathan Peel, PC (12 October 1799 – 13 February 1879) was a British soldier, Conservative politician and racehorse owner.
Background and education
Peel was the fifth son of Sir Robert Peel, 1st Baronet, and his first wife Ellen (née Yat ...
(d. 1879),
Secretary of State for War
The secretary of state for war, commonly called the war secretary, was a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, which existed from 1794 to 1801 and from 1854 to 1964. The secretary of state for war headed the War Offic ...
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Ernst Roth (d. 1971), music publisher
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Elizabeth Twining
Elizabeth Twining (1805–1889) was an English painter, author, and botanical illustrator. She is best known for her detailed botanical illustrations, especially the two-volume ''Illustrations of the Natural Order of Plants'', which was publish ...
(d. 1889), English painter, author, and botanical illustrator
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Herbert Edgar Weston (d. 1961), stamp dealer
[Baker, Colin. "The man who never was", '' The Postal Stationery Society Journal'', 19 No 3, August 2011, pp. 18–20]
Gallery
References
External links
Official website: Twickenham Cemetery*
{{Cemeteries, crematoria and memorials in Richmond upon Thames
1868 establishments in England
Cemeteries in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Whitton, London