Beckenham War Graves

Beckenham War Graves

Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery (opened in 1876 as Crystal Palace District Cemetery) contains burials of both wars. The 130 First World War graves are scattered throughout the cemetery, a number of them came from the Royal Naval Division Depot, H.M.S. Crystal Palace and the Army Service Corps Motor Transport Depot at Grove Park. Some of these graves could not be individually marked which has resulted in 30 casualties being commemorated by name on a screen wall. A further 40 were found to be in locations that could not be satisfactorily maintained and 30 headstones commemorating these casualties, were later erected in the small Second World War plot. This plot contains only 12 of the 127 Second World War burials, plus three special memorials commemorating 3 casualties whose graves elsewhere in the cemetery could not be individually marked. [Commonwealth War Graves Commission Website]

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    Born 1892

    Died 1917

    British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

    British Army Captain Royal Engineers

  • Profile picture for Walter E Collis

    Born 1880

    Died 1916

    British Army 512 Lance Corporal East Surrey Regiment

    British Army 512 Private East Surrey Regiment

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    Born 1892

    Died 1918

    British Army T1134 Sapper Royal Engineers

    British Army 562317 Sapper Royal Engineers

    British Army 562317 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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    Born 1891

    Died 1917

    British Army 30133 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

  • Profile picture for Percy W Edwards

    Born 1871

    Died 1919

    British Army S/4 012327 Private Army Service Corps

    British Army 55862 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

    British Army 55862 Sergeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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    Born 1890

    Died 1918

    British Army 47437 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

    British Army 47437 Sergeant Royal Field Artillery 31st Battery 37th Brigade

  • Profile picture for George Robert Drye

    Born 1891

    Died 1916

    British Army 10689 Private East Surrey Regiment

  • Profile picture for Frederick Charles Salmon

    Born 1897

    Died 1919

    Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

  • Profile picture for Charles H Harrison

    Died 1918

    British Army 44961 Pioneer Royal Engineers

    British Army 44961 Sapper Royal Engineers

  • Profile picture for Robert Crombie

    Born 1885

    Royal Navy Z/8664 Royal Naval Division

  • Profile picture for Frederick Albert Griffee

    Born 1897

    Died 1915

    Royal Navy Z/713 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 1st (Depot) Bn., Rnd Depot, Crystal Palace

  • Born 1895

    Royal Navy Z/1402 Royal Naval Division

  • Profile picture for John Aitchison Murray

    Born 1890

    Died 1915

    Royal Navy Z/5695 Royal Naval Division

    Royal Navy Clyde Z/5695 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 6th (Depot) Battalion, RND Depot, Crystal Palace.

  • Born 1878

    Died 1917

    Canadian Expeditionary Force 413090

    Canadian Expeditionary Force 413090 Private Canadian Infantry

  • Profile picture for George Henry Obee

    Born 1893

    Died 1917

    British Army 4677 Private Seaforth Highlanders

    British Army 201721 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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    Born 1899

    Died 1918

    British Army 32661 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps Attached (Chatham) 5th Battalion Middlesex Regiment

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    Born 1886

    Died 1915

    Other Empire Force 50430 Belgian Army

  • Born 1916

    Died 1916

    Royal Navy 124098 Chief Yeoman of Signals Royal Naval Depot Crystal Palace

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    Died 1937

    British Army Colour Sergeant Major Manchester Regiment 18th manchest Battalion

  • Profile picture for Maud Mary Richardson

    Born 1889

    Died 1919

    British Army 7406 Forewoman Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps