Wimborne Road Cemetery, Bournemouth

Historic cemetery in Dorset, England

Wimborne Road Cemetery, Bournemouth

Wimborne Road Cemetery

Details
Established| 1878
Location|

Wimborne Road, Bournemouth

Country| UK
Coordinates| 50°44′03″N 1°52′23″W﻿ / ﻿50.73417°N 1.87306°W﻿ / 50.73417; -1.87306
Type| Cemetery
Find a Grave| Wimborne Road Cemetery, Bournemouth

The Wimborne Road Cemetery is located at Wimborne Road, Bournemouth.[1] It is grade II listed with Historic England. The cemetery was opened in 1878 and laid out by the architect Christopher Crabb Creeke.[2] St Augustin's Church stands across the road from the cemetery.

Cemetery Junction is a major intersection of the A347 road.

The cemetery contains the war graves of 48 Commonwealth service personnel of World War I and 38 of World War II.[3]

## Notable interments[edit]

* Frederick Abberline (1843–1929), British police Chief Inspector and detective
* Sir Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841–1917), statesman
* Guy Boothby (1867–1905), author
* Christopher Crabb Creeke (1820–1886), architect
* John Nelson Darby (1800–1882), founder of the Plymouth Brethren
* Antonia Forest (1915–2003), author
* Staff Surgeon RN William Job Maillard (1863–1903), Victoria Cross recipient in 1898 Occupation of Crete[4]
* Francis Mawson Rattenbury (1867–1935), architect

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Bournemouth Cemeteries and Burials". www.bournemouth.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015.
2. ^ Historic England. "Wimborne Road Cemetery, Bournemouth (1000726)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
3. ^ "Cemetery Details". CWGC.
4. ^ Location of grave and VC medal at the Wayback Machine (archived 2004-10-27) (Dorset)

## External links[edit]

* Wimborne Road Cemetery, Bournemouth at Find a Grave

Media related to Wimborne Road Cemetery at Wikimedia Commons

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