Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium in southwest
London is located in
Putney Vale, surrounded by
Putney Heath and Wimbledon Common and
Richmond Park. It is located within 47 acres (19 ha) of parkland. The cemetery was opened in 1891 and the crematorium in 1938. The cemetery was originally laid out on land which had belonged to Newlands Farm, which was established in the medieval period.[1]
The cemetery has two chapels, one being a traditional
Church of England chapel and the other being used for multi-denomination or non-religious services. It has a large Garden of Remembrance.[2]
There are 87 Commonwealth war grave burials from the
First World War and 97 from the
Second World War in the cemetery. Six
Victoria Cross recipients have been buried or cremated here.[3] The burials are scattered throughout the grounds of the cemetery and a Screen Wall Memorial has been erected to record the names of those whose graves are not marked by headstones. Those who have been cremated at Putney Vale Crematorium also have their names recorded on these panels.[4]
John Ingram, 32, a grave digger at Putney Vale who died in a freak accident, hit in the chest from a stray bullet from the rifle range at
Wimbledon Common. Buried yards from where he fell, leaving a pregnant wife and infant daughter. Each year on 22 May, local resident John Cooper lays flowers on the man's grave.[citation needed]
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium in southwest
London is located in
Putney Vale, surrounded by
Putney Heath and Wimbledon Common and
Richmond Park. It is located within 47 acres (19 ha) of parkland. The cemetery was opened in 1891 and the crematorium in 1938. The cemetery was originally laid out on land which had belonged to Newlands Farm, which was established in the medieval period.[1]
The cemetery has two chapels, one being a traditional
Church of England chapel and the other being used for multi-denomination or non-religious services. It has a large Garden of Remembrance.[2]
There are 87 Commonwealth war grave burials from the
First World War and 97 from the
Second World War in the cemetery. Six
Victoria Cross recipients have been buried or cremated here.[3] The burials are scattered throughout the grounds of the cemetery and a Screen Wall Memorial has been erected to record the names of those whose graves are not marked by headstones. Those who have been cremated at Putney Vale Crematorium also have their names recorded on these panels.[4]
John Ingram, 32, a grave digger at Putney Vale who died in a freak accident, hit in the chest from a stray bullet from the rifle range at
Wimbledon Common. Buried yards from where he fell, leaving a pregnant wife and infant daughter. Each year on 22 May, local resident John Cooper lays flowers on the man's grave.[citation needed]