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The Commonwealth War graves Commission, which looks after former British Empire and Commonwealth troop burials from WW1 and WW2 does a stunningly good job at maintaining these sites in an immaculate, non-celebratory way.
Quiet homes for heroes. Forever. As it should be.
Cemetery at Sutton Forest.
Nikon F4. AF Nikkor 24mm F2.8D lens. Ilford SFX 200 35mm B&W film. Hoya R72 IR filter.
Borough Cemetery, Eye, Suffolk
I was making a return visit to this cemetery just a couple of weeks after my first, because I was on the hunt for a memorial designed by Ninian Comper.
Comper was a close friend of the Tacon family of Brome Hall, and Maude Tacon was the patroness of Eye church. She bankrolled the fabulous Anglo-Catholic makeover of the church in the 1920s and 1930s, mostly the work of Comper, in cooperation with the parish priest John Polycarp Oakey. It so happened that Oakey was also Tacon's lover, and the east window by Comper in Eye church is her tribute to him, depicting him kneeling at the feet of his patron saint.
My visit the previous fortnight had been in the afternoon, so I came back in the morning with the sun shining on the other side of the headstones.
On my first visit I had been put off exploring the conservation area because it was so overgrown, but in only two weeks much of the vegetation had already died back. I was able to get closer to four large memorials huddled behind a clump of yews, and was excited to discover that they were to members of the Tacon family. Among them I quickly found Comper's headstone to Maude Tacon, a typical Comper crucifixion with Christ's young head lolling, and at the foot of the cross a delightful Madonna and child. Tacon died in 1953, by which time Comper was 89 (he lived to be 96), but I expect it was actually based on earlier designs by Comper, who had a fair few crucifixions to his name over the years.
Eye Cemetery is a small and delicious cemetery on the road to the Thornhams. The twin chapels, both simple, even prosaic, sit to east and west of each other, that to the west now closed and used for storage, the east chapel maintained in the High Anglican tradition and open every day. The cemetery was opened in response to the closure of urban churchyards legislation in the 1860s, a mark that until fairly recently Eye was considered on a par with the county's larger towns.
Plot 133: John William Farrand (52) 1923 – Farmer
Emma Margaret Brown
In
Loving Memory
of
JOHN WILLIAM FARRAND
Beloved husband of Emma M. Farrand,
who died 20th Dec 1923
aged 51 years
and with the morn that angel face
smile, which I have loved long since and
and lost awhile.
Also his loved wife
EMMA MARGARET
died 15th Aug. 1944
aged 67 years
DEATHS.
FARRAND.—On December 20, at Nihotupu, late of Papatoetoe, John William, the beloved husband of Emma Margaret Farrand, and eldest son of the late George and Mary Farrand, in his 52nd year.
Funeral will leave Nihotupu at 2.30 p.m., at Glen Eden Cemetery at 3 p.m., to-day (Saturday), December 22, Friends please accept this intimation. No mourning, by request.
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19231222.2.2.6
BROWN.—On August 15, 1944, Emma Margaret, dearly-beloved wife of William Brown, Glen Avenue, Papatoetoe Interred Wednesday, August 10.
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19440817.2.5
Link to closer image of headstone:
www.flickr.com/photos/discoverwaikumetecemetery/513136106...
Pepacton Cemetery. Cannonsville Reservoir reinterments. Board of Water Supply force placing memorials and concrete markers at graves, and resurfacing the cemetery by placing topsoil, seed and fertilizer. Camera located at north end of Section 62 looking southeasterly. View shows a portion of the cemetery, including Section 63 to 76 and 102 to 107, in 3 different stages of the topsoiling and seeding operations. In the foreground is shown the condition of the area prior to any topsoiling operation; in the upper middle a section which has been topsoiled, graded and raked; in the top rear an area which has been topsoiled and graded only. In the foreground also are seen concrete grave markers each with a copper strip, on the top surface, on which identification numbers are to be stamped. Note also at the lower right the concrete base on which no memorial has yet been placed. At the lower left is seen the very old slab memorial to the Cannon family, which has been embedded in concrete. Storage piles of topsoil stripped from the area are shown at upper right. May 10, 1965. (Digital Image ID: CRP103)
MRS. J. SAMUEL.
Mrs. Jenny Samuel, whose death occurred in Auckland yesterday, was the widow of the late Mr. M. K. Samuel, of Wellington, and mother of a family of soldiers. One son, Major Albert Samuel, left New Zealand in command of a reinforcement draft; another, Private Fred Samuel, has been at the front and been invalided, and is again in camp; Sergt. Victor Saimel was at Gallipoli and is now in France; and Private J. Samuel, also in France, has been wounded, but is again in the trenches. Mrs. C. S. Phillips, of Auckland, is her only daughter.
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19160916.2.129
Plot 6: Jenny Samuel
(Hebrew inscription)
In Loving Memory of
JENNY SAMUEL,
relict of
Maurice Kaufmann Samuel.
who departed this life 15th Sept. 1916.
17th Ellul 5676.
aged 68 years.
“May her soul rest in peace.”
DEATHS
SAMUEL.—On September 15, 1916, at "Huia" Private Hospital, Jenny, dearly beloved wife of the late Maurice K. Samuel, of Wellington: aged 68 years.
Funeral this day.
A peaceful walk around Wickham Rd Cemetery in Fareham this morning. The lawns are so dry and scorched due to all the sun and no rain
Plot 33: Eva McConnell (52) 27/11/1918 – after long illness
In Loving Memory of
EVA
beloved wife of Thomas McCONNELL
died 25th Nov. 1918 aged 52 years.
also
Cecil Dudley McConnell
died of wounds 15th May 1918 aged 30 years.
At Rest
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
Madingley Road, Coton, near Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
105/365
April 15, 2011
Carnton Plantation, Franklin, Tennessee. The Battle of Franklin was fought on November 30, 1864 and Carnton Plantation became a field hospital for the Confederate Army. Originally, the 1,750 Confederate soldiers who died during the battle were buried in shallow graves on the battlefield. However, John and Carrie McGavock, owners of Carnton Plantation, set aside two acres of their land so these soldiers could get a proper burial.
R.A.S. writes: —Laurie Abrahams, or "Laurie" or "Abey," by both of which affectionate names he was very widely known, died at a private hospital in Auckland on Sunday last, the 7th November. He had been attacked by a hemorrhage less than three weeks before, and though he put up a splendid fight he was too weak in health and too reduced physically to pull through. He died quite peacefully at 8.25 a.m., cheerful, kindly, considerate, courageous to the end. He will be mourned by numbers. His entertaining capabilities will be missed by all those charitable organisations who never asked for his assistance in vain. Notwithstanding his failing health, he sturdily and persistently devoted himself to the National Reserve, of which body he was a very early member. The Savage and Orphans Clubs will mourn him as a constant attendant and helper. But it is a friend that to almost countless men, women and children he will remain in memory. Never a harsh thought came into his mind, and never an unkind word came from his lips. Though possessed of a quick and pawky humour and an unusual power of satire, he never used these gifts to any's hurt. I, who have known him all my life, both in England and in New Zealand, as a schoolmate and as a friend, can only add my little note of assent to the chorus of voices of those who cherish and will cherish the memory of an upright, sweet-natured, brave and loveable gentleman.
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TO19151113.2.8
Image of a jaunty Laurie Abrahams in a clown costume
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TO19151113.2.8.2
Plot 40: Laurence Oppenheim Abrahams (35) 1915
(Hebrew inscription)
In Loving Memory
of
LAURENCE OPPENHEIM ABRAHAMS,
(ABEY.)
dearly beloved son of the late
George L. and Rebecca Abrahams,
of London
died November 7th 1915 aged 35 years
Kislev 1st 5676
“So loved, so mourned ,
May his soul rest in peace .”
This cemetery will forever be associated with the epic attempt in 1944 by the British 1st Airborne Division of which the Polish Parachute Brigade was part, to seize the bridge across the Lower Rhine at Arnhem ahead of the main advance of the land forces. Most of the casualties suffered by the Division are buried here. A small number are in Jonkerbos War Cemetery at Nijmegen. The graves here are those of 1 sailor, 1.633 soldiers and 113 airmen of whom 1.625 are British, 33 Canadian, 4 Australian, 4 New Zealand, 2 Dutch and 79 Polish.
A view from Mount Vulcan overlooking the famous Sunken Cemetery. It is a very unique diving and snorkeling spot! :D
Source: www.philippinesvacation.org/camiguin/camiguin-sunken-ceme...
As the rising sun clears away the shadows of the previous night over the island of Camiguin, an imposing silhouette of a large cross stands guard over the location of the old capital of the island. Due to a fatal volcanic eruption of Mount Vulcan, the sea now hides the old capital, which was founded during the Spanish era.
According to local historians, Mount Vulcan had four historic eruptions. The first one was in 1827 but records of this eruption were nil. The second one was in 1862 when thick ashes from the crater flowed and overtook people who were fleeing towards the sea, resulting in 326 fatalities. The third one started in 1871. Previous experience had taught some of the Camiguin people of the dangerous whims of Mount Vulcan. Thus, when earthquakes were felt, they fled as far away as possible from the volcano, but some stayed behind. There were spasmodic eruptions and the people who fled decided to stay away until the time when the volcano finally subsided in 1875. But when they returned, they have lost their land and their friends.
The whole capital of Camiguin, with its cemetery, sunk under the sea. In the following years, the sunken land and the gravestones can still be seen when the tide is low. But in 1948 until 1953, Mount Vulcan erupted again, sinking the whole area deeper, to around twenty feet. In 1982, a large cross was built on the solidified lava to mark the site that became the graves of the ancestors of the Camiguin people. It has become a sunken cemetery. Now, it is one of the world’s most unique diving sites.
Description: Comb graves in Phillips Cemetery in Overton Co., Tenn.
Date: February 26, 2013
Creator: Dr. Richard Finch
Collection name: Richard C. Finch Folk Graves Digital Photograph Collection
Historical note: Comb graves are a type of covered grave that are often called "tent graves." The length of the grave was covered by rocks or other materials that look like the gabled roof or comb of a building. They were popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is conjectured that these graves were covered to protect them from either weather or animals, or perhaps both. While comb graves can be found in other southern states, the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee has the highest concentration of these types of graves.
Accession number: 2013-022
Owning Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
ID#: Crawford Q - Phillips Cem 7
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Had the day off work today so I went to my favorite Cemetery to take some pictures for my 366 picture a day Flickr account. www.flickr.com/photos/136854704@N03/ The parish church of St Mary the Virgin in Bexley Kent, around the back is a separate grave yard, parts are very much overgrown, and it is managed as a conservation area partly as grassland and partly as woodland.
The broken column signifying life cut short. Not always an indication of vandalism but quite often deliberate symbols of a life left unfinished when cut off by death. Often decorated with laurel wreaths. Other forms are a tree without branches, a tree stump, and a tree trunk with an embedded axe.
members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/graves/symbols.htm
Katoomba cemetery, the broken column is symbolic of life cut short. The extract below from the cemetery transcription records shows the stone was originally white marble.
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HALLETT Eva Violet May
HALLETT Violet Mavis
Katoomba, General, Section 2. Row F. Nos.13, 14,
Tiered white marble base with broken white marble column, sandstone surround, white pebbled deck.
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF EVA VIOLET MAY HALLETT
ALSO VIOLET MAVIS HALLETT
AGED 16
AFTER LIFE'S FITFUL FEVER THEY SLEEP WELL
(bur. 19/4/1916) (Suicided by poison) "
EVA VIOLET HALLETT: Mother and daughter, 45 & 16 respectively, committed suicide by taking the barbiturate Veronal. Their bodies lay in the house for some seven or eight days before being discovered by a postman and a boy. The Halletts had rented the house about three weeks before and the boy had gone to it to collect the rent. Mrs. Hallett had separated from her husband, Waldemar Hallett of Brunswick, Victoria and had come to N.S.W. with her daughter two years before her death. Her son was working in Broken Hill at the time."
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ILL-HEALTH LEADS TO DOUBLE SUICIDE.
EVIDENCE AT THE INQUEST
CORONER'S TRIBUTE TO SERGEANT KIDD
The circumstances surrounding the deaths of Mrs. Eva Violet May Hallett, 46 and her 17-year old daughter, Violet Mavis,
whose dead bodies were found in a cottage in Katoomba street South on April 17th, were inquired into by Mr. J. Richard, Lithgow District Coroner, in the Katoomba Court-house on Saturday morning.
South Katoomba Mystery. (1916, May 19). The Blue Mountain Echo (NSW : 1909 - 1928), p. 2. Retrieved October 28, 2022, from nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108042868
This large smiling rhinoceros is in Fairview Cemetery in Liberty, Missouri. It is on the grave of Ryen Allen Scott Vanden Broder (November 6, 1995 - August 26, 2004), whose nickname was Rhino.
Streatham Cemetery is a large cemetery with a notable number of interesting and historic monuments to find in the large area it's spread over. A good way to spend an hour or two as part of a day exploring here and several other cemeteries in the area.
Starkville, Mississippi
Listed 6/2/2014
Reference Number: 14000277
The Starkville Colored Cemetery in Starkville, Mississippi is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places for local signifrcance under Criteria A, within the theme of Ethnic Heritage: Black/Mulatto. The cemetery was used by the black community in Starkville from the late 1800s to the mid-1950s and remains an important reminder of African American life in Starkville in the late eighteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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