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Nunhead Cemetery was the last of London’s big 7 I visited in my initial run (for those counting there’s one more, but at the time of writing covid restrictions mean I can’t plan a visit to the last one yet) and I saved one of the best to last. There’s a huge variety of spectacular monuments over a huge area on all the main paths, but the real pleasure was getting off the main paths to find numerous hidden gems on many of the lesser used woodland paths.
Being a little more out of the way than some of the other magnificent seven this is one that could be passed over, or overlooked, but that would be a mistake as it easily holds up with some of the best free to enter cemeteries I’ve done.
Lancing Cemetery is set in a large open area, with a view going out to sea. It has some older historic monuments, but the most memorable thing are some eye-catching modern graves.
Corporal
Sidney Bates
VC
5779898, 1st Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment who died on 08 August 1944 Age 23
Son of Frederick and Gladys May Bates, of Camberwell, London.
In North-West Europe on 6th August, 1944, the position held by a battalion of the Royal Norfolk Regiment near Sourdeval was heavily attacked. Corporal Bates was commanding a forward section of the left forward company which suffered some casualties, so he decided to move the remnants of his section to an alternative position from which he could better counter the enemy thrust. As the threat to this position became desperate, Corporal Bates seized a light machine-gun and charged, firing from the hip. He was almost immediately wounded and fell, but he got up and advanced again, though mortar bombs were falling all round him. He was hit a second time and more seriously wounded, but he went forward undaunted, firing constantly till the enemy started to fall back before him. Hit for the third time, he fell, but continued firing until his strength failed him. By then the enemy had withdrawn and Corporal Bates, by his supreme gallantry and self-sacrifice, had personally saved a critical situation. He died shortly afterwards of the wounds he had received.
This cemetery was vandalized severely a while back, but they are trying to piece things back together
Rochester, Pa
This historic cemetery is the Sammis Family Cemetery and are descendants of Anna Madgigine, Jai Kingsley and her husband Zephaniah Kingsley.
Cemetery is located at the intersection of Garrison Avenue and Magnolia Bluff Avenue, in
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida. In "V" at Garrison Avenue at Magnolia Bluff Avenue, in the
Arlington Section. Turn toward the river on Floral off University Blvd,turn left on Garrison and proceed about 3 blocks. (This is on the Kingsley Plantation property which Anna M Jai Kingsley managed. The gateposts are still standing.
The original house, owned by Anna's daughter Martha Sammis, has been divided into two separate homes on the river.)
The cemetery is laid out in a heart shape, with paths around the outside and down the middle.
Hiram Hopkins Tombstone (1879)
Binghamton Cemetery (1859)
Hwy. 113 at Binghamton Road
Binghamton
Maine Prairie Township, Solano
© Matthew X. Kiernan
NYBAI18-0011
Established in 1886 on a two-acre site deeded to Cornhill Masonic Lodge No.567 by Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Bridges. Interred here are community leaders, three civil war soldiers, and veterans of other wars.
Maintained by Cornhill Cemetery Association since 1953. Area now six acres. (1970) (Marker No. 9044)
Plot 9: John William Adams (55) 1964 – Surveyor
Great War Veteran
(fern)
56212 Pte
JOHN WILLIAM ADAMS
29th Reinforcement
Died 27-7-1937.
N Z
E F
aged 63.
View John’s military personnel file on line:
ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServle...
View and contribute to John’s profile on the Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph data base:
www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/recor...