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The Avenue leading from Brookwood Cemetery
The Avenue leading from Brookwood Cemetery
World War I Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial, within the grounds of Brookwood Cemetery
World War I Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial, within the grounds of Brookwood Cemetery

Brookwood Cemetery is a burial ground in Brookwood, Surrey, England. Brookwood is a village in Surrey, located about 5 km west of Woking, in a semi-rural location England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Also known as the London Necropolis, it was established by the London Necropolis Company in 1852 to house London's dead, since the capital was finding it difficult to accommodate its increasing population, both of living and dead. The London Necropolis Company, also London Necropolis & National Mausoleum Company, was set up in 1850, and established by Act of Parliament in 1852 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Landscaped by architect William Tite, by 1854 it was the largest cemetery in the world (it is no longer) and over 240,000 people have been buried there. An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Sir William Tite, CB (February 1798 &ndash 20 April 1873) was an English Architect who served as President of the Royal Institute Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried.

The cemetery was originally accessible by rail from a special cemetery station – the London Necropolis railway station – next to Waterloo station in London. The London Necropolis railway station was a special Railway station constructed by the London Necropolis Company for Funeral trains specifically to From there, trains ran right into the cemetery on a branch line from the South Western Main Line – the junction was situated just to the west of Brookwood station. The South Western Main Line is a Railway line from London Waterloo to Weymouth on the Dorset coast in the south of England. The original London station was relocated in 1902 but its successor was demolished after suffering bomb damage during World War II. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including It is still possible to enter the cemetery directly from Brookwood station.

A military cemetery was added in 1917 and contains some of the dead from World War I and World War II. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A military memorial was built in 1958. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Memorialised here too is Edward the Martyr ([1]), King of England, whose relics are kept nearby in St Edward the Martyr Orthodox Church. Edward the Martyr or Eadweard II (c 962&ndash 18 March 978) was King of England from 975 until he was murdered in 978 St Edward the Martyr Orthodox Church is an Orthodox church in Brookwood, Surrey, England.

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Brookwood American Military Cemetery and Memorial

This four-acre site lies to the west of the civilian cemetery. It contains the graves of 468 American military dead and a further 563 with no known grave are commemorated. It is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission. The American Battle Monuments Commission ( ABMC) is a small independent agency of the United States government. Close by are military cemeteries and monuments of the British Commonwealth and other allied nations.

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Brookwood Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery and memorials

Brookwood Military Cemetery covers about 37 acres is the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the United Kingdom. (Coordinates: 51°18′5″N 0°38′22.9″W / 51.30139, -0.639694 (Brookwood American Cemetery)) The land was set aside during World War I to provide a burial site for men and women of Commonwealth and American armed forces who died in the United Kingdom of wounds. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All It now contains 1,601 Commonwealth burials from World War I and 3,476 from World War II. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Within this, there is a particularly large Canadian section, which includes 43 men who died of wounds following the Dieppe Raid in August 1942. The Dieppe Raid, also known as The Battle of Dieppe or Operation Jubilee, during the Second World War, was an Allied attack on the The cemetery also has 786 non-Commonwealth war graves, including 28 unidentified French. It also contains Polish, Czech, Belgian and Italian sections. The United Kingdom 1914-1918 Memorial stands at the north-eastern end of the 1914-1918 Plot.

The Brookwood Memorial stands at the southern end of the Canadian section of the cemetery and commemorates 3,500 Commonwealth men and women who died during the Second World War and have no known grave. This includes commandos killed in the Dieppe and St Nazaire Raids; and Special Operations Executive personnel who died in occupied Europe. The Dieppe Raid, also known as The Battle of Dieppe or Operation Jubilee, during the Second World War, was an Allied attack on the The St Nazaire Raid (also called Operation Chariot) was a successful British seaborne attack on the heavily defended docks of St The Special Operations Executive ( SOE) (sometimes referred to as "the Baker Street Irregulars " after Sherlock Holmes ' fictional group of helpers

The nearby Brookwood (Russia) Memorial was erected in 1983 and commemorates forces of the British Commonwealth who died in Russia in World War I and World War II. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

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Notable graves

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A very green cemetery

Some gravestones

An angel

WWII memorial to the missing

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The Commonwealth War Graves Commission ( CWGC) is a joint governmental organisation responsible for marking and maintaining the graves of members of the Commonwealth
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