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Woodgrange Park Cemetery


john kemp

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ohn,

Not sure if this is posted correctly.

If you go to Woodgrange cemetary, would you see if a grave is still in existance. (Great grand-mothers) (Great Grand-fathers)

grave no 9922 square 45

I would be grateful if a picture could be taken. Thanks Carol

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  • 3 months later...

Carol

Can you give me some names that might appear on any headstone that may be at 9922 sq 45

There is a war grave at 9928 so I might be able to find it from that

Kind regards Steve

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I visited Woodgrange Park Cemetery on Tuesday. It seems to be a terrible mess.

There is no sign of any gardening and new graves are gradually replacing the existing graves, starting along the edges of the paths.

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This is the view through the entrance.

However, it is very out of keeping with the burial areas each side.

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Continuing along the new pathway, then turning left and looking left:

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New graves along the path, original graves in the weeds.

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And continuing along that path, still looking left, we found this CWGC headstone next to a pile of demolished original gravestones and debris.

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SHARPE, HENRY NORMAN
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Date of Death: 26/01/1917
Age: 21
Regiment/Service: Royal Flying Corps and 3rd Bn. Leicestershire Regiment
Grave Reference: 39. 3732.
Cemetery: WOODGRANGE PARK CEMETERY, EAST HAM
Additional Information: Son of Philip and Constance J. Sharpe, of 16, Park Mansions, St. John's Wood, London.
Edited to add see #35
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Fortunately the Screen Wall has survived. It is at the end of this path:

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I have photographs of all the panels if you are interested in a name.

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Hi, I would love a photo of one of the panels on the war memorial, recently found that my great grandfather is on there, Henry John Saunders, I would love to see his name if anyone can help please?

 

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Hello and welcome to the forum!

I have a photo of the panel with your great grandfather's name on it.

 

From the CWGC:

SAUNDERS, HENRY JOHN

Rank: Rifleman
Service No: T/1575
Date of Death: 31/05/1917
Age: 45
Regiment/Service :King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Bn. 
Grave Reference: Screen Wall. 11. 11645. 
Cemetery: WOODGRANGE PARK CEMETERY, EAST HAM
Additional Information: Husband of M. A. Saunders, of 9, Smart St., Green St., Bethnal Green, London.

 

I can send you a high res version of it and the complete screen wall and the title panel if you would like them.

 

 

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If you would like copies e-mailed please don't put your email address on the open forum. You can send it in a Private Message, although I think you have to have made a few posts first.

I will find out.

 

CGM

 

 

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members can use the PM system after they have made their first post.

 

Keith Roberts

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I was wondering if someone could help me with a question ?

My Great Grandfather who is listed on the panel of the war memorial above was wounded in action and brought back to England where he died in hospital of his injuries, When I was researching him I found he had been buried at Woodgrange & had a grave number but when I looked it up it said he was on the memorial but no headstone.

I just wondered why some of the dead have a CWG headstone and some don't?

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Oh dear. Both my paternal grandfather, who served with the Monmouths, and was invalided out in November 1917, and who died in 1964 on his 70th birthday, and a sister of mine, who died in 1956 at the age of 3, were buried there. I can remember visiting the cemetery fairly often in the '50s and '60's, but then those visits petered out, and we stopped. I have no idea whereabouts in the cemetery either grave was. Both my parents are now dead, and can't be asked. Judging by the contents of this thread, I should think the plots have long since been reused.

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On 11/03/2016 at 20:38, CGM said:

Fortunately the Screen Wall has survived. It is at the end of this path:

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I have photographs of all the panels if you are interested in a name.

Hi,Wondering if you still had the images,The service man i'm looking for is Private Edward Lampard,Royal Army Service Corps, Screen Wall 11, No. 7628.

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@CGM  hasn’t visited for three years, but hopefully my tag will alert them to your post. 

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