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West Derby Cemetery

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Location
  
Croxteth

Type
  
Public

Address
  
Liverpool L11 2SQ, UK

Owner
  
Liverpool City Council

Country
  
England

Owned by
  
Liverpool City Council

Phone
  
+44 151 546 2128

Burials
  
Jindřich Bartoš

West Derby Cemetery

Website
  
liverpool-ancestors.co.uk

Hours
  
Closed now Friday7:30AM–10PMSaturday7:30AM–10PMSunday8AM–4:30PMMonday7:30AM–10PMTuesday7:30AM–10PMWednesday7:30AM–10PMThursday7:30AM–10PMSuggest an edit

West Derby Cemetery, Lower House Lane, Croxteth. Opened in January 1884 it has been used for Church of England, Roman Catholic and Jewish burials. Various buildings at the cemetery are Grade II listed buildings.

The cemetery contains 108 Commonwealth service war graves of World War I and 129 of World War II, scattered in the different denominational plots. Marked war graves from the latter war include Czech Battle of Britain veteran Jindrich Bartos (within Roman Catholic section). Casualties whose graves could not be marked by CWGC headstones are listed on the two denominational Screen Wall memorials. The CWGC also care for 2 foreign nationals' war graves.

Famous residents

  • Hugh Stowell Brown
  • Peter Craven
  • References

    West Derby Cemetery Wikipedia