2009

SK9772 : Newport Cemetery, Lincoln: War graves

taken 15 years ago, near to Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Newport Cemetery, Lincoln: War graves
Newport Cemetery, Lincoln: War graves
The following information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission explains the presence of this plot within Newport Cemetery:
During the First World War, the 4th Northern General Hospital was at the Grammar School in Lincoln. the hospital had 1,400 beds and during the course of the war, admissions numbered 45,000. Lincoln (Newport) Cemetery, which was near the hospital, contains 139 First World War burials, almost 90 of them forming a war graves plot. During the Second World War, this plot was extended and most of the 120 burials from this period were made there. The rest of the graves from both wars are scattered throughout the cemetery.

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SK9772, 538 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Kate Nicol   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 14 March, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 15 March, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 979 725 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:14.4630N 0:32.0690W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 978 725
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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