SK9772 : Newport Cemetery, Lincoln: War graves
taken 13 years ago, near to Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Great Britain

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.
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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- Grid Square
- SK9772, 502 images (more nearby
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- Photographer
- Kate Nicol (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 14 March, 2009 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 15 March, 2009
- Category
- Grave or Tomb > War Graves (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SK 979 725 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:14.4630N 0:32.0690W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
SK 978 725
- View Direction
- East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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