2019

SU9556 : In the British section of Brookwood Military Cemetery

taken 5 years ago, near to Brookwood, Surrey, England

In the British section of Brookwood Military Cemetery
In the British section of Brookwood Military Cemetery
Brookwood Cemetery, also known as the London Necropolis, is the largest cemetery in the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe. The cemetery is Grade I Listed. The original cemetery opened to the public on 13th November 1854 when its first burials took place. See LinkExternal link  for the full history of Brookwood Cemetery, including the military cemeteries.

There is an enormous area of war graves including British, American, Canadian, French, Polish, Czech, Italian and German sections, as well as a separate section for Chelsea Pensioners. Brookwood Military Cemetery covers about 37 acres and is the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the United Kingdom. The land was set aside during the First World War to provide a burial site for men and women of Commonwealth and American armed forces who died in the United Kingdom of wounds and other causes. 

This is within the British section. The photograph was taken on Remembrance Sunday 2019 when each country had its own service.

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SU9556, 214 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Marathon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 10 November, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 19 November, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 9501 5680 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:18.1442N 0:38.3108W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 9504 5675
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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