2024

SU9456 : The Italian section of Brookwood Cemetery

taken 6 months ago, near to Pirbright, Surrey, England

The Italian section of Brookwood Cemetery
The Italian section of Brookwood 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 in the Italian section which is kept as meticulously as the rest of the cemetery.

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SU9456, 367 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Marathon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 10 November, 2024   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 18 November, 2024
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 9494 5662 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:18.0478N 0:38.3739W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SU 9494 5662
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