Locksbrook Cemetery
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Locksbrook Cemetery is a municipal cemetery, opened in 1864, located in Lower Weston, Bath, England
. The cemetery was closed for general use in 1937 with over 30,000 internments there. Nowadays it is designated as a 'Nature Conservation Site' by Bath and North East Somerset
council, its owners.
A total of 132 military graves in the cemetery are in the care of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
. Locksbrook Cemetery is the final resting place of:
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The cemetery was closed for general use in 1937 with over 30,000 internments there. Nowadays it is designated as a 'Nature Conservation Site' by Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset is a unitary authority that was created on 1 April 1996 following the abolition of the County of Avon. It is part of the Ceremonial county of Somerset...
council, its owners.
A total of 132 military graves in the cemetery are in the care of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves, and places of commemoration, of Commonwealth of Nations military service members who died in the two World Wars...
. Locksbrook Cemetery is the final resting place of:
- Herbert Taylor ReadeHerbert Taylor ReadeHerbert Taylor Reade VC CB , was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:He was 28 years old, and a Surgeon in the 61st Regiment , British Army...
VCVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories.... - George Alexander RennyGeorge Alexander RennyMajor General George Alexander Renny VC was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
VCVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories.... - William Francis Frederick WallerWilliam Francis Frederick WallerColonel William Francis Frederick Waller VC was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
VCVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....