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North Sheen Cemetery is a cemetery in Kew [1] London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (historically in North Sheen , Surrey). It is managed by Hammersmith and Fulham Council .[2]
Stained glass in the chapel
The cemetery, which adjoins Mortlake Road (the A205 or South Circular Road ) and Lower Richmond Road (the A316 ), opened in 1909 and is still in use.[2] Fulham New Cemetery as it provided burials for the then Metropolitan Borough of Fulham when the old Fulham Cemetery on Fulham Palace Road was full. It has a grid layout of paths and had a temporary chapel , which was replaced by a small red brick chapel in 1931.[3] [4]
The cemetery includes 111 identified graves of Commonwealth service personnel in the First World War and the Second World War [5] [6] [3]
Notable burials [ edit ]
Józef Retinger 's grave
Antoni Cwojdziński (1896–1972), Polish writer[7]
Gwyneth Dunwoody (née Phillips; 1930–2008), British Labour Party politician and the longest ever serving female MP
Ferdynand Goetl (1890–1960), Polish writer and political activist[7] World War II due to his involvement in the German investigation of the Katyn massacre ; he died in exile in London .[8]
Manuel Chaves Nogales (1897–1944), Spanish journalist and writer.
Mateusz Grabowski (1904–1976), Polish pharmacist, owner of the notable Grabowski Gallery in London's Sloane Avenue and philanthropist who donated his majolica collection of pharmaceutical vessels to the Kraków Pharmaceutical Museum and his art collection to the Museum of Art in Łódź and the Warsaw National Museum .
Tadeusz Grodyński (1888–1958), Polish economist[7]
Stanisław Kot (1885–1975), Polish economist and politician.[7] People's Party ; and, during World War II held several senior posts in the Polish Government in Exile , as well as Polish ambassador to the Soviet Union and to Italy. In 1947, in the wake of the communist takeover of Poland , he became a political refugee, living in France and later in the United Kingdom, where he was the leader of the People's Party in exile.
Herminia Naglerowa (1890–1957), Polish writer[7]
Witold Narbutt (1900–1957), Polish engineer[7]
Aleksandra Piłsudska (1882–1963), Polish political activist who was married to Polish leader Józef Piłsudski .[9] German invasion of Poland in September 1939.
Józef Retinger (1888–1960), Polish political adviser. He was a founder of the European Movement that would lead to the founding of the European Union and also founded the Bilderberg Group , an annual conference established in 1954 to foster dialogue between Europe and North America.[10]
Tony Smith GC (1894–1964), chimneysweep , who was awarded the George Cross for rescuing people from a bomb-damaged building in London in 1944. He was initially buried in an unmarked grave. In 1999 a new stone was dedicated by arrangement of the Royal Marines Association and supported by the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association , the Royal Marines Historical Societies and representatives from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea .[11]
Raine Spencer, Countess Spencer (1929–2016), British socialite, stepmother of Diana, Princess of Wales [12]
Wiesław Strzałkowski (1909–1988), Polish poet[7]
Charles Wells (1841–1922), British gambler and fraudster who, famously, broke the bank at Monte Carlo [13]
Adam Żółtowski (1881–1958), Polish linguist[7]
Henry Chaney (1882 – 1919) a British sports shooter and inventor of the first practical gun camera
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b "North Sheen Cemetery" . Parks & Gardens. Retrieved 6 July 2021 .
^ "North Sheen Cemetery, Fulham New cemetery" . Surrey Churches . 25 February 2020.
^ "North Sheen Cemetery" . Cemetery Details . Commonwealth War Graves Commission . Retrieved 24 May 2015 .
^ "North Sheen Cemetery, Surrey" . ww1cemeteries.com. Retrieved 27 September 2014 .
^ a b c d e f g h Grodziska, Karolina (1995). Polskie groby na cmentarzach Londynu Polish Graves in London Cemeteries ] (in Polish). PAU. p. 423. ISBN 978-83-904926-8-1
^ Krzyzanowski, Jerry (2011). "Ferdynand Goetel" . Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved 25 December 2011 .
^ Chutnik, Sylwia (2007). "Aleksandra Piłsudska: Feminist First Lady of the Second Republic" . Muzeum Historii Kobiet. Retrieved 25 May 2015 .
^ Eringer, Robert . The Global Manipulators . Pentacle Books. pp. 16–22. ASIN B00546KTEM . OCLC 26551991 .
^ "Anthony "Tony" Smith GC" . www.vconline.org.uk . Retrieved 6 July 2021 .
^ "A headstone at last for Princess Diana's stepmother" . The World News . 30 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021 .
^ Quinn, Robin (2016). The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo: Charles Deville Wells, Gambler and Fraudster Extraordinaire ISBN 978-0-7509-6926-0
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