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Alexander, Ernest Wright b. October 2, 1870 d. August 25, 1934
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Liverpool, England, during the First World War he served as a Major with the 119th Battery of the Royal Field Artillery. On August 24, 1914, at Elouges in Belgium, the flank guard was attacked by a German corps, but all of the guns were taken out of the range of enemy fire, although Major Alexander had to withdraw them by hand himself under heavy fire, along with some volunteers, led by Captain [Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Greater London, England
Plot: Section B, Grave 149
Askey, Arthur Bowdon b. June 6, 1900 d. November 16, 1982
English Comedian and Actor. He is remembered for the playfulness of the characters he portrayed on British radio, film, and the stage, his improvising, and his use of catchphrases, which included "Hello playmates!", "I thank you" (pronounced "Ay-Thang-Yaw"), and "Before your very eyes". His father was a secretary of a commercial firm in Liverpool, England. He received his elementary education at St. Michael's Council School and studied further at the Liverpool Institute for Boys. He was very...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, Wimbledon, Greater London, England
Baker, Stanley [cremation location] b. February 8, 1927 d. June 28, 1976
Welsh-born film actor and producer. Some of his credits include "The Italian Job," "The Guns of Navarone" and Zulu." Knighted shortly before his death. (Bio by: David Conway)
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Greater London, England
Beatty, Robert b. October 19, 1909 d. March 3, 1992
Canadian born screen actor - appeared in many films from 1940 to 1989, including Odd Man Out, against the Wind, and Superman III and IV. (Bio by: David Conway)
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Greater London, England
Plot: Cremated in crematorium (ashes scattered?)
Beck, James b. February 21, 1929 d. August 6, 1973
British actor. Famed for his role as "Private Walker" in the legendary BBC comedy series "Dad's Army". Beck also appeared in "Love Thy Neighbour" and "Romany Jones". A potentially highly rewarding career for Beck was sadly cut short in 1973 following a burst pancreas which caused his premature death. (Bio by: Kieran Smith)
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Greater London, England
Plot: Cremated at Putney Vale
Blunt, Anthony b. September 26, 1907 d. March 26, 1983
Soviet Spy. An art historian of note, he recruited activists to the Communist Party during the 1930s. Served in British Intelligence during World War II and passed information to Russians. Appointed Surveyor of the King's Pictures in 1945 and knighted 1956. Confessed espionage to security services in 1964, but this was kept secret. Exposed publicly 1979; was stripped of his knighthood. (Bio by: David Conway)
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Greater London, England
Board, Lillian b. December 13, 1948 d. December 26, 1970
Athlete whose very promising career was cut short by her early death. She won silver in the 1968 Olympic women's 400 metres event. In 1969 she created a world record of 3 min. 30.8 secs. in the 4x400m. at the European Championships and was awarded a gold medal. Her illness prevented her from particpating in the 1972 Olympics. (Bio by: David Conway)
Cause of death: stomach cancer
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Greater London, England
Plot: Cremated in crematorium (ashes scattered?)
Bond, Derek b. January 26, 1920 d. October 15, 2006
Actor. He began his career on the London stage in 1936, at age 16. With the outbreak of World War II, he served in the British Grenadier Guards and was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous bravery. Returning to acting, he made his film debut in the title roll of "Nicholas Nickleby" (1946). Through the 1940s and 50s he stared in British and American films such as, "Scott of the Antarctic" (1948) and "Black Tide" (1956). In the 1960s and 70's he turned to TV appearing on many series such as...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, Wimbledon, Greater London, England
Bosanquet, Reginald b. August 9, 1932 d. May 27, 1984
British newsreader and television personality, renowned for his toupee and his unreliable off-screen behaviour, whose name was purloined by the Monty Python team for some of their sketches. (Bio by: David Conway)
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Greater London, England
Plot: Cremated in crematorium (ashes scattered?)
Boulter, Lieut. William Ewart b. October 14, 1892 d. June 1, 1955
British Victoria Cross recipient. William Ewart Boulter was born in Wigston, near Leicester. During the First World War, he served as a Sergeant with the 6th. Batallion of the Northamptonshire Regiment. On the 14th. July 1916, at Trones Wood in France, one entire company and part of another were being held up in their advance by a German machine gun which was causing heavy casualties. Although Sergeant Boulter had been wounded in the shoulder, he advanced alone, over open ground under heavy...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Greater London, England
Burrell, Sheila b. May 9, 1922 d. July 19, 2011
Actress. She shall be remembered as a longtime stalwart of British stage and television. Raised in London, she studied at the Douglas-Webber School of Singing and Dramatic Arts and made her 1942 professional bow in the troop-entertainment production "The Patsy". Burrell made her West End debut in 1944 with "The Rest is Silence" and refined her craft at large and small venues before gaining her first major notice in 1949's fantasy "Dark of the Moon" in which she played Barbara Allen, a young...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Greater London, England
Carter, Howard b. May 9, 1874 d. March 2, 1939
Scientist, Archeologist. Born in 1874 to Samuel and Martha Joyce (Sands) Carter in Kensington. He was a sickly child of humble origin having had, as a result, no old school ties to his name. He was, however, educated as an artist by his father, who was an accomplished and well-known draughtsman himself. As an infant and child, he spent many of his days at the family cottage in Swaffham, a small farming community within Norfolk. It was at the nearby mansion of the wealthy Amherst family...[Read More]
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Greater London, England
Cheyney, Peter b. February 22, 1896 d. June 26, 1951
Actor, Author. Reginald Southouse Cheyney was born in Whitechapel, in the East End of London. In later years, he considered that "Reginald" sounded too plebian, and he used "Evelyn" and "Everard" as his first name, before deciding that was going too far in the other direction and settling for "Peter." His father, Arthur Cheyney, was an Irishman from County Clare, who ran a stall selling whelks and jellied eels ; his mother, Katharine Mary Southouse, ran a rather more successful corsetry...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Greater London, England
Compton-Burnett, Ivy b. 1884 d. August 27, 1969
Author. Her novels describe human weaknesses in ordinary domestic situations. Some of her best known books include "Pastors and Masters" (1925), "Two Worlds and Their Ways" (1949), and "Darkness and Day" (1951). She had a unique writing style that required the readers to pay close attention to the dialogue in order to follow the plot. (Bio by: C.S.)
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Greater London, England
Plot: Cremated
Denny (Lucas), Sandy (Alexandra Elene Maclean) b. January 6, 1947 d. April 21, 1978
British folk-rock singer and composer, best known for her work with Fairport Convention and her song "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?"
Cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Greater London, England
Devas, Anthony b. 1911 d. 1958
Successful portrait artist on the 1940s and 1950s, whose works are in many UK national collections. (Bio by: David Conway)
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Greater London, England
Dickens, Henry Fielding 'Harry' b. January 16, 1849 d. December 21, 1933
The inscription reads : "In tender and loving memory of Henry Fielding Dickens, K.C., Common Serjeant of the City of London. Born 16 Jan 1849 - Died 21 Dec. 1933. The sixth son and last surviving child of Charles Dickens. 'The old, old fashion - Death! Oh, thank GOD, all who see it, for that older fashion yet, of Immortality!" - C.D. Also his beloved and loving wife, Marie Dickens. Born 6 Dec. 1851 - Died 3 Jan. 1940." The lines quoted may be found at the end of Chapter Sixteen of "Dombey and...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Greater London, England
Plot: L
Ellerman, Sir John Reeves b. May 15, 1862 d. July 16, 1933
Secretive millionaire, whose fortune was made from shipping and a wide variety of investments from brewing to newspapers. Believed to have been the richest man in England at his death. (Bio by: David Conway)
Cause of death: stroke
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Greater London, England
Epstein, Jacob b. November 10, 1880 d. August 21, 1959
Jacob Epstein was born in New York City of Jewish parents. His ambition was to become a painter, and he began by sketching the characters of the ghetto. Unfortunately, he had to abandon this because of his poor eyesight, and decided to become a sculptor instead. In 1902, he moved to Paris in order to study at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Three years after that, he re-located to London. His first important commission was to design eighteen figures, influenced by the writings of Walt Whitman, for...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Greater London, England
Fraser, William '1st Baron Strathalmond' b. November 3, 1888 d. April 1, 1970
Oil magnate whose commercial acumen led to the formation of Shell Mex/BP in 1931. Dirextor of BP and of Burmah Oil. (Bio by: David Conway)
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Greater London, England

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