Find A Grave - Cheltenham

, Best Mate b. January 28, 1995 d. November 1, 2005
Champion Racehorse. Best remembered for winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup three consecutive years (2002, 2003, 2004). Considered one of the best racers of his time, he won 14 of the 22 races in which he competed and placed second in six of them. His major wins included Mersey Novices' Hurdle, November Novices' Chase, Scilly Isles Novices' Chase, Haldon Gold Cup, Peterborough Chase, King George VI Chase and Ericsson Chase. In his final race, he was competing in the William Hill Haldon Gold Cup at...[Read More] (Bio by: Whispers From The Grave)
Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Plot: Ashes buried beside winning post
Campbell, John Vaughan b. October 31, 1876 d. May 21, 1944
World War I Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel Commander of the 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. On September 15, 1916, at Ginchy, France, Lieutenant Colonel Campbell personally led an attack against the German machine guns, capturing the guns and killing the personnel. Later in the day, he again rallied his battalion through a very hostile fire against the objective and was the first to enter the enemy trench. For most conspicuous bravery, he was awarded the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cheltenham Cemetery and Crematorium, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Carne, James Power b. April 11, 1906 d. April 19, 1986
Korean War Victoria Cross War Medal Recipient. He served as a Colonel, 1st Battlion, The Gloucestershire Regiment. He was awarded his medal for service at the Imjin River, Korea, on April 22-23, 1951. (Bio by: K)
Cheltenham Cemetery and Crematorium, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Davies, William Henry b. July 3, 1871 d. September 26, 1940
Author. Welsh poet who became famous for spending his life as a tramp in the United States. A son of an iron-molder who died when he was two years old, his mother remarried and had little time for her three children, who were left to themselves. Davies became a member of a shoplifting gang and left school early. He tried a few jobs but soon moved to London, then Bristol, and eventually to the USA in 1893. For some years he was working and begging his way across North America, occasionally...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld)
Cheltenham Cemetery and Crematorium, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Plot: cremation ashes garden 1
Flecker, James Elroy b. November 5, 1884 d. January 3, 1915
Poet, Author. His first published work was a book of verse, "The Bridge of Fire." In 1913, he published "The Golden Journey to Samarkand," the poem for which he is best remembered. His epitaph, "O Lord, restore his realm to the dreamer" is taken from one of his poems. (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
Cause of death: Tuberculosis
Cheltenham Cemetery and Crematorium, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Plot: W20306
Foley, Winifred b. July 25, 1914 d. March 21, 2009
English Author. She was a housewife who took-up writing in her 60s, and produced three best sellers about her poverty-stricken childhood in the Forest of Dean. Raised in Gloustershire, she had no advantages, and little education. At 14, she left to work as a domestic servant in London, but soon returned to the Forest, disillusioned by the upper-class men who tried to take advantage of an attractive girl. In the 1930s, she met her future husband Syd (deceased 1998), and settled in Huntley...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Cheltenham Cemetery and Crematorium, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Forbes-Robertson, James b. July 7, 1884 d. August 5, 1955
World War I Victoria Cross War Medal Recipient. He served as a Brigadier-General, Commander 1st Battalion, The Border Regiment. He was awarded his medal for service at France on April 11-12, 1918. (Bio by: K)
Cheltenham Cemetery and Crematorium, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Hamilton, Thomas De Courcy b. July 20, 1825 d. March 3, 1908
Crimean War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland, he served as a Captain in the 68th Regiment, Light Infantry of Foot, British Army. On May 11, 1855, the Russians lunched a night attack on the British batteries at Sevastopol, Crimea. Captain Hamilton with a small force, charged the Russians and saved the works from falling into the hands of the enemy. For most prestigious gallantry, he was awarded the Victoria Cross on February 24, 1857. Remained in the Army, he...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cheltenham Cemetery and Crematorium, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Hewitt, William Henry b. June 19, 1884 d. December 7, 1966
World War I British Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Lance-Corporal in the 2nd South African Light Infantry. On Septembe 20, 1917, Lance-Corporal Hewitt with his unit attacked a German pill-box at Ypres, Belgium. The enemy garrison held in the attempts to be captured and Lance-Corporal Hewitt received a severe wound. He proceeded to the loophole of the pill-box where, in attempts to put a bomb in it and was again wounded in the arm. Undeterred, he finally managed to get the bomb...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cheltenham Cemetery and Crematorium, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Jones, Brian (Lewis Brian Hopkin) b. February 28, 1942 d. July 3, 1969
Rock Musician. He was a guitarist and founding member of the seminal and influential English rock band "The Rolling Stones". Responsible for naming and promoting the group in its early days, he hired Mick Jagger as the group's vocalist, who brought along guitarist Keith Richards. From 1962 to 1969, he learned to play a number of musical instruments, texturing the Rolling Stones songs with instruments as diverse as marimbas, sitar, dulcimer, and the moog synthesizer. In 1967, he wrote the score...[Read More] (Bio by: Eric Hemphill)
Cause of death: Drowned
Cheltenham Cemetery and Crematorium, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Plot: Plot V11393
Knox, John Simpson b. September 30, 1828 d. January 8, 1897
Crimea War Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the Scottish Fusiliers Guards, Rifle Brigade. At the Battle of the River Alma, Crimea, September 20, 1854, Sergeant Knox was conspicuous for his exertions in reforming the ranks of the Guards. Promoted Lieutenant in April, 1854, he was present with his regiment in all the Crimean engagements. His final recommendation occurred when he was the volunteer officer in charge of the ladder-party at the unsuccessful attack on the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cheltenham Cemetery and Crematorium, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Manley, William George Nicholas b. December 17, 1831 d. November 16, 1901
Waikito-Hauhah Maori Wars Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Dublin, Ireland, he served in the Royal Regiment of Artillery as an Assistant Surgeon. On April 29, 1864, during the Waikito-Hauhah Maori wars at Tauranga in New Zealand, he volunteered to go along with the storming party into the rebel Pah. ("Pah" is the Maori word for "fort"). Here he tried to save the life of a Naval Officer, Commander Hay; unfortunately, the Commander was mortally wounded. Manley then volunteered to return to see...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
Cheltenham Cemetery and Crematorium, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Plot: Y 5335
Sturt, Charles b. April 4, 1795 d. June 16, 1869
Explorer. He joined the British army to participate in wars against Napoleon in Spain and at Waterloo. His abilities were recognized and he was sent to Australia to follow and map the Macquarie River. He reached Darling River, which he named, and proved that northern New South Wales was not a giant inland sea. He later sailed into a lake which he named Alexandrina. Because of his explorations the city of Adelaide was established. Settling in South Australia he was appointed surveyor general and...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld)
Cheltenham Cemetery and Crematorium, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Plot: Grave section T 3767
Willis, Richard Raymond b. October 13, 1876 d. February 9, 1966
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Woking, Surry, he served as a Captain in the 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, British Army. On April 25, 1915, during a landing on West Beach, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey, the 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, were met by deadly fire from hidden machine guns which caused a great number of casualties. Captain Willis with two other men, rushed up to and cut the wire entanglements which held up the advance under fire from the enemy. After...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cheltenham Cemetery and Crematorium, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

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