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Abberline, Frederick George b. January 7, 1843 d. December 10, 1929
Law Official. He was the Scotland Yard Inspector in charge of the investigation into the 1888 "Jack the Ripper" murders. He joined the London Metropolitan Police in 1863 and in 1887 moved to Scotland Yard, where he was promoted to First Class Inspector. After the brutal murder of prostitute Mary Ann Nichols in 1888, and because of his familiarity with Whitechapel, Abberline was selected to lead the investigation. Four similar killings occurred in the area through 1889 but the case was never...[Read More] (Bio by: ahley)
Wimborne Road Cemetery, Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Plot: Z259N
Bailey, Sir. Donald Coleman [memorial] b. September 15, 1901 d. May 5, 1985
Inventor. Born in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, he was most noted for his develop of a multi-span bridge known as the Bailey Bridge used in various guises in all theatres of the World War II. Educated at Sheffield University, he received several degrees in Engineering, plus a Doctorate of Engineering. He joined the War Office in 1928, as a civil engineer designer at the Military Engineering Experimental Establishment for providing temporary spans capable of taking heavy loading over water ways...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
St Peter Churchyard, Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Baker, Charles George b. December 8, 1830 d. February 19, 1906
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Neocolly, Bengal, India, he served as a Lieutenant in the Bengal Police Battalion, Bengal Army. On September 27, 1858, at Suhejnee, Bengal, India, Lieutenant Baker was in command of a detachment of about 120 men party of cavalry and mounted police. Suddenly when his troop was attacked and put to flight by a force of about 300 rebels, Lieutenant Baker brilliantly deployed his men which resulted in the utter defeat of the enemy. For most prestigious...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Christchurch Priory Churchyard, Christchurch, Dorset, England
Balcon, Jill b. January 3, 1925 d. July 18, 2009
Actress. She was the mother of Academy Award-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis and acclaimed documentary filmmaker and television chef Tamasin Day-Lewis. Born Jill Angela Henriette Balcon in Westminster, London, England, she was the daughter of movie producer Michael Balcon (1896-1977) who served as the director and chief of production for the Ealing Studios. She was educated at Roedean School in Brighton. With aspirations of becoming an actress, she would broaden her studies at the Central School...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
St Michael's Churchyard, Stinsford, Dorset, England
Baring, Evelyn b. February 26, 1841 d. January 29, 1917
English Nobleman and Politician. 1st Earl of Cromer. In 1877 he was chosen to represent British interests in Egypt. He served first in the army and later as a diplomat in the Ionian Islands, in Malta, and in Jamaica. Finally he became a consul-general in Egypt. He wrote "Modern Egypt", "Ancient and Modern Imperialism", and three volumes of "Political and Literary Essays". (Bio by: julia&keld)
Wimborne Road Cemetery, Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Barnes, William b. February 22, 1801 d. October 7, 1886
Poet. The son of a farmer, he was born at Bagber, near Sturminster in North Dorset, England. He was educated locally and worked as a clerk until 1823 when he became a schoolmaster. He married in 1827 and began working toward a degree in divinity at Saint John's College in Cambridge on a part-time basis and became a clergyman in 1848. He is best known for his poetry in the Dorset dialect and which he first contributed to periodicals such as McMillan's Magazine. A collection of his poems was...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
St Peter Churchyard, Winterborne Came, Dorset, England
Barter, Frederick b. January 17, 1891 d. May 15, 1953
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Cardiff, Wales, he served as a Sergeant Major in the 1st Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers, British Forces. On May 16, 1915, at Festubert, France, when at the first line of German trenches, Sergeant Major Barter called for volunteers to enable him to extend the assault. With eight men, he attacked the German position with bombs, capturing 3 German officers and 102 men along with 500 yards of their trenches. He also found and cut eleven of the enemy'...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Bournemouth Crematorium and North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Beauchamp, Margaret b. 1410 d. August 8, 1482
Duchess of Somerset. Born the daughter of John Beauchamp and Edith Stourton at Bedfordshire, England. Prior to 1437, she took her first husband, Sir Oliver St. John, with whom she had at least six children. Upon his death, she married Sir John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, with whom she one daughter, Margaret, through whom the Tudors would eventually make their rather tenuous claim on the English throne, and seat her grandson, Henry VII. After the Duke's death, she married a third time to Sir...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
St Cuthberga Churchyard, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England
Beaufort, John b. March, 1404 d. May 27, 1444
1st Duke of Somerset. Born the son of John de Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset and Lady Margaret de Holand. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Somerset in November 1418. He fought in Henry V's 1419 campaigns in France and accompanied the king's younger brother, Thomas of Lancaster, to Anjou where Thomas was killed at Bagu, and Somerset was captured. He was ransomed after a short incarceration. He produced at least three illegitimate children, one before and two after his marriage to [Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
St Cuthberga Churchyard, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England
Boothby, Guy b. October 12, 1867 d. February 26, 1905
Author. He was born as Guy Newell Boothby in Adelaide, Australia. In 1890 he wrote the libretto for a comic opera, "Sylvia" and in 1891 appeared "The Jonquil: an Opera." About this time, he was private secretary to the mayor of Adelaide. In 1894 he published "On the Wallaby or Through the East and Across Australia," an account of the travels of himself and his brother, across Australia. In the same year his first novel, "In Strange Company", was published in London and was quickly successful...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Wimborne Road Cemetery, Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Plot: Grave T5 26N. Next his mother's grave.
Cameron, Aylmer Spicer b. August 12, 1833 d. June 10, 1909
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Lieutenant in the 72nd Highlanders, British Army. On March 30, 1858, Lieutenant Cameron led a party of men in an attack on a group of rebels posted in a house at Kotah, India. He stormed the house, killed three rebels in single combat and was severely wounded, having lost half of one hand by a stroke from a tulwar. For extreme courage in the face of the enemy, he was awarded the Victoria Cross Medal and later achieved the rank of...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
St Mark Churchyard, Highcliffe, Dorset, England
Corisande, Countess of Malmesbury b. 1820 d. May 17, 1876
British Aristocracy. Born Corisande Emma Bennet the daughter of Charles Augustus Bennet, 5th Earl of Tankerville and Armandine Sophie Leonie Corisande de Gramont. She married James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury in April 1830. They had no children. (Bio by: Iola)
St Peter Churchyard, Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Courtenay, Gertrude Blount b. 1504 d. September 25, 1558
English Aristocracy. Born Gertrude Blount she was the daughter of William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy and Elizabeth Saye. Her father served as chamberlain for Queen Catarina de Aragón. In October 1519 she became the second wife of Henry VIII's first cousin, Sir Henry Courtenay, Earl of Devon; the couple produced two sons. As a result of her marriage, she was styled Countess of Devon from October 1519, and after the death of her father-in-law in June 1525, she was styled Marchioness of Exeter...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
St Cuthberga Churchyard, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England
Crutchley, Sir Victor Alexander Charles b. November 2, 1893 d. January 24, 1986
British Victoria Cross War Medal Recipient. Crutchley served as an Admiral in the Royal Navy. He was awarded his medal for service on April 22, 1918, and May 9-10, 1918. (Bio by: K)
St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Powerstock, Dorset, England
Darby, John Nelson b. November 18, 1800 d. April 29, 1882
Religious Leader. Founder of the Darbyites, a breakaway sect from the Plymouth Brethren. The sect rejected all forms of distinction in denominational religion, and Darby wrote and traveled to promote his views. In 1838 he worked in Switzerland for two years opposing Methodism, but Jesuit intrigue put his life in jeopardy when revolution broke out in the Canton of Vaud. In 1854 he made a great impact in Germany when he translated The New Testament into German, and his travels took him to the...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld)
Wimborne Road Cemetery, Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Plot: south-west section near the main path
Davies, Joseph John b. April 28, 1889 d. February 16, 1976
World Wae I Victoria Cross Recipient. He served as a Staff-Sergeant in the 10th Battalion of The Royal Welch Fusiliers. He was awarded his medal for service at France on July 20, 1916. (Bio by: K)
Bornemouth Crematorium and North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Day-Lewis, Cecil b. April 27, 1904 d. May 22, 1972
British Poet Laureate. He asked to buried as close to Thomas Hardy as possible, and his wife was able to arrange for him to be interred at the end of the row of Hardy family graves.
St Michael's Churchyard, Stinsford, Dorset, England
Diuma
Roman Catholic Saint. He was a 7th century Irishman who became the Bishop of Mercia. He was a friend of Saint Cedd. His Feast Day is September 7th. (Bio by: girlofcelje)
All Saints Churchyard, Chalbury, Dorset, England
Druitt, Montague John 'M.J.' b. August 15, 1857 d. December 31, 1888
Folk Figure. A lawyer, avid sportsman including a talented cricket player, and a private teacher, Druitt was one of the many persons to be suspected to be killer 'Jack The Ripper.' The killer terrrorized the Whitechapel area of London, England, in 1888, murdering street prostitutes. The killer was known to have murdered 5 victims and thought to have murdered at least 13 other women. Druitt was suspected as being 'Jack The Ripper' when he disappeared from his post at the school he taught at on...[Read More]
St Cuthberga Churchyard, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England
Edward the Martyr II. [original burial site] b. 962 d. March 18, 979
English Monarch. Born the only son of King Eadgar the Peacemaker and his first wife, Ethelflaeda Eneda, his accession to the throne on his father's death in 975 was opposed by his stepmother, Queen Ælfrida, who preferred her own son to inherit, and the antimonastic nobility. Edward was, however, supported by the Witan assembly, largely under the influence of Saint Dunstan and Ealdorman Aethelwin of East Anglia, and was crowned King. After a reign of three years, the king was hunting near Corfe...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Shaftesbury Abbey (Ruins), Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

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