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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Burnley Cemetery, - Lancs |
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Burnley Cemetery contains 188 burials of the First World War and a Screen Wall near the entrance to the cemetery records the names of 173 of these casualties whose graves could not be individually marked. A Cross of Sacrifice stands before the screen wall. The cemetery also contains 93 scattered burials of the Second World War.
A further 93 burials are for the Second World War.
One burial is that of a soldier who served with the Yorkshire Regiment.
We are very grateful to Mike Berrell (<mike_berrell@ntlworld.com>) for the photographs of the headstone and of the cemetery.
Private Webster's headstone in Burnley Cemetery
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Photo : Mike Berrell (<mike_berrell@ntlworld.com>)
Private Timothy Webster. 6837. 2nd/4th Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Nancy Webster, of 2, Raws Court, South St.,
Burnley. Died at home 4 March 1917. Aged 38.
Born Preston (Lancs), Enlisted Burnley (Lancs).
"EVER REMEMBERED"
Private
Webster's headstone in Burnley Cemetery - left foreground
Photo : Mike Berrell (<mike_berrell@ntlworld.com>)
The
Cross of Sacrifice and the First World War Screen Wall at the Entrance to
Burnley Cemetery.
Photo : Mike Berrell (<mike_berrell@ntlworld.com>)