Yorkshire Regiment War Graves, - Croydon (Queen's Road) Cemetery

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Croydon (Queen's Road) Cemetery opened in 1861, and was followed in 1897 by the larger Croydon Cemetery in Mitcham Road. Queen's Road Cemetery covers an area of approximately 22 acres (89,000m2) and is in the north of the borough of Croydon, East of Mayday Hospital and West of Selhurst railway station. It has about 50,000 graves and approximately 97,000 burials have taken place since it opened.

There are 181 graves from both World Wars, - 143 burials from the First World War and 38 from the Second.

One soldier of the Yorkshire Regiment is buried in this cemetery.

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Private Joseph Thompson. 37832. 18th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, transferred to (649008) 302nd Coy Labour Corps. Died at home 24 October 1918.
Enlisted Leeds (Yorks).

Photo by permission of "js".

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Croydon (Queen's Road) Cemetery (1)
Photo by permission of "js".

Croydon (Queen's Road) Cemetery (2)
Photo : Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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