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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Norwich Cemetery |
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Norwich Cemetery was laid out in 1856 and casualties of the South African War were buried in the oldest part.
Nearly half of the 1914-1918 burials are to be found in two military plots; one in the North-Eastern part and the other in the Western part of the burial ground. Ground immediately adjoining the latter was reserved for service burials of the 1939-1945 War and is now combined with it to form the 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 War Graves Plot.
The Cross of Sacrifice, which honours the servicemen of both Wars who are buried in the cemetery, stands in the plot, and carved upon two of the panels of its base are the dates 1914-1918 and 1939-1945.
There are now nearly 350, 1914-1918 and nearly 200, 1939-1945 war casualties commemorated in this site. In addition, a special memorial is erected to one soldier buried among civilian air raid victims in a grave on which it was not possible to erect a headstone.
Two soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment are buried in this cemetery.
We are very grateful to Tony Brooks (<tony.brooks8@btopenworld.com>) and Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) for providing photographs of the cemetery and the Yorkshire soldiers' headstones.
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Private Frank David Edwards. 242232. 2nd/5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, transferred to (458550) Labour Corps. Died at home 25 October 1918. Born Lambeth (Surrey), Enlisted Woolwich (Kent), Resided Norwich (Norfolk). (SDGW gives Yorks Regtl No as 4943) Select the image on the left for a larger one which opens in a new window. Photo : Tony Brooks (<tony.brooks8@btopenworld.com>) Another photo of this headstone has been posted by Peter Clarke on the Flickr website. |
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Private Arthur Elija Green, 242059.
2nd/5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Oakley Green, of Norwich, husband of Lily Priscilla Woods (formerly Green), of 51, Livingstone St., Dereham Rd., Norwich. Died 16 March 1921. Aged 40. Select the image on the left for a larger one which opens in a new window. Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) |
The
Cross of Sacrifice and War Graves plot in Norwich Cemetery
(Photo : Tony Brooks (<tony.brooks8@btopenworld.com>)
Private Green's grave in Norwich Cemetery
Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>)
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