Kinson Cemetery

Historic cemetery in Dorset, England

50°45′44″N 1°54′16″W / 50.76222°N 1.90444°W / 50.76222; -1.90444TypeCemeteryOwned byBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole CouncilFind a GraveKinson Cemetery

Kinson Cemetery is a municipal cemetery in Kinson, a suburb of Bournemouth, England.^[1] The cemetery is owned by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.

The cemetery has a section maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission containing 4 burials from the Second World War.^[2]

History

In 2009, Kinson Cemetery had Bournemouth's first dedicated Muslim burial area.^[3]

The Jewish section was actively in use from 1955 to 2005.^[4]

Burials

Peter George Davis (1923–2011), Royal Marines officer^[5]
Sir Roy Welensky (1907–1991), Prime Minister of Rhodesia, 1956–1963

Gallery

Jewish chapel.
Cross.
Sundial gravestone.

References

^ "Cemeteries in Bournemouth". www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ CWGC. "Bournemouth (Kinson) Cemetery | Cemetery Details". CWGC. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ "Burial site for Muslim community". 25 February 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ "JCR-UK: Bournemouth & Poole Jewish Community, Dorset, Southern England". www.jewishgen.org. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ "Lieutenant-Colonel 'Pug' Davis". The Daily Telegraph. 1 September 2011.