Notable graves in the Old Cemetery: alphabetised list
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=== Notable graves in the Old Cemetery === |
=== Notable graves in the Old Cemetery === |
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* James John Berkeley, chief engineer of the [[Great Indian Peninsular Railway]]<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/articles/eminent-railwaymen.html "Eminent Railwaymen of Yesteryear", James J. Berkeley, Indian Railway Fan Club, R.R.Bhandari, July 2008]</ref><ref>[https://wiki.fibis.org/w/James_John_Berkeley James John Berkeley, FIBIS Wiki, January 2019]</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Appletons' annual cyclopaedia and register of important events of the year: 1862|year=1863|publisher=D. Appleton & Company|location=New York|page=690|url=https://archive.org/stream/1862appletonsan02newyuoft#page/n697/mode/1up}}</ref> |
* James John Berkeley, chief engineer of the [[Great Indian Peninsular Railway]]<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/articles/eminent-railwaymen.html "Eminent Railwaymen of Yesteryear", James J. Berkeley, Indian Railway Fan Club, R.R.Bhandari, July 2008]</ref><ref>[https://wiki.fibis.org/w/James_John_Berkeley James John Berkeley, FIBIS Wiki, January 2019]</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Appletons' annual cyclopaedia and register of important events of the year: 1862|year=1863|publisher=D. Appleton & Company|location=New York|page=690|url=https://archive.org/stream/1862appletonsan02newyuoft#page/n697/mode/1up}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * John Donovan, [[George Cross]] ([[Albert Medal for Lifesaving]])<ref>[https://victoriacrossonline.co.uk/john-donovan-am/ John Donovan recipient of the Albert Medal]</ref> recipient. He was the Chief Boatman in charge of the Old Head [[HM Coastguard]] Station, [[Kinsale]]. He and his crew dragged their [[galley]] a mile and half overland and lowered it down a cliff face to go to the aid of the [[Italy|Italian]] [[barque]] Thetis, a ship of 324 tons, with a crew of eleven persons, when they were being driven ashore in Courtmacsherry Bay during a gale on November 30, 1866<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/23260/page/3227/data.pdf/ Rescue of the Thetis, London Gazette June 7th 1867]</ref> |
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* [[Frederick John Horniman]], founder of the [[Horniman Museum]], died 1906<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.horniman.ac.uk/collections/browse-our-collections/authority/agent/identifier/agent-1879.htm |title=Horniman, Frederick John – Horniman Museum & Garden's website |access-date=9 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109161451/http://www.horniman.ac.uk/collections/browse-our-collections/authority/agent/identifier/agent-1879.htm |archive-date=9 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
* [[Frederick John Horniman]], founder of the [[Horniman Museum]], died 1906<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.horniman.ac.uk/collections/browse-our-collections/authority/agent/identifier/agent-1879.htm |title=Horniman, Frederick John – Horniman Museum & Garden's website |access-date=9 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109161451/http://www.horniman.ac.uk/collections/browse-our-collections/* [[Liam MacCarthy]] (1853–1928) a London-based Irish nationalist, businessman, and activist who is best known for having the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) [[Liam MacCarthy Cup]] for hurling named after him.authority/agent/identifier/agent-1879.htm |archive-date=9 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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* Able Seaman [[Albert Edward McKenzie]] [[Victoria Cross|VC]] in [[Zeebrugge Raid]], died November 1918<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/lonseast.htm |title=Albert Edward McKenzie, Grave locations for holders of the Victoria Cross, South East London |access-date=29 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041028140920/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/lonseast.htm |archive-date=28 October 2004 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
* Able Seaman [[Albert Edward McKenzie]] [[Victoria Cross|VC]] in [[Zeebrugge Raid]], died November 1918<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/lonseast.htm |title=Albert Edward McKenzie, Grave locations for holders of the Victoria Cross, South East London |access-date=29 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041028140920/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/lonseast.htm |archive-date=28 October 2004 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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* [[Harry Quelch]] (1858-1913), journalist, early British Marxist and trade unionist.<ref>[[Ernest Belfort Bax]], "Introduction" to ''Harry Quelch: Literary Remains.'' E. B. Bax, editor. London: Grant Richards, 1914. Transcribed by Ted Crawford for Marxists Internet Archive. [http://www.marxists.org/archive/bax/1914/xx/harry-quelch.htm] Retrieved 2 September 2009.</ref> |
* [[Harry Quelch]] (1858-1913), journalist, early British Marxist and trade unionist.<ref>[[Ernest Belfort Bax]], "Introduction" to ''Harry Quelch: Literary Remains.'' E. B. Bax, editor. London: Grant Richards, 1914. Transcribed by Ted Crawford for Marxists Internet Archive. [http://www.marxists.org/archive/bax/1914/xx/harry-quelch.htm] Retrieved 2 September 2009.</ref> |
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* Elizabeth Mary Anne Eagle Skinner (1875–1929), founder of the Mystical Church of the Comforter<ref>[https://loughborough-junction.org/2016/12/01/the-mystical-church-of-the-comforter-in-denmark-hill-railway-station/ The Mystical Church of the Comforter, Denmark Hill Railway Station]</ref> |
* Elizabeth Mary Anne Eagle Skinner (1875–1929), founder of the Mystical Church of the Comforter<ref>[https://loughborough-junction.org/2016/12/01/the-mystical-church-of-the-comforter-in-denmark-hill-railway-station/ The Mystical Church of the Comforter, Denmark Hill Railway Station]</ref> |
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* [[William Stanlake]] [[Victoria Cross|VC]] in [[Battle of Inkerman]], died 1904<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/lonseast.htm |title=William Stanlake, Grave locations for holders of the Victoria Cross, South East London |access-date=29 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041028140920/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/lonseast.htm |archive-date=28 October 2004 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
* [[William Stanlake]] [[Victoria Cross|VC]] in [[Battle of Inkerman]], died 1904<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/lonseast.htm |title=William Stanlake, Grave locations for holders of the Victoria Cross, South East London |access-date=29 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041028140920/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/lonseast.htm |archive-date=28 October 2004 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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*[[Charles Waters (evangelist)|Charles Waters]] founder of the International Bible Reading Association.<ref name=NHLE>{{NHLE|num=1385530|desc=Monument to Charles Waters, Camberwell Old Cemetery|access-date=28 April 2023}}</ref> |
*[[Charles Waters (evangelist)|Charles Waters]] founder of the International Bible Reading Association.<ref name=NHLE>{{NHLE|num=1385530|desc=Monument to Charles Waters, Camberwell Old Cemetery|access-date=28 April 2023}}</ref> |
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* [[Jack Whicher]], noted detective and founder member of the Detective Branch of the [[Metropolitan Police]], died 1881 |
* [[Jack Whicher]], noted detective and founder member of the Detective Branch of the [[Metropolitan Police]], died 1881 |
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* [[Liam MacCarthy]] (1853–1928) a London-based Irish nationalist, businessman, and activist who is best known for having the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) [[Liam MacCarthy Cup]] for hurling named after him. |
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⚫ | * John Donovan, [[George Cross]] ([[Albert Medal for Lifesaving]])<ref>[https://victoriacrossonline.co.uk/john-donovan-am/ John Donovan recipient of the Albert Medal]</ref> recipient. He was the Chief Boatman in charge of the Old Head [[HM Coastguard]] Station, [[Kinsale]]. He and his crew dragged their [[galley]] a mile and half overland and lowered it down a cliff face to go to the aid of the [[Italy|Italian]] [[barque]] Thetis, a ship of 324 tons, with a crew of eleven persons, when they were being driven ashore in Courtmacsherry Bay during a gale on November 30, 1866<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/23260/page/3227/data.pdf/ Rescue of the Thetis, London Gazette June 7th 1867]</ref> |
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== Camberwell New Cemetery == |
== Camberwell New Cemetery == |