Hailsham Cemetery
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Hailsham Cemetery
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 16 Jul 2006
Opened in 1872 and now containing over 2000 graves. This one of William Jones is particularly tragic. He died in 1939 at the ripe old age of 80, however, he lost his wife in 1900 aged 40 and his only son in September 1916 one of many who were killed in action in France that year.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.852477
Longitude
0.251783