Grave in Plumstead Cemetery from the Malaya Emergency
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Grave in Plumstead Cemetery from the Malaya Emergency
Image: © Marathon Taken: 24 Mar 2020
The site now occupied by Plumstead Cemetery was formerly parkland that was laid out during the 17th century. The land was owned by Old Park Farm in 1845. Plumstead Cemetery was opened by Woolwich Burial Board in 1890. It occupies a prominent hillside and is backed to the north by Bostall Woods, as can be seen here. For much more detail about the cemetery see http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.asp?ID=GRN040 This grave is to a pilot of the R.A.S.C. who would have been on active service during the Malaya Emergency which lasted from 1948 until 1960.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.476578
Longitude
0.114184
