IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Gurdon Road, COLCHESTER, CO2 7PB
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Gurdon Road, CO2 7PB by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (19 Images Found)
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The western side of Colchester cemetery
Image: © Adrian S Pye
Taken: 13 Feb 2017
0.09 miles
3
War and post war graves at Colchester
The Second World War plot at Colchester. The nearest two rows are post war graves while the three rows nearest the Cross of Sacrifice are WW2 casualties including those who died during Operation Dynamo.
Image: © Adrian S Pye
Taken: 23 Jan 2017
0.09 miles
4
Second World War War Graves in Colchester cemetery
There are 114 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, 1 of which is unidentified.
There are also 267 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war, one being unidentified, eleven Australian graves are together in a group nearby, the remainder being scattered. After the war a Cross of Sacrifice was erected on a site overlooking both the plot and the group of war graves, in honour of all the servicemen buried here.
There are also 7 Foreign National burials.
Image: © Adrian S Pye
Taken: 23 Jan 2017
0.10 miles
5
The headstone of Muhammad AYUB
Muhammad AYUB was a Driver number 781458 in the Royal Indian Army Service Corps with the 3rd Mule Company. He died in Colchester hospital 10/01/1942 age 18.
He was the son of Dost Muhammad and Mohammadi, of Mirabala, Hazara, Pakistan.
Image: © Adrian S Pye
Taken: 23 Jan 2017
0.10 miles
6
Second World War Cross and War Graves, Colchester
There are 115 war graves in the cemetery as well as many civilian casualties from the bombing of Severalls hospital.
Image: © Adrian S Pye
Taken: 13 Feb 2017
0.10 miles
7
Commonwealth War Graves Colchester Cemetery, Mersea Road
Image: © PAUL FARMER
Taken: 4 Jul 2009
0.10 miles
8
War graves, Colchester cemetery
A war memorial is just off to the left.
Image: © Robin Webster
Taken: 17 Jan 2016
0.11 miles
9
11th August 1942, Severalls hospital, Colchester
38 patients and nurses died in the bombing and are buried in this row of graves.
Image: © Adrian S Pye
Taken: 13 Feb 2017
0.12 miles
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Colchester Cemetery Mersea Road
The cemetery consists of 67 acres of land on the west side of Mersea Road.
Image: © PAUL FARMER
Taken: 4 Jul 2009
0.14 miles