Oystermouth Cemetery (Welsh: Mynwentydd Ystumllwynarth) is a municipal cemetery in the village of Oystermouth, Swansea, South Wales. It was opened in 1883[1] and remains in use today, run by the Cemeteries and Crematorium Division of the City and County of Swansea.[2] It has 14,162 grave spaces.
The cemetery contains the Commonwealth war graves of 83 service personnel, 28 from World War I and 55 from World War II.[3]
The cemetery offers "woodland burial ground" as an alternative to traditional burial or cremation, the first of its kind in south-west Wales.[4]
Notable interments
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- Trevor Ford, Welsh international footballer[5]
- William Charles Fuller, World War I Victoria Cross recipient[6]
- Morfydd Llwyn Owen, musician, composer.
- Harry Parr-Davies, composer[7]
- Rush Rhees, philosopher and lecturer at Swansea University
See also
[edit]- Cwmgelli Cemetery, another cemetery in Swansea
References
[edit]- ^ "Oystermouth Cemetery – The Early Years – A History of Mumbles".
- ^ Oystermouth cemetery at Swansea Council website, 4 September 2018
- ^ "Oystermouth Cemetery, with list of casualties". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Swansea – Woodland burial at Oystermouth cemetery". swansea.gov.uk.
- ^ "Funeral for Trevor Ford". Wales on Sunday. 1 June 2003. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "William Charles FullerVC". victoriacross.org.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ Dr Rhidian Griffiths, Aberystwyth (2001). "Parr-Davies, Harry (formerly Davies, Harry Parr; 1914–1955), pianist and composer". National Library of Wales biography. The National Library of Wales (Dictionary of Welsh Biography). Retrieved 1 December 2017.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Oystermouth Cemetery at A History of Mumbles
- Oystermouth Cemetery at Find a Grave
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