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| Region : |
Cookstown, Co Tyrone, N Ireland |
| Latitude : |
54.63876 |
| Lontitude : |
-6.752506 |
| CWGC Link : |
73493
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| Cookstown New Cemetery is situated at the junction of Cemetery Road and Westland Road South, Cookstown. Cookstown New Cemetery is also known as Westland Rd Cemetery and Forthill Cemetery. |
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Rank |
Name |
Service No |
Regiment / Service |
Date Of Death |
Grave Ref |
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Fus |
Artt, Andrew
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7046163 |
Royal Irish Fusiliers |
01/11/1941 |
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| 2 |
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POA |
Bayne, Allan Miller
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FX76845 |
Royal Navy |
17/02/1943 |
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| 3 |
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Pte. |
Blair, Robert
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8092 |
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
08/04/1915 |
J-1491 |
| 4 |
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Sgt. |
Burns, Joseph John
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3066 |
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
07/08/1920 |
J-1513 |
| 5 |
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Sgt. |
Freeburn, Alexander Henry
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1670597 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
22/05/1944 |
Sec A Grave 967 |
| 6 |
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Fireman |
Harkness, Brice
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Auxiliary Fire Service |
07/04/1941 |
Back wall |
| 7 |
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Sgt. |
Neill, William
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6972028 |
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
22/04/1945 |
Sect A, Grave 709 |
| 8 |
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Fus |
Purvis, Victor George
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6985550 |
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
03/06/1942 |
Sect J Grave 1531 |
| 9 |
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Sgt. |
Taylor, William
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Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
20/01/1915 |
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| Cookstown New Cemetery is situated at the junction of Cemetery Road and Westland Road South, Cookstown. Cookstown New Cemetery is also known as Westland Rd Cemetery and sometimes erroneously as Forthill Cemetery.
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| The cemetery appears (OSNI maps) to have been opened around the early 1900s possibly after World War I, but no precise date can be give by the local council. A �new� Roman Catholic Grave section borders it, opened later, possibly after World War II.
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| From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 12th February 1944: Extending the Cemetery
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| Mr D McCann, Clerk of the Joint Committee, wrote requesting the Council�s approval to an expenditure of approximately �275 for acquiring additional burying ground adjacent to the Cookstown Cemetery, and also for paying the expenses involved in the laying out and mapping of grave spaces, making walks, etc. on the proposal of Mr Allen, seconded by Mr Ramsey, the Council gave approval.
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| Forthill Cemetery lies to the east, further along Cemetery Road. The first burial in this cemetery was on 16th February 1986
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| This site provides Cookstown with a significant area of open land. Of particular importance is the rath and its tree circle, which is not only of archaeological interest but also provides a visual focus for the west of the town. The remains of Chapel Road, which provides a pedestrian link to the main street, is included in the LLPA. The pedestrian link was improved in 1998.
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| There are 2 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war and 5 of the 1939-1945 war here.
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| There is also one other casualty, William Taylor. He does not have a commonwealth war grave
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