Friends of Gainsbrough Cemeteries and Chapel

General and North Warren Cemeteries

  • Burial Records
  • Tracing relatives of WWI Servicemen
  • Restoring WWI Headstones Project
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Lance Cpl. William Oswyn Hill – 2nd Honourable Artillery Company.

Lance Cpl. Hill was killed in action on 3rd May 1917. He was 22 years old.

Lance Cpl. William Oswyn Hill has no known grave and he is remembered on the Arras Memorial to the Missing.

In the Lady Chapel in All Saints Church, Gainsborough, there is a plaque in the memory of Lance Corporal Hill together with a small picture of Christ’s crucifixion. They were donated in his memory by his family.

He is also named on Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Roll of Honour.

L Cpl. William Oswyn Hill's headstone before restoration
L Cpl. William Oswyn Hill’s headstone before restoration
Lance Cpl. William Oswyn Hill's headstone after restoration
Lance Cpl. William Oswyn Hill’s headstone after restoration

How to get in touch

If you would like to get in touch with the Friends group, please email:

susan@friendsofthegeneralcemetery.com

Peter Bradshaw

We’re deeply saddened to say that our WWI historian, Peter Bradshaw, died in March 2020.

Peter co-founded the Friends and his dedication and determination to see WWI servicemen honoured with a restored or new headstone is an inspiration to us all.

Shortly before Peter passed away, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission installed the latest headstone in the General Cemetery for Uriah Collett.

 

About the Friends

The Friends of Gainsborough Cemeteries and Chapel was set-up to help restore the family headstones of servicemen and women who died during WWI and WWII.

Both cemeteries have graves recognised by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

We also work to preserve both the General Cemetery, its Chapel, and the North Warren (Non-Conformist) Cemetery. With the kind permission of Gainsborough Town Council.

The General Cemetery is situated on Cox’s Hill in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. And the North Warren Cemetery is on Ropery Road in Gainsborough.

 

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Email: susan@friendsofthegeneralcemetery.com

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