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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Private Wilfred Basil Bower – 16th Royal Scots

Private Bower died on the 30th August 1917. He was 24 years old.

Private Robert Wilfred Basil Bower is buried in Tincourt New British Cemetery, near Peronne in France. He died from wounds received while carrying a wounded comrade.

Private Bower had enlisted in February 1916 and was sent abroad a year later. He was a hairdresser who trained in Gainsborough and then moved to Sheffield.

Private Wilfred Basil Bower
Private Wilfred Basil Bower
Private Wilfred Basil Bower's headstone before restoration
Private Wilfred Basil Bower’s headstone before restoration
Private Wilfred Basil Bower's headstone after restoration
Private Wilfred Basil Bower’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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