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Birkenhead (Landican) Crematorium

  • Country United Kingdom
  • Total identified casualties 38 Find these casualties
  • Region Cheshire
  • Identified casualties from Second World War
  • GPS Coordinates Latitude: 53.36548, Longitude: -3.08571
BIRKENHEAD (LANDICAN) CREMATORIUM - CWGC

Visiting information

The Cremation Memorial is in the Non-Conformist Section 8.

History information

The Crematorium was opened in 1934 and is situated in Birkenhead (Landican) Cemetery.

The names of nearly 40, 1939-1945 war casualties are inscribed on a screen wall of Portland stone which stands facing towards the Cross of Sacrifice in the War Graves Plot in the cemetery. The screen wall also bears the following inscription:

1939 - 1945

THE SAILORS SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN

COMMEMORATED HERE DIED IN THE

SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY AND

WERE CREMATED