Morden Cemetery, also known as Battersea New Cemetery, is a cemetery in the Lower Morden area of the town of Morden within the London Borough of Merton, London, England. It opened on 17 March 1891. A crematorium in Morden Cemetery, North East Surrey Crematorium, is located near an area of the cemetery called the Gardens of Remembrance. The crematorium opened in 1958.
History In February 1889, the Battersea Burial Board made a proposal to the British government to allow them to purchase the 127-acre (51 ha) Hobald's Farm where Morden Cemetery would be built. In December, then-Home Secretary Henry Matthews approved the purchase. Morden Cemetery opened on 17 March 1891. In 1958, a crematorium, North East Surrey Crematorium, opened in the cemetery.
Notable burials Notable burials at Morden Cemetery include: Rutland Barrington (1853-1922), singer, actor, playwright (memorial erected 75th anniversary of his death by Gilbert & Sullivan Society and others)Jones, Brian. "The Rutland Barrington Memorial", Gilbert and Sullivan News, March 1987, Vol. 11, No. 8, p. 17, The Gilbert and Sullivan Society, London Charles W. Crawford (1873–1934), British Royal Navy officer Alexandrine Veigele (1840–1913), French activist
In addition, the cemetery also contains the war graves of 287 Commonwealth service personnel from World War I and World War II.
References
External links Official website of the North East Surrey Crematorium