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Grave Restoration
Grave Restoration at Hirst Wood Burial Ground
Some of our most damaged and dangerous graves at Hirst Wood Burial Ground are in the process of being repaired and restored by a fantastic group of volunteers led by gravedigger and grave restorer, Graham Swain. Photos showing the restored graves will be updated to the website as and when the restorations take place.
The graves in the process of being repaired and restored include:
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Persons buried:
William Garnett
John Garnett
Clara Novello Garnett
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Persons buried:
Harriet Patterson
Jasper Patterson
Francis Bardsley Patterson
Also remembered:
Corporal John Ewart Patterson D.R.R.E accidentally killed 04/06/1916 aged 28.
2nd Lieut George Gordon Patterson killed in action on the Somme 25/09/1916 aged 27.
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Persons buried:
John Henry Gill
John Dewhirst
Mary Ann Dewhirst
Fanny Gill
Also remembered:
Sam, John and Herbert, their three sons, who were killed in the Great War 1914-1918.