Dunoon Cemetery is a cemetery in Dunoon, Scotland. It is accessed either by Hamilton Road or by Bogleha' Road.[1][2] The original section of the cemetery is 1.78 acres (0.72 ha), while its extension is 1.57 acres (0.64 ha).[1]
| Dunoon Cemetery | |
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 The Bogleha' Road entrance, pictured in 2012 | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1857 |
| Location | Hamilton Street, Dunoon |
| Country | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°57′23″N 4°55′55″W / 55.956466°N 4.931882°W |
| Owned by | Argyll and Bute Council |
| Find a Grave | Dunoon Cemetery |
As of 2003[update], the cemetery, which is owned by Argyll and Bute Council, contained 3,546 gravestones, with the earliest dating to 1857.[1]
On 30 May 1943, HMS Untamed sank during a training exercise in the Firth of Clyde with the loss of all 35 of her crew.[3][4] All of the dead, including 23-year-old lieutenant John Priestly Duncan,[5] were buried in Dunoon Cemetery, while the war memorial in nearby Sandbank is partly dedicated to them.[6]
Notable interments
edit- Robert Alexander Bryden (1841–1906), architect
- Robert Buchanan (1785–1873), playwright
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The 35 graves of the crew of HMS Untamed
References
edit- ^ a b c "Dunoon, Hamilton Street Cemetery | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ CWGC. "Dunoon Cemetery | Cemetery Details". CWGC. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "HM Submarine Untamed (P58) – 1943", by Catherine Beale
- ^ "HMS Untamed (P58) (+1943)", "The Wreck Site" database
- ^ "A Re-write of the World War Two Roll of Honour" – Eastbourne College
- ^ "The War Graves Photographic Project". Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
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