Paignton Cemetery
| Paignton Cemetery | |
|---|---|
 A section of the cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 50°26′14″N 3°34′51″W / 50.437197°N 3.580771°W |
| Find a Grave | Paignton Cemetery |
Paignton Cemetery is a burial ground situated within the town of Paignton, Devon, England.
Commonwealth War Graves[edit]
The cemetery contains 40 burials of Commonwealth service personnel from the First World War (including one unidentified Royal Navy sailor) and 43 graves from the Second World War.[1] Just within the Ailescombe Road entrance there is a Cross of Sacrifice of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission erected to commemorate the dead of the First World War.[2]
The Torquay and Paignton Hebrew Congregation Cemetery[edit]
There is a section of the cemetery devoted to Jewish burials situated off Ailescombe Road.[3] There are approximately 90 people interred in this section.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Paignton Cemetery". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ "Paignton Cemetery – CWGC Cross". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ "Paignton, Torbay, Devon: | England – International Jewish Cemetery Project". www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ "JCR-UK: Paignton Jewish Cemetery, Torbay, Devon, UK". www.jewishgen.org. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
