Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, NZ: Newth Family History

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 Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, NZ


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Latitude: -43.5385655, Longitude: 172.6868194 | Click to get directions to Bromley Cemetery

Notes:
Bromley Cemetery opened in 1918 because there was a need for burial places for the great number of victims of the influenza epidemic who perished in the last months of that year.

Although it is approaching capacity it is still open for burials in pre purchased plots and second interments only. The cemetery is located on ancient dunes which are still partly visible along Keighley’s Road.

The cemetery is a typical traditional monumental cemetery and is laid out in a highly regimented north-south orientation allowing graves to face due east or west. Narrow mown grass paths bisect the graves breaking the ‘mass’ of headstones and grave coverings into smaller rectangular ‘blocks’. Tree planting is largely confined to the edges of the cemetery and along the main vehicle drive.

The majority of monuments tend to be lower and more conservative than other cemeteries, providing a more orderly appearance which is accentuated by the uniformity of the Services section. There are many Returned and Services Association (RSA) graves, predominantly Great War veterans. Also found here is a memorial for stillborn children and one of the few mausoleums in Christchurch.


Headstones

 Thumb Description Status Location Name (Died/Buried)
W086 Rose Edith NEWTH
W086 Rose Edith NEWTH
 
    Rose Edith DAVIES (d. 22 Nov 1927)
 

All Burials

 #   Last Name, Given Name(s)   Buried   Person ID   Tree 
1. DAVIES, Rose Edith   bur. 24 Nov 1927 Bromley Cemetery, Lindwood Avenue, Bromley, Christchurch,NZ Find all individuals with events at this location I-P0199 Wiltshire1