Graves of some of British & Irish people

24 SEP. 2011 ver.1.04

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Grave of Thomas Edward Lawrence (16 Aug. 1888 - 19 May 1935), Moreton Cemetery, near St. Nicholas Church, Moreton, Dorset.
The inscription on the headstone carved by Eric Kennington.
T. E. Lawrence's gravestone [1983]
T. E. Lawrence's grave [1991]





W. G. Lawrence's grave [2000] The third of the five Lawrence brothers, Second Lieutenant William George Lawrence, Royal Flying Corps, was shot down on St. Quentin, France, and his body was never found.
(10 Dec. 1889 - 23 Oct. 1915, aged 25 years)

His gravestone is found at Panel Number: I. H. 32, St. Souplet British Cemetery, St. Souplet, Nord, France.
[photo by MICHINOBU Haruko, 2000]



F. H. Lawrence [2000] The fourth of the Lawrence brothers, Second Lieutenant Frank Helier Lawrence, The 3rd Gloucestershire Regiment, killed in action on Richebourg l'Avoué, France.
(7. Feb. 1893 - 9. May 1915, aged 22 years)
His name is found on the war memorial, at Panel 17, Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
[photo by MICHINOBU Haruko, 2000]
 Grave of Thomas Robert Lawrence (6 Nov. 1846 - 8 Apr. 1919), Wolvercote Cemetery, Banbury Road, Oxford.
TEL's father, aka Sir Thomas Robert Tighe Chapman is buried at [PLOT212] on [H1] zone.
Thomas Robert Lawrence's grave [1991]
There is only a low kerb outlined, which has inscriptions around. It reads: In memory of F. H. and W. G. Lawrence killed in action 1915, and of their Father who died, April 8 1919. Also of T. E. Lawrence who died May 19, 1935. And of THEIR mother, who died November 15, 1959, aged 98.
There is a small metal plaque at the foot entitled T. E. Lawrence.
Once I thought (and some people think) TEL's mother, Sarah (31 Aug. 1861 - 15 Nov. 1959) and elder brother, Dr Montague Robert 'Bob' Lawrence (27 Dec. 1885 - 6 Dec. 1971), also were buried here. However, Jeremy Wilson has different opinion:
I am not an expert on Wolvercote, but I doubt that anyone of the family other than Lawrence's father is buried there. They may have bought a second plot for Sarah Lawrence which was never used. I think it is exceptional for British war dead to be returned to the UK. Therefore Will and Frank are probably buried on the Continent (I am not even sure if Will Lawrence's remains were found). Sarah Lawrence is probably buried where she died -- I think at Upway, and Bob likewise probably at Swanage. A. W. Lawrence was cremated. I do not know for certain but my impression is that he wished to have no memorial, in which case his ashes may have been scattered anonymously. [Jeremy Wilson, TELStudies, 11 Jan 1999]
The second plot he mentioned is [PLOT223].
Wolvercote Cemetery [1991]
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) also lies in Wolvercote.
click to enlarge : J. R. R. Tolkien's grave [1991]
Aubrey Nigel Henry Molyneux Herbert (3 Apr. 1880 - 26 Sep. 1923), the second son of the 4th Earl of Carnarvon, was a friend of T. E. Lawrence. He is buried in Brushford, near his country estate, Pixton Park, Somerset.

St Nicholas' Church, Brushford [1991]
St Nicholas' Church, Brushford, Somerset
 Grave of Aubrey Herbert and his wife Mary Gertrude (10 Apr. 1889 - 28 Nov. 1970), née Vesey, daughter of the 4th Viscount de Vesci of Abbey Leix.
click to enlarge : Aubrey Herbert's grave [1990]
Next to Aubrey, his only son, Auberon Mark Henry Yvo Molyneux Herbert (25 Apr. 1922 - 21 Jul. 1974) sleeps. He was never married.
click to enlarge : Auberon Herbert's grave [1990] 		Aubrey's youngest daughter, Laura Laetitia Gwendolen Evelyn Herbert (21 Jun. 1916 - Jun. 1973), married Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh (28 Oct. 1903 - 10 Apr. 1966). They are buried in the Anglican churchyard, Church of St Peter & St Paul, Combe Florey, Somerset.
graves of Evelyn & Laura Waugh [1991]
Evelyn and Laura lie side-by-side.
graves of Evelyn & Laura Waugh and Margaret Fitzherbert [1991]
The third gravestone vertically stands is for their daughter, Margaret Evelyn Fitzherbert (11 Jun. 1942 - 28 Jan. 1986), the author of The Man Who Was Greenmantle: Biography of Aubrey Herbert (London: John Murray, 1983).
Grave of William Butler Yeats (16 Jun. 1865 - 28 Jan. 1939), Drumcliffe, County Sligo, Ireland.
Letters to T. E. Lawrence, A. W. Lawrence ed. (London: Jonathan Cape, 1962), includes two of Yeats' letters.
click to enlarge : W. B. Yeats's grave [1990]

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