Notable Graves at Brookwood Cemetery

Noteable Graves at Brookwood Cemetery

You can browse some of the notable people buried here at the cemetery below and find out more information about them. If however you are looking for a particular individual you can use the fast links tab on the right hand side at the top which has a list of notables and links to further information.

John Lynch – (c1832-1866)

John Lynch was a widower and publican who lodged in Cork City and became involved with the Cork City Fenians. He was convicted on the word of an informer, John Warner, who stated that Lynch was a colonel in the Fenian organisation in Cork. Lynch was convicted of...

Gottleib Leitner (1840-1899)

Memorial to Dr Gottlieb William Leitner (1840-1899).Carrara bust within a pink granite surround. Mason unknown. Leitner's bewhiskered bust is set within a curved niche: around it, in raised letters, is the inscription THE LEARNED ARE HONOURED IN THEIR WORK.Dr Gottlieb...

Edith Thompson (1893-1923)

Edith Thompson was a housewife and milliner. She was executed on 9 January 1923 because her lover, Frederick Bywaters, murdered her husband Percy. She has an entry in the Dictionary of National Biography. Their trial took place between 6-11 December 1922. Both were...

Charles Bradlaugh (1833-1891) [Plot 108]

Charles Bradlaugh was one of the most controversial public figures of the late nineteenth century. He is one of several famous people buried at Brookwood who have an entry in the Dictionary of National Biography. He championed unpopular causes like birth control,...

Abdul Rahman Andak (1859-1931) [Muhammadan Plot]

Abdul Rahman Andak (Dato Amar DiRaja Abdul Rahman Andak), was a champion of Johor's independence during the period when the British were trying to extend their influence throughout Malaysia. A commoner, he was recruited into the Johor civil service. Abdul Rahman Andak...

Carol Gibbons – (1903-1954) [Plot 124]

Carroll Gibbons is one of several famous musicians buried at Brookwood who have an entry in the Dictionary of National Biography. He was an American-born musician, bandleader and composer who made his career primarily in Britain. In his late teens he travelled to...