Grandsable Cemetery
Background
The cemetery was founded in the early 20th century. The land was purchased in 1901 but the first burial appears to be in 1910. Unlike most Scottish cemeteries of the period it reverted to a curvilinear layout, more typical of cemeteries at their outset in the 1840s.
Its proximity to RAF Grangemouth accounts for a high number of pilots. Over and above this there are an abnormal number of accidental deaths relating to local mining, shipping and flying incidents. There are also a high number of "secondary memorials" to fallen sons - buried in France and Flanders during the First World War.
It has a number of war graves of those dying of wounds having safely reached home including several Polish pilots flying with the RAF.
In total it has 91 war graves. 22 graves are from the First World War.
Notable interments
- Pt. Thomas Campbell (1919–1940) accidentally shot whilst on transfer to RAF Castletown near Thurso
- Samuel Popham Jackson JP (1857–1943) Provost of Grangemouth 1917 to 1926
- Norman D. Robertson (1878–1938) sculptor
- Robert Robb (1902–1924) killed in the 1924 Mutiny of Khartoum
New Grandsable
New Grandsable was opened in the early 21st century to complement the original cemetery providing woodland burials, on a site west of the original.
References
- ^ "Cemeteries and crematorium | Falkirk Council". www.falkirk.gov.uk.
- ^ "Grandsable Cemetery".
- ^ "Cemetery Details | CWGC".
- ^ "Commonwealth War Graves Grangemouth Grandsable Cemetery – Redding". www.TracesOfWar.com.
- ^ "New Grandsable Cemetery - Cemeteries in Falkirk – Funeral Guide". www.funeralguide.co.uk.
External links