Townsend Cemetery in Mount Pleasant, Crewkerne is a Council facility owned and managed jointly with West Crewkerne Parish Council whose area is adjacent to the town. The Joint Burial Committee comprises Councillors from both councils and has responsibility for management of the cemetery, including the lodge, chapels and grounds. The Committee is supported by Town Council staff, who are responsible for all matters relating to the administration of the cemetery.
Please contact the Town Council for any information or queries regarding the Cemetery.
Address: 12 Mount Pleasant Crewkerne TA18 7AH.
Copies of forms, rules and fees can all be downloaded here:
Commonwealth War Graves
There are 19 Commonwealth War Graves located in Townsend Cemetery.
- Billing, William Charles. Aged 49. Died 22nd May 1945. Warrant Officer, Royal Air Force.
- Coombes, Frederick Walter. Aged 27. Died 26th March 1919. Driver, Royal Field Artillery.
- Harris, William Henry. Aged 31. Died 19th April 1919. Private, Essex Regiment, 3rd Bn.
- Hawker, George Henry. Aged 24. Died 5th July 1944. Private, Corps Military Police.
- Larcombe, Henry Bert. Aged 20. Died 2nd February 1940. Private, Somerset Light Infantry, 7th Bn.
- Lawrence, Cecil. Aged 19. Died 25th May 1941. Private, Hampshire Regiment, 70th Bn.
- Lowman, Albert. Aged 42. Died 10th July 1918. Private, Labour Corps.
- Male, Hugh Millett. Aged 22. Died 28th August 1943. Sergeant, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
- Newbery, Charles James Anderson. Aged 23. Died 2nd September 1918. Bombardier, Royal Garrison Artillery, 137th Heavy Bty.
- Pinney, William. Aged 29. Died 14th August 1919. Private, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
- Pritchard, Eric Richard. Aged 22. Died 25th April 1942. Gunner, Royal Artillery, 324 Bty.
- Raison, Neal Austin. Aged 24. Died 19th August 1920. Corporal, Royal Fusilliers, 22nd Bn.
- Rousell, Cyril Alfred. Aged 36. Died 4th July 1942. Private, Army Catering Corps.
- Sibley, Frederick John Turner. Aged 39. Died 23rd December 1945. Corporal, Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
- Spearing, Norman Peter. Aged 18. Died 17 October 1944. Trooper, Royal Armoured Corps.
- Sweet, Henry. Aged 31. Died 13th February 1919. Driver, Royal Army Service Corps.
- Taylor, Alfred. Aged 30. Died 28th January 1919. Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery.
- Taylor, Albert Edward. Aged 28. Died 14th May 1915. Private, Somerset Light Infantry, 1st Bn.
- Warr, Albert. Aged 18. Died 17th October 1918. Private, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 5th Bn.
