Leamington Spa Cemetery

As well as having 68 Commonwealth War Grave Commission graves, Whitnash Road Cemetery also contains a number of other graves related to conflicts.
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William Amey V.C., M.M. 307817 Corporal, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died 28th May 1940. Wiliam served with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and was awarded the Victoria Cross for actions on the 4th November 1918 at Landrecies France involving leading a section and also single handed attacks to capture German machine guns and soldiers that had been missed by the leading troops. Amey is also commemorated in the Royal Regiments of Fusiliers (Royal Warwickshire) Museum in Warwick who hold his V.C.
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Edward Antobus C.M.G. and George Antobus O.B.E. Died 14th November 1940. Father, Edward (died on his 80th birthday) and son, George, aged 48 died as a result of a German bombing raid, the night of the Coventry Blitz. They are also commemorated on a plaque at the Leamington Spa War Memorial.
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Lionel Turpin. Died 1929. Father of British boxing champions Randolph and Jack Turpin. Came to Britain from the British West Indies and joined the Warwickshire Regiment of the Kings Royal Rifle Corps. He served in France with the British Expeditionary Force between 1916 and 1918, during which time he was wounded and gassed. He suffered greatly from his wounds and succumbed to the effects of the gassing on 6th March 1929.
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Jon Allwood. Died 8th December 1903. Aged 68. Enlisted in the British Army in 1853 aged 18. He served and fought with the 13th Dragoons during the Crimean War, Taking part in the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava as well as Alma, Inkerman and Sevastapol. Transferred to 17th Lancers and served in India including the Indian mutiny. Returned to his hometown of Leamington Spa after discharge.
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Edie Hapgood. Died 20 Apr 1973. Age 64. Eddie was a professional footballer who played and captained both Arsenal and England during the 1930s. He served in the Royal Air Force during WW2 but also continued to play representative football. Eddie was England captain against Germany in Berlin on 14 May 1938, when Hapgood and his players were made to give the Nazi salute before the match, under pressure from British diplomats, although Hitler was not in attendance.
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• Text: Sharky Ward
• Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward